Manila : A guard was killed and 158 inmates escaped when gunmen attacked a prison facility in southern Philippines on Wednesday morning, authorities said. Jail Officer Peter Bongat said the gunmen attacked the prison in North Cotabato province around 4 am (local time), Xinhua news agency reported. He said the facility houses 1,511 inmates, including […]
Washington :The US on Wednesday asked India and Pakistan to work together bilaterally to resolve any differences over the key Indus Water Treaty while skirting questions whether it would mediate between the two nations to settle the issue. US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to Pakistani Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar over phone on […]
New Delhi : The Government on Wednesday approved an agreement between India and Uruguay on co-operation and mutual assistance on Customs matters. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. “The agreement will help in the availability of relevant information for prevention and investigation of Customs […]
Chandigarh : The AAP has no objection to Punjab and Goa —the only two states where it is contesting elections —going to polls on the same day, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday.Kejriwal said the people were waiting for the announcement of the polling schedule for a long time to bring the Aam […]
Chandigarh : With 53 per cent (1.04 crore) of the electorate in Punjab aged between 18 and 39, the youth are likely to decide which way the state votes on February 4, when 1,97,49,964 voters go the polls with four main political parties in the fray. There are 93,09,274 women voters , 1,04,40,310 men, and […]