Muslim Conference president Abdul Ghani Butt was placed under house arrest in the summer capital, Srinagar. “A large number of state police personnel were deployed outside party headquarters in Wazir-Bagh …
Muslim Conference president placed under house arrest in Srinagar Read More
Gender equality, the marginalisation of indigenous languages, migration, the refugee crisis, the lives of domestic workers, poverty… All these issues which are at the heart of the United Nations’ work, …
Women and human rights: front and centre at the Oscar ceremony this year Read More
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza accused US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday of orchestrating the torching of trucks with Venezuela-bound humanitarian aid on the Colombian border and of …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that he will return to power after the ensuing elections and will address the nation again in ‘Mann-Ki Baat’ radio broadcast from the …
Modi predicts return to power in 2019 and resume Man-ki-Bat Read More
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who proclaimed himself interim president, said that unsuccessful attempts to deliver humanitarian aid to the country had forced him to “officially” state that all options …
Guaido says ‘Forced’ to declare all options must be on table to save Venezuela’s ‘Freedom’ Read More
A Parliamentary panel has suggested the Government to persuade State Governments and Union Territories to use traditional practices of roof water harvesting and other simple technologies outlined by NITI Aayog. …
Parl panel bats for use of traditional practices of Roof Water Harvesting Read More
Russia regrets that the United States is not making enough efforts to resume the full-fledged dialogue with Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. “[The United States voices] one position: …
Russia regrets US unwillingness to resume full-fledged bilateral dialogue- Lavrov Read More
Ahead of the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan scheme by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday termed it as a …
BJP govt’s farmer income scheme a bribe for voters: Chidambaram Read More
Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly has been named as Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian Team at the Street Child Cricket World Cup, finals of which will be held at Lords. …
Ganguly named India Ambassador for Street Child Cricket World Cup 2019 Read More
The death toll in Assam hooch tragedy has crossed 120 with casualty figure on the rise for the fourth day today since the first deaths were reported. Golaghat deputy commissioner …
Assam hooch toll frightening, goes up to 120 Read More