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Kangra, Nov 2: The Congress, by promising “zero tolerance” of corruption when its own Chief Minister in Himachal Pradesh was facing allegations of graft, had become a “laughing club,“ Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. It was time to rid the “Devbhoomi”, [land of the Gods], of monsters, he said at an election rally in Kangra. Chief Minister Virabhadra Singh, Mr. Modi pointed out, was

Washington, Nov 2: President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed that he will terminate the popular green card lottery after an ISIS-inspired Uzbek man who entered the US under the programme killed eight people in New York in the deadliest terror attack in the country since 9/11. Trump said the attacker Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, who ploughed a pickup truck down a crowded bike path near the World

Rae Bareli (UP), Nov 2: Around 80 people were rushed to the NTPC Hospital in Rae Bareli, most of whom were discharged after first-aid. The toll in the massive explosion in a boiler at the state-run power giant NTPC’s Unchahar plant here has risen to 26, a senior official said on Thursday. Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has taken a break from his ongoing ‘Navsarjan Yatra’ in poll-bound

Tokyo, Nov 1: Japan’s Shinzo Abe was re-elected Prime Minister on Wednesday after his ruling bloc’s big election win last month and days ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump that is expected to be dominated by concerns over a volatile North Korea. Mr. Abe, 63, took office in December 2012, promising to reboot the stale economy and bolster defence. His Liberal Democratic Party-led

New Delhi, Nov 1: In a significant development, the Election Commission on Wednesday pressed for a life ban on convicted MPs and MLAs from contesting polls. According to news agency, the poll panel made this submission before the Supreme Court during a hearing. The Election Commission said it favours barring convicted MLAs, MPs for life. BJP leader Ashwani Upadhyay had filed a PIL seeking a

Riyadh, Nov 1: Saudi Arabia plans to start issuing tourist visas "soon", authorities said Tuesday, as the generous kingdom seeks to attract international visitors in a radical overhaul of its oil-dependent economy. Tourism is seen as a major driver of growth as the kingdom attempts to wean itself off its dependence on petrodollars amid a protracted oil slump. "Tourist visas will be introduced soon

Riyadh, Nov 1: Saudi Arabia plans to start issuing tourist visas "soon", authorities said Tuesday, as the generous kingdom seeks to attract international visitors in a radical overhaul of its oil-dependent economy. Tourism is seen as a major driver of growth as the kingdom attempts to wean itself off its dependence on petrodollars amid a protracted oil slump. "Tourist visas will be introduced soon

Recently, BJP President Amit Shah led ‘Jan Suraksha Yatra’, a two-week program to highlight the death of RSS workers in Kerala. Many BJP dignitaries (twelve union ministers and five chief ministers) participated in this. The one who made big news was Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of UP. The slogan of Amit Shah was that CPM has been indulging in political violence, which has led to the death of

New York, Nov 1: On the occasion of Halloween, the world was in for a shock when it was reported that a rental truck ploughed into eight people on the streets of Manhattan. The Mayor deeming the situation as a "terror attack," people online have been condemning the situation. While Priyanka Chopra joined the slew of celebrities to mourn the grave incident, it is to her horror that she found out

New York, Nov 1: At least eight people in New York City have been killed and 11 injured after a driver ploughed into cyclists and pedestrians before being shot by police, according to US officials. The incident on Tuesday "was a particularly cowardly act of terror aimed at innocent civilians", Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, told a news conference. Police said a 29-year-old male driver of