Munich, Feb 13 (IANS) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday warned the world has slid into a “new Cold War”, criticising the West’s “unfriendly” policy against his country. “Almost every day we are called…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 13 (IANS) Jnanpith Award winner and renowned Malayali poet and lyricist O.N.V. Kurup died at a hospital here on Saturday, his family said. He was 84. Popularly known as O.N.V., he was suffering…
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) Calling for punishment for the students who participated in the “anti-India” march, the BJP on Saturday said the CPI-M and the Congress should drop India from their party names for supporting…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 13 (IANS) A union minister of state with independent charge and a full-time secretary would be immediately appointed to look into all issues of the diaspora, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has assured…
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Over 70 percent polling was registered on Saturday in the by-election to assembly constituency in Telangana’s Medak district, officials said. The polling came to an end at 5 p.m. but those…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) A group of retired servicemen have decided to return their degrees to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) over ongoing anti-national activities taking place inside the campus, a statement said on Saturday….
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday committed a faux pas when he greeted Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on his ‘birthday’ on twitter. Ghani’s birthday is on May 19. “Happy birthday…
By Ashish Mishra New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The AAP begins its second year in office in Delhi Sunday, earning, surprisingly, more bouquets than brickbats despite a tumultuous period when it was at war both…
Islamabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain has urged people of the country not to observe Valentines Day, saying that it was not a part of Muslim tradition but of the West, the media…
Chennai, Feb 13 (IANS) Forgetting their past acrimony over the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils, the DMK and the Congress on Saturday said they would ally for the forthcoming assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. Congress…
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) The cash-for-vote case allegedly involving leaders of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) came to the fore again with Telangana’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday issuing notice to an accused, Jerusalem Muthaiah….
By Sushil Kumar New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Expecting that the world would take a “serious note” of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley’s revelations on the devastating 26/11 Mumbai attack that claimed 166 lives, security…
CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist General Secretary Sitaram Yechuri on Saturday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh regarding the JNU campus incidents and…
MASTERCHEF: Contestant Hetal in the “Rice Rice Baby” episode of MASTERCHEF airing Friday, July 17 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. CR: Greg Gayne / FOX. © 2015 FOX Broadcasting. MASTERCHEF: HETAL VASAVADA. Age: 27. Hometown:…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the Akhil Bharatiya Prachaarya Sammelan, in New Delhi on Feb 12, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Since 2014 when Narendra Modi won his famous victory, the only change has…
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley told Special TADA Court Judge G.A. Sanap that post-26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, he had surveyed sensitive military establishments in Pune, here on Saturday. When asked…
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) The US government has announced the upcoming signing of a memorandum of understanding with Cuba in the field of civil aviation that will pave the way for direct commercial flights by…
CARE Board of Directors member, Ravir Trehan. Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) President Barack Obama plans to appoint Ranvir Trehan, an alumnus of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in India, as general trustee on…
Vijayawada, Feb 12 (IANS) A court in Andhra Pradesh on Friday sent AgriGold chairman A.Venkata Rama Rao and managing director A.V.S. Narayana Rao to judicial custody for 14 days in a case of alleged illegal…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The president of Jawaharlal Nehru University’s students union was on Friday arrested in a case of sedition and criminal conspiracy, police said. Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested for raising anti-India slogans…