BJP, Left stall Rajya Sabha
byNew Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was Thursday adjourned till 12 noon as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) again pressed for Prime…
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Bangladesh building collapse toll reaches 147
byDhaka, April 25 (IANS) The toll in Wednesday’s building collapse on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has climbed to 147, and nearly 2,000…
Lok Sabha adjourned for day after MP’s death
byNew Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was Thursday adjourned for the day after condoling the death of Howrah MP Ambica Banerjee, who…
Colombian Senate rejects gay marriage bill
byBogota, April 25 (IANS/EFE) The Colombian Senate Wednesday voted 51-17 to reject the same-sex marriage bill after debate on the measure was postponed twice….
Maoists kill two villagers in Odisha
byBhubaneswar, April 25 (IANS) Maoists killed two people in Odisha a day after kidnapping them from a village, police said Thursday. The rebels also…
Dawood’s shooter held for two-decade-old murder
byLucknow, April 25 (IANS) A shooter of notorious underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, who was on the run for the last two decades in custom…
Adopt 2G report unanimously, Chacko requests JPC members
byNew Delhi, April 25 (IANS) All members of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) looking into 2G spectrum allocation should “adopt the report without voting”,…
Blasts adding to doubts over polls, says Pakistani daily
byIslamabad, April 25 (IANS) Security should have ranked higher in the government’s priority list, a Pakistani daily said Thursday as the country witnessed a…
‘Knock-off jihadis’ can’t break American spirit: Vice President Biden
byBoston, April 25 (IANS) Vice President Joe Biden has described the two Boston Marathon bombers as “twisted, perverted, cowardly knock-off jihadis” who failed to…
Photo of Chavez’s daughter with actor causes sensation
byCaracas, April 25 (IANS/EFE) Maria Chavez, the daughter of late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, has caused a sensation in the media here due to…