Varanasi, Oct. 5 : Tension gripped Varanasi on Monday as several protesters took to streets over the Ganesha idol immersion.The police resorted to lathi charge to disperse the protesters, who had set several vehicles on fire.Earlier, the police had baton-charged some pilgrims when they were trying to immerse Ganesha idols in the Ganga.Earlier in 2013, […]
New Delhi, Oct. 5 : Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will address three rallies in poll-bound Bihar on October 7 in support of the Mahagatbandhan (Grand Alliance) that also includes the Janata Dal (United), and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).He will be addressing the rallies in Begusarai, Sheikhpura and Rohtas districts of Bihar.Elections for the 243-member […]
New York, Oct. 2 : India has rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s speech at the United Nations and accused him of misusing the global forum to ‘distort reality and portray a false picture of the challenges in our region’.Exercising India’s Right of Reply during the general debate of 70th session of the UN General […]
New York, Oct.2 : Maldives appears to be emerging as yet another potential hub for the Islamic State (IS) and their supporters.Well placed sources here have revealed that the ongoing political turmoil in the Maldives, a tropical nation of 26 islands, is giving space to the IS or ISIS to establish a dangerous and frightening […]
New York, Oct. 2 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said late on Thursday that India is open to having a dialogue with Pakistan on all issues, but emphatically stated that talks and terror cannot go together.Addressing the United Nations General Assembly here, Swaraj, who was speaking a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif […]