SC stays Patna HC order quashing law banning liquor in Bihar
TIA NEWS Supreme Court today stayed the Patna High Court judgement quashing the Bihar government’s law banning sale and consumption of all types of liquor in the state. A bench,…
Amit shah slams Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Army
Taking a dig at those raising doubts over surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army across Line of Control, BJP President Amit Shah said on Friday that such people…
India to take up issue of blocking of Brahmaputra tributary with China
India will take up with China the issue of blocking of Brahmaputra tributary. Replying to a media query last evening, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, there is a…
Muslim artisans craft effigies of Ravana, Meghnath for Dussehra
The unique and multi-coloured effigies burnt in Himachal Pradesh every year to mark the symbolic victory of good over evil are the creations of Muslim craftsmen. This year too is…
UN chief Ban Ki-moon says likely successor Guterres is super choice
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that he regarded his likely successor, former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres, as a super choice. Guterres was unanimously selected by the UN Security…
Syrian Conflict: UN envoy warns east Aleppo facing total destruction
The UN’s Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura made an impassioned appeal to save eastern Aleppo, warning the city faced total destruction and urging hardline fighters to leave the rebel-held east…
Pakistan passes long-awaited anti-honour killing legislation
Pakistan Parliament passed two important bills, one seeking to curb murders in the name of honour and the other to punish rapists by use of modern technology of DNA testing…
Hurricane Matthew: 283 die in Haiti; Millions flee as storm heads for US Coast
TIA NEWS / The death toll in Haiti as a result of Hurricane Matthew has soared to 283, the government says. Some 50 people were reported to have died in…
India to take up issue with China for declaring Masood Azhar global terrorist
India is taking up with China the extension of technical hold on New Delhi’s bid for a United Nations ban against Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar. China had recently extended the…
Surgical strikes: Desired results obtained, intended message conveyed
India has said desired results have been obtained and the intended message has been conveyed to the terror forces through the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army. Answering…