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Riyadh, Dec 19: Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a Yemeni rebel missile over Riyadh on Tuesday. “Ballistic missile intercepted over Riyadh,” the Coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi rebels said in a statement. It was the second Houthi missile attack on Riyadh in the past two months. The missile was supplied to Houthis by Iran. On Thursday, US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley presented

Riyadh, Dec 19: Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a Yemeni rebel missile over Riyadh on Tuesday. “Ballistic missile intercepted over Riyadh,” the Coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi rebels said in a statement. It was the second Houthi missile attack on Riyadh in the past two months. The missile was supplied to Houthis by Iran. On Thursday, US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley presented

Washington, Dec 19: Notwithstanding competition from China and Russia and challenged by non-state actors and rogue nations like North Korea, US President Donald Trump has asserted that America will lead again. Laying out his new national security strategy yesterday, Trump said both China and Russia seek to "challenge the American values, influence and wealth". "They are determined to make

Lucknow, Dec 19: The Uttar Pradesh Police today directed all district police chiefs to ensure that Christmas festivities go smoothly without any untoward incident, two days after the Hindu Jagran Manch warned Aligarh schools against celebrating the festival. ADG (Law and Order) Anand Kumar also directed all district police chiefs of the state to ensure the freedom of practising one's religion is

New Delhi, Dec 19: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said the Gujarat election results raise questions on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's credibility and the country is not listening to him. Gujarat had given a message to the BJP and Modi that the anger within them would not work, Gandhi said. One can defeat opponents only with love and brotherhood, he said, a day after the election results

New Delhi, Dec 19: The proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned for nearly 30 minutes today amid slogan- shouting by Congress members demanding an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh. As soon as the Question Hour began, leader of Congress in the House Mallikarjun Kharge raised the issue but Speaker Sumitra Mahajan refused to entertain

The Bharatiya Janata Party's triumph in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections has changed the political map of India further. Now the saffron party is controlling 19 of Indian states and it has its own Chief Ministers in 14 states. Congress, on the other hand, is now in power in only four states and one union territory. The victories in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat has taken the

Kolkata, Dec 19: The BJP's victory in the assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh has unsettled political equations in West Bengal and it was likely to have far-reaching consequences in politics of the state, say political leaders. Some leaders believe that the Mamata Banerjee-led party could tone down its shrillness in countering the saffron party whose win has given the BJP state

Ahmedabad, Dec 19: Although the BJP retained power in Gujarat, it lost the Unjha assembly constituency in Mehsana district, which includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hometown Vadnagar, to Congress. Congress candidate Asha Patel defeated BJP nominee and sitting MLA Narayan Patel with a comfortable margin of over 19,000 votes to win the Unjha seat. The 79-year-old BJP veteran had defeated Asha

Mangaluru, Dec 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has celebrated the joy of Bharatiya Janata Party’s election victories in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh with his fans in the coastal city of Mangaluru. Mr Modi arrived by a special flight at Mangaluru International Airport at 12:05 a.m. on Tuesday though he was expected to land there at 10:30 p.m. on Monday. Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan, Karnataka