A day after the Kumbh Mela mass Hindu pilgrimage was inscribed on Unesco's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday described it as a matter of immense joy and pride for the country. "A matter of immense joy and pride for India," Modi tweeted. On Thursday, the External Affairs Min...
Another US Congressman has announced his resignation after being put under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for suggesting surrogacy to two of his female staffers. "I do want to take full and personal responsibility for the ways I have broached a topic that, unbeknownst to me until very recently, made certain individuals un...
The death toll in a boat capsize off the coast of Pakistan's Thatta district has increased to 21 with several others still reported missing, police said on Friday. According to district officials, there were about 70 people on-board when then accident took place on Thursday evening, reports Dawn news. Thatta Deputy Commissioner (DC) Nasir Baig said 20 ...
The US Congress has approved a stopgap budget that averts, for now, a partial government shutdown, which had been a strong possibility due to the failure of Republican and Democratic lawmakers to agree on a more comprehensive bill....
Two students were killed when a gunman opened fire at a northern New Mexico high school on Thursday morning, law enforcement officials said....
Several thousands of people belonging to fishermen's families in Kanyakumari protested at the district's Kuzhithurai railway station on Thursday, demanding prompt action in tracing the fishermen caught in sea due to cyclone Ockhi, said an activist....
Tamil actor Vishal Krishna can't get over the shock of his nomination papers for the bypolls in Chennai being rejected. ...
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday carried out searches at over half a dozen places in Chandigarh against hawala traders and seized over Rs 1.5 crore in cash, as also several incriminating documents, an official said....
Three more bodies were recovered in Kerala on Thursday, taking the death toll in cyclone Ockhi to 36 while 96 fishermen are still missing, official figures said....
Mani Shankar Aiyar on Thursday triggered another storm calling Narendra Modi a "neech aadmi", while the Prime Minister said describing him as "neech jaati" was an insult to Gujaratis who will vote out the Congress in the state assembly elections....
