Islamabad, June 15 (IANS) Hit by security concerns, Pakistan has postponed its sixth national census till next year, Dawn reported on Wednesday. Law Minister Zahid Hamid made the announcement on Tuesday, saying the exercise could be conducted in November or March next year. This itself would depend on the availability of military personnel, he added. T...
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday unleashed a blistering verbal assault on Donald Trump and his proposal for a ban on Muslims entering the country, saying the suggestion violates the principles of American democracy and dismissing the "yapping" from "politicians who tweet"....
Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani and Bihar Education Minister Ashok Chaudhary on Tuesday indulged in a verbal duel on Twitter, triggered by the use of 'dear' word by Chaudhary....
Taking cognisance of reports on alleged "migration" of Hindus from Kairana town, an issue flagged by the BJP, the Union Home Ministry on Tuesday sought a detailed report from the Uttar Pradesh government....
A day after a Delhi government bill that sought to exclude the post of Parliamentary Secretaries from the office of profit didn't get presidential nod, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi even as the Congress and BJP sought the disqualification of 21 AAP MLAs....
A special court here on Tuesday declared liquor baron Vijay Mallya a "proclaimed offender" in the ongoing bank loans default and money-laundering cases, officials said....
Activists representing survivors of the 1984 gas disaster on Tuesday said they had petitioned the White House regarding the criminal case against Union Carbide and its new owner Dow Chemical....
Due to the lack of post-earthquake movement, leading to build-up strain in the faults, the Himalayan region may experience an earthquake far more destructive than the 2015 7.8 Nepal quake that killed 8,000 persons and destroyed parts of the country, says a study....
India's entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will worsen the security situation in South Asia, a Chinese daily said on Tuesday. ...
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said every state has either supported or accepted the proposed Goods and Services Tax except Tamil Nadu, which expressed its reservations and offered suggestions....
