Chennai, Strongly opposing the circular of the University Grants Commission (UGC) asking universities to introduce Hindi as a main subject along with English, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday said the directive would be totally irrelevant to the universities in Tamil Nadu, adding that the circular was against the law.Read More

London, Scots have voted to stay in the UK, following an intense campaign which saw both pro-independence and pro-union campaign groups scraping for last-minute support. The ‘No’ campaign rallied 55 percent of votes against 45 percent ‘Yes’ votes. One of the leaders of Scotland’s independence campaign effectively conceded defeat earlyRead More

Islamabad, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that there would be no dialogue with the government until his party cadres who were arrested for demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif were released. He said the government should understand that the PTI movement would not stop until Sharif resigned, Dawn online reported.Read More

London, The Islamic State (IS) militant group has released a new video showing another British journalist who says he is being held hostage by the extremists. In the video, the hostage who identifies himself as John Cantlie, is sitting behind a desk as he speaks to the camera. The hostage,Read More

Baghdad, At least 13 people were killed and 36 injured in two suicide bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, a police official said Friday. A suicide bomber drove an explosive-laden car into a checkpoint late Thursday and blew it up near the entrance to Al-adala Camp in northern Baghdad, killing atRead More

Washington, The Congress passed on Thursday US President Barack Obama’s plan to train and arm moderate Syrian rebels to battle Islamic State jihadists, a key plank of his strategy to smash the militants. The Senate voted 78 to 22 to authorise the first step in Obama’s move to degrade andRead More

Washington, President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated Indian-American, Richard Rahul Verma, as the next US Ambassador to India, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington later this month. If confirmed by the US Senate, Verma, who earlier served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs andRead More

Washington, The US Senate has unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution designating September 30 as ‘US-India Partnership Day’ recognising the contribution of the two countries to one another and the relationship that will continue to help define the 21st century. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be at the White House onRead More

France, French jets have carried out their first air strike against Islamic State militants in Iraq, successfully destroying their target. French president Francois Hollande made the announcement, vowing that more operations would follow. “This morning at 9:40, our Rafale planes carried out a first strike against a logistics depot ofRead More

* Announces MRO facility to come up in Mohali *Says incubators and world players in life sciences to be important part of proposed Mohali Biotech Park * GMR evinces interest in taking up greenfield airport project at Ludhiana Chandigarh/Hyderabad, Punjab Deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today visited infrastructure giantRead More