Devotees celebrate Buddha Purnima
Gaya (Bihar), May 18 : Devotees across the country celebrated Budh Purnima today to mark the birth anniversary of Gautam ...
Word ‘Hindu’ not native to India, given by Mughals and endorsed by British: Kamal Haasan
Chennai , May 18 : Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Saturday stoked a possible controversy by saying that the word ...
SC refers Edesmeta massacre case to CBI
New Delhi , May 18 : The Supreme Court on Saturday, said it was “not satisfied” with the progress made by the SIT ...
Over 270,000 Rohingya refugees receive first ID cards: UN
Washington D.C. [USA], May 18: The United Nations on Friday confirmed that more than 270,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been ...
Syria intercepts projectiles fired from Israel
Damascus [Syria], May 18 : Syrian air defence systems on Friday intercepted “luminous objects coming from the (Israeli) occupied ...
Australian voters tipped to elect Labor government
Sydney : Australians began voting in a federal election on Saturday, with bookies predicting a return to power for the Labor party ...
17 policemen killed in friendly airstrike, says Helmand provincial council
Helmand , May 17 : At least 17 Afghan policemen were killed in a friendly airstrike carried by the Coalition Forces in Nahr-e-Saraj ...
Iran urges China, Russia ‘concrete action’ to save nuclear deal
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday urged China and Russia to take “concrete action” to safeguard the ...
Taiwan approves same-sex marriage in first for Asia
Taiwan’s parliament legalised same-sex marriage on Friday in a landmark first for Asia as the government survived a last-minute ...
Infosys offers 50 million shares to employees
Digital technology and consulting major Infosys on Wednesday introduced an expanded stock ownership programme, aimed at retaining and ...