Hyderabad, June 21 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitaram Saturday filed her nomination for Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader submitted her papers to Andhra Pradesh legislature secretary, who is the returning officer. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, and BJP presidents of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana units […]
Lucknow, June 21 (IANS) Many people were injured Saturday evening as Samajwadi Party and BJP workers came to blows in the Uttar Pradesh capital here, police said. The incident took place outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state headquarters, when hundreds of Samajwadi Party workers started protesting against the railway fare hike effected late Friday by […]
Hyderabad, June 21 (IANS) Palestine’s Grand Mufti Mohammed A.H. Hussein and parliamentarian Abdullah M.I. Abdullah Saturday called upon India to participate in the “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions” (BDS) campaign against Israel for its continued illegal occupation of Palestinian land. Hoping that the new government in India will continue the country’s principled stand on the Palestinian issue, […]
Ranchi, June 21 (IANS) Security forces Saturday recovered 123 landmines planted by Maoist guerrillas in Jharkhand’s Lohardagga district, police said. According to police, they stumbled upon the landmines during an operation against Maoists. The landmines were planted over half-a-km and connected through wire. Police also seized 23 grenades. The landmines were recovered in the Madanpur-Lawapani area […]
Kabul, June 21 (IANS) The Afghan election commission Saturday announced that it is delaying the release of the result of the presidential election runoff held June 14. “I am saying that announcing partial results will be delayed for one or few days,” Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani, chairman of the election commission, told a press conference here. He […]
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Saturday ordered blocking of roaming facility of Afghan subscriber identity modules (SIMs) of cellphones to curb anti-state and criminal activities of terrorists in the country, officials said. Security officials said militants frequently use mobile phones to carry out terrorist attacks and that Afghan mobile phones are also […]
Chennai, June 21 (IANS) Critically acclaimed Sri Lankan film “With You, Without You” by filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage was pulled out from screens here Saturday following protests and threats from Tamil fringe groups. The film released in select cities in the country via PVR Director’s Rare Friday. “We will have to discontinue #WithYouWithoutYou with immediate effect in […]
Washington, June 21 (IANS) Amid reports that more than one million Iraqis have fled their homes as Sunni militants continued their advance towards Baghdad, US President Barack Obama has again asked Iraqi leaders to come up with a political solution. Because “if they don’t, there won’t be a military solution to the problem”, Obama told CNN […]
Sao Paulo, June 21 (IANS/EFE) FIFA prohibited members of the Nigerian Football Supporters Club (NFSC) to use drums and trumpets to support their team during the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. NFSC President Rafiu Ladipo sent a letter of protest to FIFA against the decision banning these items in the stadiums, reports EFE. The NFSC has […]
Madrid, June 21 (IANS/EFE) Sports daily Marca has reported that Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso has retired from international football after Spain’s elimination from the FIFA World Cup. Marca says the 32-year-old planned this move for some time and the decision was not a “knee-jerk reaction to the event in Brazil. Far from it, he had long […]