Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 8 (IANS) The post-mortem of one of the two men killed during anti-CAA protests in Bijnor district on December 20, has revealed that he was shot in his left eye from a ‘close range’. The youth, Anas, was killed during the violence. He had gone out[Read More…]
Lucknow, Jan 8 (IANS) A senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Dilip Srivastava has alleged that the Modi government’s flagship programme ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ has failed miserably due to massive corruption and nexus of government-civic officials in the Uttar Pradesh. In a letter dated January 2, addressed to Chief Minister Yogi[Read More…]
Aligarh, Jan 8 (IANS) After an extended long winter break, the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will now reopen from January 13 in three phases. The winter break had been extended following violence during the anti-CAA protests on the campus. According to the AMU administration, the decision to reopen the university[Read More…]
Tehran/Baghdad, Jan 8 (IANS) Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday that it launched a missile attack on the US airbase of Ain al-Asad in Iraq in retaliation against the death of Major General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in an American drone attack on January 3. “Tens[Read More…]
Manchester, Jan 8 (IANS) Two-time defending champion Manchester City have taken a commanding lead in their Carabao Cup semifinal clash against Manchester United, with Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez putting the ball in the back of the net and Kevin De Bruyne forcing an own goal in the visitors’ 3-1[Read More…]
Sydney, Jan 8 (IANS) International aid and donations have poured in for the ongoing bushfire crisis in Australia, which has so far killed 25 people and millions of animals while also destroying nearly 2,000 houses. The scale of the devastation has shocked the global community, prompting celebrities, politicians and civilians[Read More…]
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) The Pentagon has confirmed that Iran has launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against the US military and coalition forces in Iraq, in what appeared to be the first retaliatory strike by Tehran in the wake of the January 3 American drone attack that killed[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Petrol and diesel prices remained stable on Wednesday after a continuous rise for six days in the new year. However, given the rise in the price of crude oil in the international market, there is no hope of getting relief on the fuel prices in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) In a dramatic turn during the court proceedings in the Nirbhaya case, two mothers battled for their children, while one demanded life imprisonment, the other wanted the death sentence. When the proceedings were halted briefly as the judge seeking a clarification, Convict Mukesh Singh’s mother[Read More…]
Istanbul, Jan 8 (IANS) Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin is slated to launch the TurkStream gas pipeline here on Wednesday, a project which will deliver Russian gas to Turkey and Europe. Putin arrived in Istanbul on Tuesday night from Damascus where he had a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad[Read More…]
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) A US Senate panel has advanced a bill to implement a new North American trade deal known as the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), moving it one step closer to ratification inWashington. The Senate Finance Committee approved the USMCA Implementation Act on Tuesday by a vote of 25-3,[Read More…]
Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to visit Malaysia later this month in what appears to be the part of damage control effort after Islamabads decision to stay away from the Kuala Lumpur summit last month, a media report said. The Express Tribune said in[Read More…]
BY SUBHASH NARAYAN Las Vegas, Jan 8 (IANS) If US President Donald Trump listens to his advisor and eldest daughter Ivanka Trump, then there could be a major overhaul of US immigration policy that would be more open to welcome high skilled workers to join the American workforce. In a[Read More…]
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) At least 10 rockets of unknown type early on Wednesday morning local time hit the Al Asad airbase in central Iraq, where numerous US troops are stationed, in what appears to be the first retaliatory strike by Iran in the wake of the US drone strike[Read More…]
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that there are no plans at this time to withdraw American troops from Iraq. “At some point we want to get out, but this isn’t the right point,” Trump said at the White House, where he was meeting with Greek Prime[Read More…]
Madrid, Jan 8 (IANS) Spain will be governed by a coalition for the first time in its modern democratic history after the Socialist Party (PSOE) leader Pedro Sánchez’s program with the left-wing group Podemos was narrowly passed by a majority of just two lawmakers. Targeted efforts by right-wing parties to[Read More…]
Brussels/Baghdad, Jan 8 (IANS) The departure of the foreign troops is the “only solution” to the current crisis, according to Iraqi Prime Minister, while NATO announced it would temporarily redeploy part of its personnel in Iraq to protect its troops amid escalating tensions in the wake of a US strike[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Jan 8 (IANS) Actress Margot Robbie says she wants to feel scared while picking a new project. In an interview with V Magazine, the actress, 29, opened up about her process of picking roles, reports etcanada.com. “I always want to feel a little bit scared when I take[Read More…]
By Sanjeev Kumar Singh Chauhan New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) In last three decades, since 1991, 16 convicts have been hanged to death in India including Dhananjoy Chatterjee – for rape and murder of 14-year-old school girl, Yakub Memon and Afzal Guru. In last 20 years, four people were hanged[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Jan 8 (IANS) One Direction band star Harry Styles has numerous devoted fans who are inspired by him, and one of them happens to be singer Adam Lambert. Clearly, Adam is in awe of Harry. He feels the “Sweet Creature” hitmaker is “really f***ing cool” and praises Harry[Read More…]
Las Vegas, Jan 8 (IANS) One of the biggest surprises at this years CES has come in the form of a new concept car unveiled by entertainment and tech giant Sony. No one was expecting Sony’s progress towards mobility especially at the time when the competition in the consumer electronics[Read More…]
Kerman, Jan 8 (IANS) 50 mourners have been killed and more than 200 were injured in a stampede that broke out at the funeral ceremony for slain Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in the eastern city of Kerman, state media said. The head of forensic medicine in Kerman, Abas Amian, said[Read More…]
By Sanjeev Kumar Singh Chauhan New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) As a Delhi court issued death warrants for the four convicts on Tuesday, the Tihar jail administration has started the preparations for the hangings. Tihar Jail Director General Sandeep Goyal told IANS on Tuesday that Uttar Pradesh jail administration has[Read More…]
Damascus, Jan 8 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a surprise visit to Damascus where he met his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. Both officials met at the Russian troops’ headquarters in the Syrian capital, according to the Syrian presidency and state-run SANA news[Read More…]
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) A day after saying communists “deserve” to be beaten up, West Bengal BJP unit Chief Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday waded into controversy yet again by calling the attack on JNU students a “staged” incident and claiming it was yet not proved whether JNSU president Aishe Ghosh[Read More…]
