Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) Amid reports of a regrouping by Maoists, the Jangalmahal area in three Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-hit districts of Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore go to the hustings in the first phase…
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) Amid reports of a regrouping by Maoists, the Jangalmahal area in three Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-hit districts of Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore go to the hustings in the first phase…
Beijing, April 2 (IANS) After two days of discussions, the Fourth Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) concluded in Washington DC, adopting an action plan to safeguard nuclear security, especially to prevent terrorists from obtaining and using…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Ambika Soni on Saturday ruled out any crisis prevailing in Himachal Pradesh. All India Congress Committee general secretary Soni’s statement came as she held a closed-door meeting…
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) With the West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress facing fire from the Opposition over the Kolkata flyover collapse incident that killed 26 people, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asserted her government…
Jammu, April 2 (IANS) The operative principles of the Indian Constitution, fraternity, dignity, and unity can only be sought through justice, liberty and equality, Vice President Hamid Ansari said here on Saturday. Delivering the 16th…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) Days after Islamabad formally requested Tehran for assistance in uncovering Indias subversive activities against Pakistan, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said nothing can come between Pakistan and Irans “brotherly” relationship….
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) Campaigning came to an end on Saturday in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly poll, involving 18 seats across three districts in the state’s western part. Polling in the…
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Hopes of a cut in key lending rates by the country’s apex bank, along with healthy foreign funds inflow and low crude oil prices, are expected to support…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) Pakistan needs to “get to the bottom of India’s interference in Balochistan”, but in doing so Islamabad needs to “tread carefully” and diplomatically engage with Iran, a friend of India, in…
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) India, along with 100 other nations would ratify the Paris ‘COP 21 Global Climate Agreement’ in New York on April 22, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday. “The COP…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) Indians visiting Pakistan will face “strict monitoring” by the interior ministry, a media report quoting a source from the ministry said on Saturday. The interior ministry has directed all four provinces…
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Profit booking, along with caution over a US rate hike and subdued derivatives expiry, depressed the Indian equity markets during the just concluded weekly trade. Investors were spooked…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) New Delhi failed to provide evidence to Islamabad’s Joint Investigation Team, visiting India to probe the Pathankot attack, to prove their allegation that Pakistan based militants stormed the Air Force base,…
Jammu, April 2 (IANS) Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Saturday underlined the centrality of the judiciary in securing the constitutional rights of citizens. “People increasingly turn to the judiciary for solving social problems due…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue of change in Tier-2 visa rules with his British counterpart David Cameron during a bilateral meeting here on the sidelines of the Fourth Nuclear…
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Although hosts India have crashed out of the World Twenty20, cricket administrators need not worry as the advertisement rates have not been affected too much. After losing to New Zealand in…
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), April 2 (IANS) A day after the Bombay High Court ruled that no law prevented women’s entry into places of worship, women activists seeking entry were assaulted and prevented by villagers from praying…
Los Angeles, April 2 (IANS) A 69-year-old man shot dead his adult son in Los Angeles this week because his son was gay, media quoted prosecutors as saying on Saturday. Shehada Khalil Issa, who had…
Riyadh, April 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Saturday from Washington on a two-day bilateral visit to Saudi Arabia on the third and final leg of his three-nation tour. This is the…