US President Donald Trump has nominated Stephen Biegun, Washington's Special Representative for North korea, as the Deputy Secretary of State, said the White House. Biegun will replace John Sullivan, who was appointed as ambassador to Russia earlier this month, Xinhua news agency quoted the White House as saying on ...
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for politicising the issue of air pollution in Delhi and indulging in a blame game by blaming everybody, including neighbouring states and the Centre....
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that a survey is being held to ascertain the quantum of illegal immigrants in the state. "After the survey is complete, we will decide when to roll out the NRC-like exercise," he told reporters....
AAP MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi was taken into custody and produced before Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar on Friday in a 2013 rioting case. A non-bailable warrant (NBW) had been issued against Tripathi and two others after they repeatedly missed the court hearings....
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the forecourt of the President House in a ceremonial reception on Friday. Both the leaders were scheduled to hold bilateral talks later in the day aimed at strengthening ties....
As Kerala turned 63 on Friday, people were celebrating the foundation day with gaiety and pomp. Known as 'Kerala Piravi' in local parlance, this is one day when the traditional Kerala attire is worn by all in the state, irrespective of ...
Delhi's air quality index (AQI) on Friday was 533 -- making it the worst-ever at this time of the year -- as it continued to be in the "severe" category for the fifth consecutive day. No relief is expected before Sunday when the onset of an western disturbance is forecast that should disperse the accumulated pollutants....
After its debut art auction in India last year, Sotheby's second 'Boundless: India' sale will take place on November 15 here, and is highlighted by a 1940 Amrita Sher-gil painting and two M.F. Husain works, one of which is a never-before-seen photograph. The 61-lot auction, set to take place in the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai, will ...
In a setback to Andhra Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Special CBI Court here on Friday dismissed his petition for exemption from personal appearance before the court during the hearings of the alleged illegal assets case. The court, which had reserved its order on his petition on October 18, pronounced ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended greetings to the people of Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala on the occasion of their states' Formation Day. Taking to Twitter, Modi described Chhattisgarh as a treasure trove of natural ...
