Syria Gas Attack Confirmed by Global Watchdog

small cargo plane crashed in Nepal, killing two pilots

A small cargo plane on Wednesday crashed in Nepal, killing both pilots onboard the aircraft, according to a media report.Deputy Director General at Ci...

Arvind Kejriwal will be questioned on Friday for alleged assault on chief secretary Anshu Prakash

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be questioned by the police on Friday in connection with the alleged assault on chief secretary Anshu Prakas...

Supreme Court has fixed Kathua rape case hearing to May 17

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to give protection to witnesses of Kathua rape case.The apex court has fixed the matter for further hearing to ...

Security forces in Jammu & Kashmir have been ordered not to launch operations during Ramzan

Security forces in Jammu & Kashmir have been ordered not to launch operations during the holy month of Ramzan later this week, Home Minister Rajna...

Railways plans to install panic buttons in trains for women and child safety

The North Eastern Railways plans the deployment of women police personnel in sub-urban trains during night hours and to ensure an adequate number of p...

Father surprised his son with a grand celebration party after he failed in 10th board examinations.

In a rare and unprecedented move, a father surprised his son with a grand celebration party after he failed his MP class 10th board examinations. Want...

The first day of Ramadan begin on Thursday in UAE

The first day of Ramadan 2018 will officially begin on Thursday, May 17.The UAE Moon Sighting Committee confirmed the news on Tuesday night after it w...

UAE leaders congratulate Arab, Islamic countries for holy month of Ramadan.

The President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent congratulatory messages to the Kings, Emirs and Presidents of Arab and Islami...

SC rejects Karnataka's plea to stall finalisation of draft Cauvery scheme

The Supreme Court today rejected Karnataka's plea that finalisation of the draft Cauvery management scheme should be put on hold as the process of for...

Karnataka BJP legislators elect Yeddyurappa as their leader

Bengaluru: The newly elected Karnataka BJP legislators on Wednesday formally elected B.S. Yeddyurappa as the legislative party leader, party spokesman...

BJP resorting to 'horsetrading', alleges Kumaraswamy

Bengaluru: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy today accused the BJP of being in a "hurry" to form the government in Karnataka despite falling short of numbe...

Man killed and 13 injured in dust storm in Delhi

New Delhi: An 18-year-old man was killed and 13 people injured in the dust storm that hit the national capital in the early hours today, police said.&...

Nearly 1.70 lakh pilgrims registered for Amarnath yatra

Jammu: Nearly 1.70 lakh people have so far registered for the pilgrimage to cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, set to begin for 60-da...

Ancient Greek Artifacts Uncovered in Slovakia

NITRA, SLOVAKIA—The Slovak Spectator reports that bronze pieces of a Greek warrior’s breastplate have been unearthed near an ancient Celtic fortified ...

CM KCR rejects the demand of TSRTC for revision of their salaries

Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has rejected the demand of Telangana Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) for revision of their salaries. The CM reas...

LIC insurance scheme for families of Telangana farmers very soon

Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has directed officials to finalize the modalities of the scheme and fix the insurance premium for the fam...

Moon Sighting Committee to meet in Hyderabad today

The monthly meeting of Majlis-e-Ulema-e-Deccan will be held at 6 p.m. on 16th May at Husaini Building, Moazzam Jahi Market.Maulana Qubool Pasha Qadri,...

GHMC to introduce BAS system in all offices

The GHMC has decided to implement BAS system in all zonal and circle offices.  The corporation had introduced the BAS system in January this year...

Putin opens bridge linking southern Russia with Crimea

MOSCOW –  Russian President Vladimir Putin has driven a large construction truck to open the much-anticipated bridge linking southern Russia and ...

At least 40 missing after ferry capsizes in India

Rescuers were searching for survivors Wednesday after a river ferry capsized in heavy winds in rural south India, leaving anywhere from 10 to 40 peopl...

At least 36 missing as boat capsizes in Godavari river

In Andhra Pradesh, at least 36 persons are said to be missing after a boat capsized in Godavari river in East Godavari district last evening. The...

UN Security Council discusses violence along Gaza-Israeli border

The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting last night to discuss the violence along the Gaza-Israeli border. The violence, whi...

N Korea cancels high-level talks with South Korea

North Korea has cancelled high-level talks with South Korea, scheduled for today, over Seoul's joint military exercises with the US. Some 100 war...

Bangladesh SC grants bail for former PM Khaleda Zia in corruption case

Bangladesh Supreme Court granted bail to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in a graft case today. The apex court has upheld the High Court's orde...

Col Rajyavardhan Rathore takes charge as new I&B Minister

Col Rajyavardhan Rathore on Tuesday took charge as the new Information and Broadcasting Minister. On Monday in a minor Cabinet reshuffle, Mr Rath...

It’s Not Just Hawaii: The U.S. Has 169 Volcanoes That Could Erupt

Volcanoes are full of tricks. They can build to a major eruption in a crescendo of shudders and spatters or explode with almost no warning. They can l...

Varanasi fly-over collapse: Four officers suspended

Four officers, including the Chief Project Manager of UP Bridge Corporation, have been suspended after two beams of an under construction fly-over col...

WB Panchayat elections: Re-polling underway in 568 booths

In West Bengal, re-polling is being held today in 568 panchayat election booths spread across 20 districts of the state.Voting began at 7 am and will ...

Earthquake: 3.8 quake strikes near Oakland

A shallow magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported Monday evening two miles from Oakland, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred a...