Moscow, March 3 (IANS) Russia is ready for consultations on the Venezuela crisis with the US in accordance with the principles of the UN Charter, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. According to a statement on Saturday by the ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the situation around Venezuela[Read More…]
Washington, March 3 (IANS) US Senator Bernie Sanders has launched his bid to be president in 2020 with an attack on corporate greed and a promise to unleash a “political revolution”. Speaking on Saturday in Brooklyn, New York, he called Donald Trump the “most dangerous president” in recent US history,[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of politicising the bravery and martyrdom of soldiers, saying he was resorting to credit-seeking for the valour of armed forces as a last resort before the Lok Sabha elections. In a statement, party leader Randeep Singh[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Actress Kangana Ranaut says her “Pakistan destruction” comment came naturally to her after hearing about the Pulwama terror attack. In her address at the India Today Conclave here on Saturday, the “Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi” actress defended her controversial remark against Pakistan, stating it[Read More…]
Moscow, March 3 (IANS) Russia will have to take reciprocal and asymmetrical measures in response to possible threats brought by intentions of the US to use outer space for military purposes, a Russian military official said on Saturday. According to the chief of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff Valery[Read More…]
Tehran, March 3 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned Britain’s move to blacklist Lebanon’s Hezbollah as a terrorist group. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said in a statement that Hezbollah is a very popular group in Lebanon, Xinhua news agency reported. “Hezbollah has a number of parliamentary seats and[Read More…]
Ghaziabad, March 2 (IANS) An IAS officer’s wife has alleged that her husband deserted her after injuries in an adventure sport in 2014 left her partly paralysed and has moved the court for securing maintenance. In a complaint of domestic violence lodged before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Moni Bansal, 42,[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday launched a nationwide mega motorcycle rally ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, in which the BJP claimed lakhs of members of the party’s youth wing took part. BJP President Amit Shah launched the “Vijay Sankalp Bike Rally” at Umariya[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) With the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation adopting resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir, India on Saturday said that the state is an integral part of India and its matters are strictly internal. Answering a query regarding India’s participation at the OIC in Abu Dhabi and resolutions[Read More…]
Jaipur, March 2 (IANS) Thousands of BJP workers sang patriotic songs and raised slogans like ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’, here on Saturday during BJP’s Kamal Sandesh Motorcycle Maharally, which was flagged off by Union Minister for HRD and Lok Sabha election in-charge for Rajasthan, Prakash Javadekar. Soon after flagging off[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Ahmad bin Khalifa Al Thani, over telephone and discussed various matters of common interest. Modi mentioned that India attached great significance to further strengthening her relations with Qatar, while thanking[Read More…]
Bengaluru, March 2 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Saturday launched here its pilot project to deliver citizen services at the home of the people. “Through this initiative, citizens can avail services like health card, income certificate, caste certificate and senior citizen card at home,” said Chief Minister H.D. Kumarswamy unveiling[Read More…]
Hyderabad, March 2 (IANS) Kedar Jadhav sent a strong message to selectors before the World Cup with a street-smart 81 to guide India to a six-wicket win over Australia in the first ODI, here on Saturday. Jadhav, whose unbeaten 87-ball 81 was laced with nine fours and a six, was[Read More…]
Jammu, March 2 (IANS) Indian Army chief, Gen Bipin Rawat reviewed the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu region on Saturday. According to a defence statement, Gen Rawat, accompanied by Northern Command chief, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, visited the Nagrota-based White[Read More…]
Kurnool, March 2 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Kotla Suryaprakash Reddy and his family members on Saturday joined Andhra Pradesh’s ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP). Suryaprakash Reddy, son of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy, his wife Kotla Sujatamma and their son Kotla Raghavendra Reddy[Read More…]
Pune, March 2 (IANS) FC Pune City secured the bragging rights in the Maharashtra Derby after a 2-1 win over Mumbai City FC in their concluding match of this seasons Indian Super League (ISL) at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, here on Saturday. Adil Khan gave Pune the lead[Read More…]
Rome, March 2 (IANS) Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri on Saturday denied that his job was at risk after the recent 2-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16. Allegri said his team was far from finished in the tournament. The[Read More…]
London, March 2 (IANS) Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris blocked a last-gasp penalty kick to maintain a 1-1 home draw in the north London derby against Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday, collecting Spurs first point in three consecutive matches in the top English football league. Gabon and Arsenal[Read More…]
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) here on Saturday questioned former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar and Videocon Group promoter Venugopal Dhoot in connection with an ongoing probe into the alleged irregularities and corrupt practices in sanctioning a Rs 1,875 crore loan by the[Read More…]
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested six people for involvement in illegal shipments to Bangladesh to avail undue export benefits, an official said here on Saturday. The accused had prepared false documents, like purchase orders, invoices and procurement papers, and used them for filing shipping[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court has been moved seeking direction to the Centre to frame guidelines and to put in place a statutory regime for curbing fake news and punishing those responsible for authoring and circulating them. The petitioner Anuja Kapur has contended that the unrestricted circulation[Read More…]
Srinagar, March 2 (IANS) A gunfight raging since Friday between security forces and militants that has claimed the lives of a civilian and four security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir continued for a second day on Saturday, the police said. The fighting had erupted at Handwara in Kupwara district. “The[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, March 2 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reorganisation of railways in Odisha after the Centre created a separate zone for Andhra Pradesh. The Railway Ministry has announced bifurcation of Bhubaneswar-headquartered East Coast Railway (ECoR) to create South Coast Railway (SCoR)[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The closure of the Pakistan air space has caused cancellation of six international flights to and from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, here on Saturday. Pakistan has banned Indian aircraft from using its airspace and its Air Traffic Control (ATC) has barred flying of[Read More…]
Barcelona (Spain), March 2 (IANS) Espanyol’s Spanish forward Borja Iglesias on Saturday notched the fastest La Liga goal of the season as he gave his team the lead over Valladolid just 18 seconds into the match. It also saw his teammate Lei Wu become the first Chinese to score in[Read More…]
