
Canada extends ban on int’l travellers to July 31
Ottawa, July 1 (IANS) Canada has extended the incumbent ban on international travellers until July 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to authorities.…
DA case: Virbhadra Singh challenges trial court order
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court, challenging a trial court's order directing to frame charges against them in a disproportionate assets case.…
SP, BSP not enemies, we must build our base: Rahul
Amethi, Jan 23 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday made it clear that the appointment of his sister Priyanka Gandhi as General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East was part of plans to rebuild the party's base in the state and said the Congress will cooperate with the BSP and SP to defeat the BJP in whatever ways possible.…
EVM with VVPAT is fine: Nitish Kumar
Patna, Jan 23 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday supported VVPAT-fitted EVMs for the coming Lok Sabha polls.…
Books on science should be humane: Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan said books on science should deal with human aspects of the scientists for better communication rather than the highly sanitised versions that are usually seen in science writings.…
Modi to address party workers in Goa by video conferencing
Panaji, Jan 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address party workers from North Goa Lok Sabha constituency via video conference on January 27, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state President Vinay Tendulkar told reporters on Wednesday.…
There was mutual frankness between Bengal and Mahatma: Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi saw Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as a person of extraordinary energy and fervour and one who was not to be trifled with, former West Bengal Governor and Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi said.…
Assault case filed against Karnataka Congress MLA
Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) An assault case was registered against Karnataka Congress legislator J.N. Ganesh for his alleged attack on party MLA Anand Singh on Sunday, police said on Wednesday.…
Ex-Pemex chief agrees to be extradited to Mexico
Mexico City, July 1 (IANS) Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero said that the former director of the state-run oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Emilio Lozoya, who was arrested earlier this year in Spain for his alleged links to the Odebrecht corruption case, has agreed to be extradited.…
3rd Indian held in a month in marijuana smuggling from Canada
New York, July 1 (IANS) A third Indian man has been caught within a month allegedly smuggling marijuana valued at millions of dollars from Canada into the United States, according to officials.…
1 killed in Kentucky shooting
Washington, June 28 (IANS) One person was killed in a shooting at a park in the US city of Louisville in Kentucky state, police said.…
2 killed in California shooting
San Francisco, June 28 (IANS) Two people were killed and four others injured after a gunman drove his vehicle into a Northern California Walmart distribution centre before opening fire on workers, it was reported.…
Pakistan to reopen Kartarpur Corridor on Monday
Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Pakistan on Saturday decided to reopen the Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh pilgrims on Monday on the occasion of the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the 19th century leader of the Sikh empire.…
Two killed in Illinois shooting
Chicago, June 27 (IANS) Two people were killed and one critically injured after an employee of a coffee-dispenser manufacturer opened fire at the company's warehouse in Springfield, the capital of the US state of Illinois, police said.…
Man shot dead by police after stabbing in Glasgow hotel
Glasgow, June 27 (IANS) A man was shot dead by police after a stabbing attack at a hotel in Scotland's Glasgow city, it was reported on Saturday.…