Washington – In an email to the family members of slain American journalist James Foley, his captors from the Islamic State terror group demanded release of several prisoners, including a Pakistani woman scientist who has been convicted of terrorism charges in the US. In their email dated August 12, to family members of Foley,Read More

London,  Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will announce a series of mega INVESTMENTSduring his three-day TRADEmission to India starting on Monday. A number of new tie-ups between British and Indian scientists, from healthresearch to predicting the weather, are also due to be signed next week. “The major TRADE mission I am leading toRead More

Washington, coalition of US lawmakers Tuesday urged the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to end its discriminatory policy against Sikh basketball players who wear turbans, an important article of their faith. In a letter to FIBA president Yvan Mainini, 21 Congress members led by Democrat Ami Bera, the lone Indian-American CongressmanRead More

London, The jihadist who beheaded the American journalist James Foley in a video is believed to be the leader of a group of British fighters holding foreign hostages in Syria, the Guardian reported on Thursday quoting sources and former hostages. The English-speaking militant was identified to the British newspaper by one of hisRead More

Lohore, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf leader Imran Khan today announced that he will not engage with the Nawaz Sharifgovernment, urging people to break the shackles of fear and fight for their freedom. “Nawaz Sharif you are a coward, you should not hide behind the looters sitting in the assembly.” “I’m appealing to you… farmers,Read More

New Delhi, The ruling BJP on Thursday slammed the Congress for instructing its chief ministers not to share dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP said that the Congress was insulting the Prime Minister and breaching constitutional propriety by issuing such directives. The Congress directive came on Wednesday, aRead More

Ranchi, Days after Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was booed by the BJP activists during a rally attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren too faced a similar situation when hundreds of BJP supporters booed him on Thursday. The Jharkhand CM had to face embarrassing situation whileRead More

New Delhi – Hundreds of women Congress supporters protested outside Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s residence here Friday afternoon demanding an apology from him for terming the December 16, 2012, gang-rape case as a “small rape incident”. The protesters tried to march toward Jaitley’s Ashoka Road residence but were stopped by police. TheyRead More

New Delhi,  A day after the Supreme Court issued notice to the Centre on Uttarakhand Governor’s plea challenging Narendra Modi government’s moves to ease him out of office, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said there was no move to remove Aziz Qureshi. An appropriate reply will be given to Supreme CourtRead More

Bangalore,  Jnanpith awardee and renowned Kannada writer UR Ananthamurthy today died at a hospital in Bangalore, where he was undergoing treatment for kidney failure. The 82-year-old was said to be in critical condition and was on multi-monitor support. He was hospitalised for infection and fever 10 days ago. “….Anantha Murthy has beenRead More