Congress leader Asha Kumari, appointed in-charge in Punjab replacing Kamal Nath, met party president Sonia Gandi on Monday. An MLA from Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh, Asha Kumari was convicted in a land grab case in February and was sentenced to one year imprisonment. She is currently out on bail. Both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi...
The European Union and Britain on Monday appeared to be heading for a stalemate over the bloc's summit slated for Tuesday to discuss UK's vote to leave, the Guardian reported. With Europe's leaders divided over how to negotiate Britain's exit -- Brexit -- and London apparently reluctant to initiate formal talks on leaving, an EU source said lawyers had conclud...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday inducted two cabinet ministers and two ministers of state. The new cabinet members are Narad Rai and Balram Yadav. At a function at Raj Bhawan, Governor Ram Naik also read out the oath of office and secrecy to Ministers of State Ravidas Mehrotra and Sharda Pratap Shukla. Balram Yadav was earlier the Secondary Edu...
In a diplomatic success, India on Monday became a full member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), three days after it failed to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) following China's opposition. "India has joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) this morning. The MTCR Point of Contact in Paris has conveyed the deci...
The British pound has fallen sharply in trading in Asia on Monday, adding to Friday's record one-day decline. The pound was trading at $1.3365, down almost 3 per cent from Friday's close. Against the euro it was trading at 1.2147, down 1.4 per cent, BBC reported. On Friday the pound had its biggest one-day fall against the dollar, at one stage si...
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah is set to address a party workers convention in Uttar Pradesh's (UP) Barabanki district on Monday....
The British pound has fallen sharply in trading in Asia on Monday, adding to Friday's record one-day decline....
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has claimed his "right to govern" after his ruling Popular Party (PP) won most seats in the nation's general election on Sunday. ...
The expanded Panama Canal is expected to bring in over $2 billion in annual revenue by 2021, official reports showed. ...
Chile successfully defended their crown by edging out Argentina via penalty shootout in the final of the Copa America Centenario football tournament at the Metlife Stadium here on Sunday evening. ...
