Scores of shops gutted in fire at Salt Lake
Kolkata: Scores of shops, mostly temporary eateries along the line of footpath, were gutted in a major fire early on Thursday, police and fire...
UN releases funds to help victims of floods, violence in Cameroon
United Nations: The United Nations has released 6 million US dollars in emergency funding to aid thousands of victims of floods and violence in...
Iran sentences ex-official to death over ‘spying for Britain’
Tehran: Iran's judiciary announced that a death sentence was handed down to a former Iranian Defense Ministry official on the charge of espionage against...
Russia, Iran discuss bilateral cooperation, Syrian crisis in telephone call
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi discussed bilateral cooperation and the situation in Syria in a phone call.The leaders...
Pakistan: Parvez Elahi retains top post after ‘high drama’
Lahore: Parvez Elahi yet again won the much-awaited confidence vote in the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday night after lawmakers sitting on the treasury benches...
Shinde directed to start recruitment process for 40K posts in civic bodies
Mumbai: Maharashtra State Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed to start the recruitment process for 40,000 various posts in all the Municipal Corporations, Municipal...
Mumbai Trans Harbor Link Project will be open from Nov: Shinde
Mumbai: Longest sea route Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Project is the first sea route in the country with open road tolling system would open...
IS takes credit for deadly Kabul bombing – Reports
Kabul: The Islamic State terror group (IS, banned in Russia) has claimed responsibility for the deadly blast that erupted outside the Afghan Foreign Ministry...
US House passes ‘born alive’ bill
Washington: The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill requiring treatment of infants born alive during an attempted abortion and a resolution...
UNSC meeting on Ukraine to be held on Jan 17
United Nations: Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy announced that the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine will be held...
