Subsidised foodgrain for SC,ST,OBC hostel students: Ram Vilas Paswan

Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said that all students living in the hostels, where two-third belong to SC, ST and OB...

4 policemen killed in Taliban attack in Ghazni province

In Afghanistan, 4 policemen were today killed and seven injured in a Taliban attack in Ghazni province. Spokesman for the Provincial Governor Arif Noo...

EU,UN to co-host conference on Syria aid

The EU and the UN will co-chair a two-day international conference starting today in Brussels aiming to pump financial aid for Syrians and garner poli...

'Kill me': Van attack suspect shouts to police after Toronto collision

Ten people died and 15 were injured, some of them critically, when a white van mounted the pavement on a busy central street in the Canadian city.In t...

At least 18 dead in China karaoke lounge fire

In China,18 people were killed and five injured when a fire tore through a karaoke lounge in southern China early this morning, police and state media...

Nicaragua journalist killed on Facebook Live while covering protests

The death of a journalist covering protests in Nicaragua has been captured on camera as he filmed on Facebook Live.Angel Gahona was reporting live on ...

Filing nominations for Karnataka assembly elections ends today

The filing of nominations for the Assembly elections ends today. Veteran politician Kagodu Thimmappa has the distinction of filing his nomination from...

Modi to launch Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan from Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh today to launch the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan at Ram Nagar on the occasi...

Four British killed in Saudi Arabia coach crash

Four British nationals have died and 12 others have been injured in a coach crash in Saudi Arabia, a travel company has said.The victims were on a pil...

Chief Secretary SK Joshi directs the officials to prepare an action plan for Old City

Chief Secretary SK Joshi yesterday directed the officials concerned to prepare an action plan for Old City development as per the directive of Chief M...

TRS plenary a prelude to Federal Front: KTR

TRS Plenary, which was scheduled to be held on April 27 from 10 am to 5 pm at Kompally on April 27 will be a prelude to 2019 general elections and a p...

Fire breaks out in rubber industry in Patancheru

A major fire broke out at Agarwal Rubber Industry in Industrial Area, Patancheru in Sangareddy district during the early hours of Tuesday. Seven ...

IT Handloom Mela to begin on April 25 in Hyderabad

To promote handlooms and encourage the IT workforce in Hyderabad to wear such clothes every Monday, Facility Management Council (FMC) is organising a ...

Sushma Swaraj meets Xi ahead of Wuhan summit

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday called on Chinese President Xi Jinping, who said China regards boosting the development of the Shang...

Kate Middleton gives birth to baby boy

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge and wife of Prince William, yesterday gave birth to a boy, their third child, making him fifth-in-line to the...

Sania to become mother in October

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her cricketer husband Shoaib Malik are expecting their first child, due in the month of October this year.The coupl...

Terrorism an enemy of basic human rights: Swaraj at SCO Foreign Ministers meet

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said that terrorism is an enemy of the basic human rights and the fight against it should also identify ...

Dr Jaco Nel: I lost my legs and part of my face after sepsis from a dog scratch

Dr Jaco Nel lost both his legs, all the fingers on one hand and suffered a facial disfigurement after he was scratched while playing with his dog.He t...

BJP MP's son arrested for violating prohibition

The son of a BJP MP has been arrested in Bihar for consuming liquor in violation of prohibition law.Rahul Kumar, 18, son of Gaya MP Hari Manjhi, was t...

Air India plane hits turbulence, three injured; window panel falls off

An Air India aircraft flying from Amritsar to Delhi on Thursday (April 19) ran into such severe turbulence that three passengers suffered injuries, th...

The last surviving human from the 19th century has died

Delhi Metro steel girder falls in Ghaziabad,few injured

A steel girder of the Delhi Metro today fell in Ghaziabad's Mohan Nagar area, injuring a few people, a DMRC official said. "As per initial inform...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel stresses importance of free trade ahead of visit to US

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stressed the importance of free trade and welcomed an agreement between the European Union and Mexico on a new tra...

At least 11 migrants dead off Libya coast

At least eleven migrants died at sea and another 263 were rescued today in two separate operations off the coast of Libya, the country's navy said.In ...

PM Modi to share his thoughts in Mann Ki Baat programme on April 29

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share his thoughts with the people in India and abroad in his Mann Ki Baat programme of All India Radio on the 29th ...

Record number of more than 1 lakh 75 thousand people will go to Haj this year:Naqvi

Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that for the first time after Independence, a record number of more than 1 lakh 75 thousa...

Country's growth is expected to expand 7.4% in the next fiscal:Urjit Patel

RBI Governor Urjit Patel has said, the country's growth is expected to expand at 7(point)4 per cent in the next fiscal. Addressing the Internatio...

Venkaiah Naidu rejects impeachment notice against CJI

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu today rejected the notice given by opposition parties led by the Congress for impeachment of CJI Dipak Misra cit...

PM Modi to visit China on Friday for informal summit with President Xi Jinping

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in China on Friday and Saturday for an informal summit meeting with President Xi Jinping. External Affairs Minist...

Naked gunman on the run after killing 4 in Tennessee,US

Four persons have been killed in the US at a Waffle House near Nashville, Tennesse. Police have warned that the gunman on the run is armed and dangero...