V Narayanasamy sworn in as Puducherry CM
Congress leader V Narayanasamy today sworn in as Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry. Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi administered the oath of office and secrecy at a function…
Former Maldives VP gets 10 years on terrorism charge
A Maldives court has convicted Ahmed Adeeb the country’s former vice president on a terrorism charge for possession of firearms and sentenced him to 10 years in prison. The decision…
Christian grocer hacked to death in Bangladesh
Unknown assailants yesterday hacked to death a Christian grocer in Natore district of Rajshahi division in northern part of the country. 60-year old Sunil Gomez was found dead in his…
US, China start annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing
The Unite States and China started their annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing today, as rising tensions in the South China Sea threatened to overshadow the meeting. China and…
ED summons Amrinder Singh’s son in FEMA violation case
Enforcement Directorate, ED has summoned Raninder Singh, son of former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amrinder Singh, in connection with its probe against him for alleged forex contraventions and holding of…
Court convicts 5 persons in Danish woman gangrape case
A Delhi court today convicted five persons in Danish woman gang rape case. The accused were also found guilty of robbing and kidnapping of 52-year-old Danish woman at the National…
North India continues to reels under severe heat wave
North India continues to reel under severe heat condition with high humidity. Hot and humid conditions were also reported from several other states besides Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. The Met…
Mathura violence: SC agrees to hear PIL for CBI probe
The Supreme Court today agreed for an urgent hearing tomorrow to a plea seeking CBI probe into the Jawahar Bagh violence in Mathura. The petitoner’s counsel submitted before the apex…
AMU signs MoU with Iranian university
ALIGARH: The Aligarh Muslim University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for educational and research collaboration with Al-Mostafa International University, Qom, Iran. In presence of the AMU Vice Chancellor,…
Afghan award to PM a great honour for India: Jaitley
India on Sunday thanked Afghanistan for conferring the country’s highest civilian honour—the Amir Amanullah Khan award—on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit there. Expressing gratitude to Afghan government for…