Maduro wins Venezuelan presidential vote
byCaracas, April 15 (IANS) Venezuela’s acting president Nicolas Maduro has won the presidential elections, Xinhua quoted National Electoral Council’s President Tibisay Lucena as saying.
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Jordan denies giving military training to Syrians
byAmman, April 15 (IANS) Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour has rejected reports that military training is being provided to Syrians in Jordan, the state-run…
Iran urges dialogue over Syria conflict
byTehran, April 15 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi has called for dialogue between the Syrian government and opposition, Press TV reported. In a…
Karnataka poll: Kharge’s son in Congress second list
byBangalore, April 14 (IANS) Sons of union Labour and Employment Mallikarjun Kharge, and former chief minister and now Lok Sahba member N. Dharam Singh…
President condoles passing away of R.P. Goenka
byNew Delhi, April 14 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday condoled the passing away of industrialist R.P. Goenka, saying he had lost a personal friend….
Sons of minister, ex-CM in Congress Karnataka poll list
byNew Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Priyank M. Kharge, son of Minister for Labour and Employment Mallikarjun Kharge, and Ajay Singh, son of former chief…
Nitish slams Modi, JD-U says ties with BJP on principle (Roundup)
byNew Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday slammed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s prime ministerial ambitions without naming him as…
It is ‘yatra’ time in poll-bound Rajasthan
byJaipur, April 14 (IANS) Though elections are months away, the election fever has gripped Rajasthan, with both the BJP and the Congress taking out…
Burger selling aunt controlling North Korean leader?
byLondon, April 14 (IANS) While North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is hogging international headlines over threats to the US and South Korea, the person…
Congress accuses Akali Dal of doublespeak on Bhullar
byChandigarh, April 14 (IANS) The Congress party in Punjab Sunday termed the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal’s appeal for clemency to Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar…