Myanmar president seeks change of Suu Kyi’s portfolios
Nay Pyi Taw, April 4 (IANS) Myanmar new President U Htin Kyaw on Monday submitted a proposal to union parliament for changing two out of four portfolios held by Aung San Suu Kyi. U Htin…
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Mehbooba Mufti to be sworn in as Jammu and Kashmir’s CM
Jammu, April 4 (IANS) Mehbooba Mufti, chairperson of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is set to be sworn in as the first woman chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. The swearing in ceremony of…
23 percent turnout in first two hours of Bengal polls
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Around 23 percent of polling was reported in the first two hours for the first phase of assembly elections that began at 7.00 a.m. in West Bengal on Monday. Polling began…
Key Indian equity indices rally higher in early session
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices was trading higher on Monday morning following global cues. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 113.49 points, or 0.45 percent higher during the morning session. The…
Polling begins in Assam
Guwahati, April 4 (IANS) The first phase of polling in Assam started at 7.00 a.m. on Monday for the 65 legislative assembly constituencies, officials said. People from different age group were seen coming out to…
Polling begins in Assam
Guwahati, April 4 (IANS) Voting began on Monday morning in the first phase of assembly elections in Assam involving 65 constituencies, officials said. A total of 95,11,732 voters, including 45,95,712 females, will decide the fate…
Voting begins in West Bengal assembly polls
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Voting for the first phase of assembly elections began in West Bengal on Monday in 18 constituencies spread across the three western districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia amid tight…
Samuels fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Marlon Samuels of the West Indies has been fined 30 percent of his match fee for using abusive and offensive language directed at Ben Stokes during the World Twenty20 final against…
Marlon Samuels takes a dig at Shane Warne
Kolkata: West Indies team celebrates after winning the World T20 2016 against England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on April 3, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Adjudged Man-of-the-Match for his stupendous 66-ball…
Windies men, women team celebrate World T20 win with ‘Champion Dance’
Kolkata: West Indies team celebrates after winning the World T20 2016 against England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on April 3, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Both men and women team of…
World T20: Kolhi adjudged player of the tournament
Mohali: Virat Kohli of India celebrates after winning against Australia in the WT20 match played at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, on March 27, 2016. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS) Kolkata, April 4 (IANS)…
Abducted Indian priest is safe, Sushma tells church delegation
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday assured a Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) delegation that abducted Salesian Order priest Father…
Brathwaite fires West Indies men to WT20 crown, women also win top honours
Kolkata: West Indies team celebrates after winning the World T20 2016 against England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on April 3, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Sirshendu Panth Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) Carlos Brathwaite let loose…
US teacher sent on leave for calling student ‘terrorist’
New York, April 3 (IANS) A US school teacher accused of calling at class 7 student a terrorist during a class discussion on India has been sent on leave following a demand for her ouster…
Congress to boycott Mehbooba’s swearing-in
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti during a meeting in Srinagar on March 24, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Jammu, April 3 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday said it will boycott the swearing-in ceremony of PDP…
Suspected MH370 debris found on Mauritius coast
Canberra, April 3 (IANS) A piece of debris thought to be from the Malaysian airliner that went missing more than two years ago over the Indian Ocean has been found in the island nation of…
Murdered NIA officer buried with state honours
Bijnor, April 3 (IANS) NIA officer Tanzil Ahmad, who was shot dead by unidentified assailants post-midnight on Saturday, was buried with full state honours on Sunday. His body was on Sunday brought to his home…
NIA officer killing pre-planned, all angles being probed: Police
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Police are working “on all angles” to find out the motive behind the killing of NIA officer Tanzil Ahmad, who was shot 21 times in an attack by…
Modi leaves for New Delhi
Riyadh, April 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi left here for New Delhi on Sunday evening at the conclusion of his two-day bilateral visit to Saudi Arabia. During delegation-level talks earlier on Sunday, India and…
49 killed in rain-triggered accidents in Pakistan
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) At least 49 people were killed and dozens injured in separate rain-related accidents in Pakistan’s north Gilgit Baltistan area, northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and northeast Kashmir area over the last 24 hours,…