Two persons were arrested by police on Thursday in north Kashmir's Kupwara district for alleged gang rape of a woman. ...
New Zealand opposition on Thursday said they were vindicated over their decision to refuse to join the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, after the release of a report that criticised the role of the then British government in the war. ...
Promising to convert the challenges into opportunities, former Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar took charge of the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry on Thursday....
The most active gold contract for August delivery on Wednesday rose $8.40, or 0.62 per cent, to settle at $1,367.10 per ounce, the highest settlement since March 2014, Xinhua news agency reported....
The central government employees planning an indefinite strike from July 11 against the "meagre" pay hike announced in the 7th Pay Commission have deferred it for four months following assurance, government sources said on Wednesday....
The Congress on Wednesday said that replacement of Union Human Resource (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani by Prakash Javadekar was aimed at accelerating the pace of saffronisation and commercialisation of education system to benefit private sector....
US President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday that he will maintain about 8,400 American troops in Afghanistan into 2017 through the end of his administration, slowing the planned drawdown of the US military presence in the country. ...
The government on Wednesday indicated it was contemplating action against controversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who was followed by militants who killed 20 persons in Dhaka's Holey Artisan Bakery on July 1. ...
I am glad that I have been part of the process of formulating the National Education Policy after 30 years, and that the honourable Prime Minister gave me such an opportunity,†Irani said, addressing the media here. ...
Pakistan has renewed its security assurance to Saudi Arabia after a string of bombings took place in the kingdom, including one outside Masjid e-Nabwi in Madina, the second-holiest site in Islam....
