Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:52:07
An airstrike likely carried out by the US-led coalition on an eastern Syrian town held by the Daesh group has killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens, opposition activists said Tuesday.
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Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:50:12
A small airplane crashed near a supermarket in a residential area outside Lisbon on Monday, killing five people, rescue workers said.
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Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:41:04
LONDON: Embattled Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya, who has been declared a proclaimed offender, was today arrested in London by Scotland Yard on India's request for his extradition on fraud charges.
The 61-year-old liquor baron, wanted in India for defaulting on loans, was arrested after he appeared at a central London police station this morning.
The flamboyant businessman, who once called himse
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Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:38:56
All dignitaries, including the President and ministers, may soon start giving speeches in Hindi if a parliamentary panel's recommendations accepted by President Pranab Mukherjee are implemented.
Mukherjee has accepted most of the recommendations made in the ninth report of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language. The report was submitted in 2011. The panel's recommendation that all dig
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Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:35:10
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh clarified on Tuesday that the party would fight the next Assembly elections in Karnataka under the leadership of chief minister Siddaramaiah. But he said that the next chief minister would be elected by the party’s legislators.
Digvijay Singh said there were no differences within the party and clarified that there isw no move to remove Karnataka Pradesh
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Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:32:57
The Southwest Monsoon will be "normal" this year, a news which will augur well for the farming community and the economy.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General K J Ramesh said here today that there would be good distribution of rainfall across the country.
"The country will receive 96 per cent of Long Period Average," he said.
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Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:30:22
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday expressed anger at Karnataka Urban Development department and other officials for failing to implement earlier orders to clean up Bengaluru's Bellandur lake after last year's fire.
The additional Chief Secretary of Karnataka Urban Development said only 230 MLD sewage out of 480 MLD sewage discharged into the lake is treated.
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Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:20:43
A Delhi court has ordered an First Information Report (FIR) against a woman police officer for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl, who had earlier accused her teacher of molesting her.
Additional sessions judge Vinod Yadav passed the order after the 13-year-old child told the court that she was sexually assaulted by the woman investigating officer (IO) of the case and she had lodged a c
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Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:19:27
The Supreme Court on Tuesday exempted the categories of disabled persons from standing during national anthem before screening of a film.
In its earlier order, the apex court had ordered that every person has to stand during the screening of national anthem.
The court also issued notice to the Centre on the plea seeking Vande Mataram essential for all educational institution.
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