US yet to finalise dates for Modi visit
The U.S. has said that no dates have been finalised yet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Washington visit. “On Prime Minister Modi’s possible travel to the United States — nothing to announce on dates,” U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Marie Harf told reporters. “As President... read more »
Double Car Bomb Attack Kills Seven in Iraq: Officials
Baghdad: Authorities in Iraq say a back-to-back car bomb attack has killed seven people belonging to an ethnic minority in the country’s north. Police officials said the explosion on Friday morning took place in Tahrawa, a village inhabited by families from the Shabak ethnic group. The... read more »
Gadkari defamation case: Court says bury the hatchet, Kejriwal refuses to w...
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari both appeared in court on Friday in connection with the defamation case filed against the AAP chief. This was the first time the two were in court in the matter. The judge urged Gadkari and Kejriwal to bury the... read more »
Activist-turned-politician Anjali Damania quits AAP
Mumbai – Activist-turned-politician Anjali Damania, Aam Aadmi Party’s senior leader from Maharashtra, has quit the party, officials said here on Thursday. “Dear colleagues, with a heavy heart, I am ending my association with AAP,” she said in her resignation message to top... read more »
Third phase polling in 91 constituencies begins
The first major round of polling in 91 constituencies across the 11 States and three Union Territories began on Thursday in what is technically the third phase of the 16th Lok Sabha... read more »
At least 18 killed in blast at Pakistan market
ISLAMABAD — At least 18 persons were killed and over 50 injured in an early morning blast here on Wednesday in a fruits and vegetables market, police and doctors said. The blast was said... read more »
Many injured after violence breaks out over Ram Navami procession route
Violence broke out in Kanpur town of Uttar Pradesh late on Tuesday over the route of a religious procession, officials said on Wednesday. The incident was triggered when the district... read more »
Akhilesh Yadav government for cancelling bail to riot accused ‘netas’
Just as the campaigning for the first round of Lok Sabha poll in Uttar Pradesh (to be held on Thursday) ended, the Akhilesh Yadav government has moved court seeking cancellation of bail of... read more »
Germany summons N Korean envoy over nuke threat
Germany’s Foreign Ministry said it summoned North Korea’s envoy in Berlin over Pyongyang’s threat to carry out another nuclear test. The Foreign Ministry says the summoning of Ambassador Ri Si... read more »
