After having lost the assembly elections in Maharashtra, Goa, Assam and Himachal Pradesh among other states, it was time for the Congress to bid adieu to Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Wednesday. "It is now time for the Congress Party to depart Karnataka. Wherever in the country there has been an election opportunity, the pa...
Three explosions in a span of 20 minutes were heard in the Afghan capital on Wednesday. Officials feared there could be casualties. The first blast happened in the western edge of Kabul city in Dasht-e-Barchi area and the second and third blasts hit downtown Shahri Now neighbourhood, Xinhua news agency reported....
Jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday secured five days parole to attend his elder son's marriage in Patna on May 12. The parole was granted following consultations between the jail administration and the Home Department. Lalu Prasad had sought five days parole to attend Tej Pratap's wedding. The former Bihar Chief Minister is being treated at t...
An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit the Pakistan capital here and parts of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and east Punjab provinces on Wednesday, the Met said. The epicentre of the quake was located 20 km northwest of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district at a depth of 12 km, the meteorological department said on its website. No loss of li...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday arrived here in North Korea, amid growing speculation over the possible release of three US detainees, to prepare for the historic talks between Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump. Pompeo's arrival coincided with the first trilateral summit between Japan, China and South Korea, who ...
Amid a global call to regulate digital platforms and safeguard users' data privacy, Google's Indian-born CEO Sundar Pichai has reiterated that the tech companies have a "deep responsibility to get things right". Kicking off the annual "Google I/O" developer conference at its Mountain View campus in California on Tuesday, Pichai ...
Five Australian parliamentarians were ousted on Wednesday for holding dual citizenship when they were elected. It comes as fresh blow to Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull's majority in the House. In what was widely viewed as a fresh test case, a high court ruled Senator Katy Gallagher ineligible, the BBC reported. Four other politicians, who were als...
Malaysian voters on Wednesday went to the polls for the country's general election, with the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition meeting a fierce challenge brought by the opposition alliance - Pakatan Harapan, or the Alliance of Hope....
The Election Commission on the wee hours of Wednesday filed a First Information Report (FIR) on finding counterfoils and 9,746 voters ID cards in the Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly seat in the southern suburb....
The 71st Cannes International Film Festival rose its curtain on Tuesday with a gathering of movie industry professionals and cinema stars headed from all over the world to the French Riviera. ...
