Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) In a snub to President Barack Obama, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives has voted to block his push to curb greenhouse gas emissions. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu) The House vote — intended to…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled the Tamil Nadu government has no suo moto power to grant remission and release the convicts accused of conspiracy in the assassination case of…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the government won’t allow intolerance at any cost and urged intellectuals who have returned their awards to take them back, as Congress vice…
Chennai, Dec 1 (IANS) After some days of respite, a torrential downpour, termed the heaviest in over 100 years, on Tuesday crippled life here, flooding numerous roads, neighbourhoods, train tracks and airport runways and crippling…
San Francisco, Dec 2 (IANS) Facebook Inc. co-founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday he and his wife would give 99 percent of their Facebook shares to charitable purposes, Xinhua reported….
Hyderabad, Dec 1 (IANS) At least nine people were injured in an attack by a leopard in Telangana’s Medak district on Tuesday, police said. After a five-hour-long struggle, forest officials managed to capture the animal. The…
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari addresses during the special session on ‘Enhancing Connectivity Across Eastern India – Key to Economic Growth’, organised by MCC Chamber of Commerce and Industry,…
Jaipur, Dec 1 (IANS) A man who tweeted to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu seeking help to deboard his father, suffering from paralysis, was pleasantly surprised to find assistance waiting for him on his arrival at…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The grand solar alliance announced jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande at the UN Climate Change Conference evoked widespread praise from all stakeholders, who felt…
Ahmedabad, Dec 1 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday exhorted people to go strongly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Mission but ensure the society was first cleansed from within as evinced by Mahatma…
Washington, Dec 1 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently among the top 10 of the TIME Person of the Year readers’ choice poll in the company of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai…
Nearly one-and-a-half years after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, a growing discontent in the Rayalseema area is on the verge of turning into a movement. The Rayalaseema region comprises four districts – Kurnool, Kadapa, Anantapur…
Hyderabad, Nov 30 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a 13-year-old student of ninth standard delivered a baby in her school washroom. The incident did not occurin any remote village of Telangana but in Madhapur in…
London, Nov 30 (IANS) Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has been acquitted of perjury and perverting the course of justice after a jury at Southwark crown court returned a verdict of not guilty here…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) A purported comment by Home Minister Rajnath Singh that India had got “a Hindu ruler after 800 years” in Prime Minister Narendra Modi triggered turmoil in the Lok Sabha on…
Chennai, Nov 30 (IANS) Actor Nikhil Siddhartha, who plays an NRI in forthcoming Telugu crime-thriller “Shankarabharanam”, says he spent over a month in New York to be able to sink his teeth into the character….
Los Angeles, Nov 30 (IANS) Basketball legend and Los Angeles Lakers’ star Kobe Bryant has announced he will retire at the end of the 2015-16 season. The 17-time National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star and the…
Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra, who is not playing the title role in “Bajirao Mastani”, says she has a very challenging role as Kashibai in the film, which she took on only for…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday tabled the anti-corruption legislation, the Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill, in the assembly. Tabling it, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said it was a “historic” bill…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the government will seek suggestions from MPs on what they say is “growing intolerance” in the country. “We would like to…