A university professor was killed in the northern Bangladesh district of Rajshahi on Saturday, police said. Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, who taught English at the Rajshahi University, was attacked by two unidentified motorcyclists near his residence, bdnews24.com quoted police as saying. ...
The high level of violence in West Bengal during the election campaign - far more than in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puduchery which are also going to the polls - can be interpreted as a sign of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nervousness about her party's prospects....
Representatives from 175 countries met on Friday at the UN to sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and made clear the urgency of taking action to stop global warming. ...
Visiting US President Barack Obama set the EU referendum debate alight on Friday with a warning that Britain would "go to the back of the queue" to strike a trade deal with the US if the Brexit vote wins the June 23 referendum....
The Islamic State militant group claimed on Friday it has captured the pilot of a warplane crashed southeast of Damascus, the SITE Intelligence Group quoted the group's Amaq news agency as saying....
The government on Friday issued a notification for the protection of Good Samaritans in the wake of the Supreme Court (SC) direction on helping accident victims....
Police have imposed stringent restrictions as several right-wing groups plan to 'welcome' Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union President Kanhaiya Kumar's with protests during his much awaited Mumbai and Pune tour this weekend....
The central government on Friday reiterated its stand on the historic Kohinoor diamond, saying it will "amicably" bring it back from Britain....
The Narendra Modi government has decided to nominate Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi, Olympic medallist Mary Kom and cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Siddhu to the Rajya Sabha, informed sources said....
Buoyed by the Supreme Court order on Friday staying the Uttarakhand High Court's decision nullifying President's Rule and reinstating Harish Rawat as the chief minister, the BJP said it was confident of having its way in the state....
