Munger: AAP leader Jitender Singh Tomar, who quit as Delhi Law Minister after being arrested on charges of furnishing false degrees, was today confirmed to have passed law examination in 1998-99 from a Bihar college. Officials present during the questioning of Tomar, who was brought from Delhi by police atRead More

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives dealt a setback to President Barack Obama’s ambitious trade agenda Friday, voting to block a measure giving him fast-track authority to conclude a trans-Pacific trade accord. The vote, in which some two thirds of the House opposed the so-called Trade Adjustment Assistance, was aRead More

VIENNA: Russia’s negotiator said Friday there has been a “very worrying” slowdown in progress in nuclear talks between Iran and six major powers ahead of a June 30 deadline to finalise a historic accord. “The rate of progress… is progressively slowing down,” Sergei Ryabkov was quoted by Russia’s RIA NovostiRead More

Three Indians, including two women, have won an inaugural award set up by Queen Elizabeth II to recognise exceptional youths who are transforming the lives of others and making a difference in their communities from across the Commonwealth nations. The British monarch will present the awards to Ashwini Angadi, AkshayRead More

DUBAI: A court in Bahrain has handed down sentences of up to life imprisonment against 57 Shiites accused of plotting attacks against police and other targets, state media reported. The defendants were convicted on Thursday of forming an organisation in 2012-2013 that “used terrorism as a way to achieve itsRead More

GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam worsened on Friday even as the meteorological department warned of more rains in the coming days. Two people have died due to the floods. An official said one person died in Baksa district on Friday while another person was washed away a few daysRead More

NEW DELHI: There has been a worldwide delay in issuing US passports and visas due to technical problems for some time. It is not specific to any particular country, the US embassy clarified on today, while apologising for the delay. “The department of state’s bureau of consular affairs is currentlyRead More

NEW DELHI: Tax payers have a right to know about the quality of judges, the central government told the Supreme Court today. A five judge constitution bench is hearing hearing arguments on the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) Act. A tax payer may say that IRead More

Imphal, 12 June : Manipur government has prohibited storage, distribution or sale of instant ‘Maggi’ noodles in the state with immediate effect. The ban on ‘Maggi’ noodles would continue till analysis reports were received from food testing laboratory and the final decision was taken on it, according to an orderRead More

Chandigarh, June 12- Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today expressed profound grief and anguish over the tragic road accident in which 14 persons including a child were killed after a private Bus rammed into a tree near old Toll Plaza on Phagwara-Banga road in District Shaheed Bhagat SinghRead More