Kolkata: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi during a press conference at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on March 13, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) Happy with the reception here, Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi on…
Srinagar, March 13 (IANS) The higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, including the tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Sonmarg, received fresh snow while Jammu region recorded intermittent rain on Sunday. There will be an overall…
Bhubaneswar, March 13 (IANS) As many as 57 Maoist supporters, including 25 women, surrendered before Odisha Police on Sunday, taking the total number of those who have surrendered in the last one week to 315….
V S Achuthanandan (left); Pinarayi Vijayan. By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 (IANS) More and more leaders of smaller parties and estranged partners of the ruling UDF are trying to join the Left Democratic Alliance…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley addresses at the concluding function of the MOF-IMF Conference on âAdvancing Asia: Investing for the Futureâ, in New Delhi on March…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, March 13 (IANS) In a crackdown against polluting industries, China shut down 20,000 plants and got $654 billion as fine from polluters in 2015. The amount is 34 percent more than…
Chandigarh, March 13 (IANS) Standing wheat crop was damaged in hundreds of acres of agricultural fields in Punjab and Haryana due to unseasonal rainfall accompanied with high velocity winds over the past 24 hours. The…
Cairo, March 13 (IANS) An Egyptian man has been sentenced to three years in jail for “insulting the women of Upper Egypt” and spreading false news on Facebook that threatened public peace. According to dailynewsegypt.com,…
Lahore, March 13 (IANS) Pakistani designer, choreographer and host Hassan Sheheryer Yaseen (HSY) believes that the people of his country have grasped the importance of finding their own voice. “I think that Pakistan have now…
U.S. President Barack Obama (Xinhua/Bao Dandan/IANS) Washington, March 13 (IANS/EFE) US President Barack Obama said on Saturday that political leaders “must speak out against violence”, in an apparent reference to disturbances in and outside a…
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) The disputes over seat adjustments between the Left Front and the Congress persisted on Saturday, with the latter announcing that it will contest in all the 32 assembly seats where it…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The AYUSH ministry on Saturday expressed “anguish” at the mischievous misinformation being spread in a section of media and social media and termed as “fabricated” a purported RTI reply that…
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Pulling up the International Cricket Council for its “toothlessness” in allowing the BCCI to get away by opposing use of the umpire Decision Review System in bilateral series involving India, former…
New Delhi: World Culture Festival organised by the Spiritual Leader and Founder of the “Art of Living Foundation“ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar underway on the banks of Yamuna in New Delhi on March 12, 2016….
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Pulling up the International Cricket Council for its “toothlessness” in allowing the BCCI to get away by opposing use of the umpire Decision Review System in bilateral matches, former England captain…
New Delhi: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the inaugural ceremony of the World Culture Festival in New Delhi on March 11, 2016. (Photo: (IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath…
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) The Pakistan cricket team finally set foot on Indian soil on Saturday evening amidst tight security to take part in the World Twenty20. With elite commandos, Rapid Action Force personnel and…
Hyderabad, March 12 (IANS) India Aviation 2016, the country’s biggest civil aviation show, will begin here on March 16. The five-day biennial aviation show will be formally inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee at Begumpet Airport….
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the closing ceremony of Centenary Celebrations of the Patna High Court, in Bihar on March 12, 2016. Also seen Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (Photo: IANS) Patna, March…
New Delhi: A tree uprooted by storm at a Delhi road on March 12, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) A massive dust storm accompanied by strong winds lashed Delhi on Saturday evening…