Vijayawada, Nov 12 (IANS) At least three persons were killed and 20 others missing as a tourist boat capsized in Krishna river near this city in Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district on Sunday, officials said. The…
By Vishal Gulati Bonn, Nov 12 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat on Sunday signed a MoU to renew their joint commitment to tackle…
By Vishal Gulati Bonn, Nov 12 (IANS) With forests equal to the size of New Zealand having disappeared last year, new action from countries and corporations to cut emissions from forest use and establish sustainable…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said that the government is in touch with the family of Akash Talati, an Indian American who was shot dead in a night…
Bhopal, Nov 12 (IANS) Congress candidate Nilanshu Chaturvedi was on Sunday declared elected to the Madhya Pradesh Assembly from Chitrakoot constituency, defeating his BJP rival by 14,133 votes. Chaturvedi led right from the start of…
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) The government has been working to make the entire Haj process online to bring in transparency and convenience for the pilgrims, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Sunday. The…
Gurugram, Nov 12 (IANS) A heritage steam engine named ‘Akbar’, which has featured in over two dozen Bollywood and other movies, was damaged in a derailment after it ran without a pilot in Haryana’s Rewari,…
Manila/New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) India, Australia, Japan and the US on Sunday agreed that “a free, open, prosperous and inclusive” Indo-Pacific served long-term global interests, giving impetus to an emerging quad of democracies amid…
London, Nov 12 (IANS) Britain and the US have been urged to respond to claims that they possess secret information on the mysterious death of a former UN secretary general in Africa more than 50…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Signalling a silent revolution underway in Maoist-affected areas of the country where internet data usage has crossed a record 400 gigabytes per day, state-run BSNL on Sunday said this achievement…
Manila, Nov 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived here on a three-day visit to the Philippines to attend the India-Asean and the East Asia summits. The visit heralds “three days of intense…
Manila, Nov 12 (IANS) India, Australia, Japan and the US on Sunday agreed that “a free, open, prosperous and inclusive” Indo-Pacific served long-term global interests, giving an impetus to an emerging quad of democracies amid…
Thrissur (Kerala) Nov 12 (IANS) An RSS activist was killed here on Sunday by CPI-M workers, the state Bharatiya Janata Party office has claimed. The incident occurred at around 1.30 p.m. when Anand, who was…
Gandhinagar, Nov 12 (IANS) Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said the first draft of the new National Education Policy will come out by December end. The policy is being prepared by a nine-member…
Bhopal, Nov 12 (IANS) Congress candidate Nilanshu Chaturvedi was on Sunday declared elected to the Madhya Pradesh Assembly from Chitrakoot constituency, defeating the BJP by 14,133 votes. Chaturvedi led right from the start of vote…
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Baghdad, Nov 12 (IANS) An Iraqi helicopter crashed on Sunday in Wasit province, killing seven crew members, the military said. The Mi-17 helicopter was in a training mission when it crashed. “All of its seven…
Patna, Nov 12 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday demanded an immediate rollback of demonetisation and GST “for the sake of the people”. “Roll back notebandi and GST (Goods and Services Tax) for the…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Delhi saw a moderately foggy Sunday morning with the minimum temperature at 13 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “The sky will remain partly cloudy during the day…
Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) Income Tax officials continued for the fourth day on Sunday their search for unaccounted wealth at the premises of jailed AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala’s kin and their business associates, officials said….