Hiroshima, the city that suffered US atomic bombing in 1945 during World War II, commemorated on Sunday the 72th anniversary of the tragedy, with its mayor calling for peace and a world free of nuclear weapons....
The Rajasthan High Court on Saturday stayed the process of deporting nine Pakistani Hindus and directed the government to allow them to live them here till next date of hearing. However, by the time the order came, they had already crossed over into Pakistan....
Saturday was not an ordinary day at 30, A.P.J Abdul Kalam Road with Metro commuters exiting from the Lok Kalyan Marg station opposite and other passers-by made well aware by the battery of media persons and posses of armed police outside....
Reports earlier had indicated that Adityanath, who is a five-term MP from Gorakhpur, had submitted his resignation from the Lok Sabha, subsequent to voting in the vice-presidential election....
National Democratic Alliance nominee M. Venkaiah Naidu's election as the new Vice President of India shattered two records -- the 771 votes polled were the highest so far for the constitutional post and his victory margin was more than the votes polled by combined opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi....
Veteran BJP leader M. Venkaiah Naidu, who had humble origins in an agriculturist family in Andhra Pradesh, was on Saturday elected as the Vice of President of India, completing the quartet of top four constitutional posts -- President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Lok Sabha Speaker -- going to persons from BJP with RSS background for the first ti...
The Trump administration has taken another step towards exiting the Paris climate agreement, notifying the UN of its decision to leave the deal even as it pledges to stay engaged on the issue of climate change. "Today, the US submitted a communication to the UN regarding the US intent to withdraw from the Paris Agreement as soon as it is eligible to...
Nagaland Chief Minister T. Zeliang on Saturday said he has sought the disqualification of 10 rebel Naga Peoples Front (NPF) MLAs from the state assembly who owe allegiance to party supremo and ousted Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu. In his petition to Assembly Speaker Imtiwapang Aier on Friday, Zeliang said the 10 legislators must be declare...
The Chandigarh Police have arrested the son of Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala along with another person for allegedly stalking a senior state IAS officer's daughter, police said on Saturday. Vikas Barala was arrested by the police along with his accomplice, Ashish, from the Housing Board light point early on Saturday. The victim, who was driving...
The AIADMK faction led by General Secretary V.K. Sasikala and Deputy General Secretary T.T.V. Dinakaran on Saturday suffered a setback when three MLAs declined to accept party posts offered by them. On Friday night, Dinakaran announced the appointment of over 60 party cadres to various party posts, stating that it was done wit...
