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The diplomatic missions based in Colombo wrote a letter to Sri Lankan President Maithri­pala Sirisena yesterday that they fully oppose the recent statement by him that he will reinstate the death penalty. The missions said that they were writing to verify the worrying information in the public domain about the …

At a Kremlin ceremony, Putin handed an official World Cup soccer ball to FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, who then handed it on to Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. Putin said Russia was proud of its achievements in hosting the World Cup, and would share its experience with Qatar. The …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gifted his constituency Varanasi with developmental projects worth over Rs 900 crore.  He highlighted the efforts made by both the state and central governments to transform Kashi. A city that till four years ago struggled with inadequate infrastructure is today morphing into a Smart …

By virtue of this win, England have levelled the series 1-1 after India had won the first ODI by eight wickets at Nottingham. The series-deciding final ODI will be played at Leeds on July 17. England captain Eoin Morgan was bang on target with the toss as he decided to …

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Colonel Rajyavardhan Rathore said that Constitution is a religious book for the government and BJP. While BJP demanded an apology from Congress President Rahul Gandhi for Tharoor’s remarks. Taking a jibe at Tharoor, the Minister said that he is hallucinating and showing withdrawal symptoms of …

 Udaipur : Tension prevailed in Kharsan village under Kheroda  police station in Udaipur district on Friday after a youth was killed by his paternal cousins reportedly over some property dispute between their families, a day ago. Villagers took the body to the accused’s home and set it ablaze. The villagers also burnt the …

WhatsApp has also been asked to immediately contain the spread of such messages through application of technology, even as law and order machinery takes steps to apprehend the culprits.Noting that miscreants were repeatedly circulating provocative messages triggering a spate of violence, the government on Tuesday said it has “conveyed in …

The PSG forward slid home in the second half and then teed up Roberto Firmino late on as the five-times champions beat an otherwise stubborn Mexico, whose World Cup began with such promise with a victory over champions Germany, but ended in familiar fashion in the first knockout round. It …

Proof of the surgical strike that the Indian army carried out 2 years ago in response to the Uri army camp attack has emerged in the form of a video and the video shows how India’s brave soldiers went into enemy territory in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and destroyed one of …

Rojo scored the winner for Argentina in the 86th minute after Victor Moses’ penalty conversion in the 51st minute had cancelled out Lionel Messi’s strike in the 14th minute. Following the win, Argentina have four points in total and they are second in the table, behind Croatia, who have nine points. The other two …

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj handed over the aircraft worthiness certificate, while Mos MEA Gen VK Singh handed over symbolic keys to the Seychelles President. Later the Union Minister flagged off the Dornier aircraft.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Monday  gifted replica of the aircraft to the Seychelles President. …

It has advanced to Gujarat’s Saurashtra (region), Veraval, Ahemdabad, and Maharashtra’s Amravati. On the eastern side, it has covered the entire Assam, reached Jalpaiguri in north West Bengal and Midnapore in south West Bengal. The North Indians plains will receive pre-monsoon thunder showers on June 27. In the next 48 …

Senior BJP leader Ravishankar Prasad has hit out at Congress leaders for undermining India’s sovereignty. He said that Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has insulted Indian Army by saying that Army is killing more civilians than terrorists. He asserted that Lashkar-e-Taiba endorses sentiments of Congress saying added that statements of …

The first one arrived at around 06:30 local time, according to reports. According to Doctors Without Borders, the ships were carrying approximately 630 migrants, including 123 unaccompanied minors, 11 small children and seven pregnant women. The refugees had been turned away by Italy and Malta and spent a week in …

Roy’s 120 and stand-in captain Jos Buttler’s 91 not out took England to a total of 342 for eight as the hosts went 2-0 up in this five-match series. Australia opener Shaun Marsh made 131 to became the first Glamorgan batsman to score an international century at the Welsh county’s …

The striker and Egyptian superstar, who is nursing an injured shoulder, is crucial to the north African side’s hopes of making it out of a weak-looking Group A also featuring the hosts and Saudi Arabia. Egypt play Uruguay — tipped by some to be dark horses — in Yekaterinburg in …

Almost two-thirds of the world’s children under one year old, nearly 90 million, live in countries where their fathers are not entitled by law to a single day of paid paternity leave, the UNICEF analysis said. India and Nigeria, which have high infant populations, are among the 92 countries do not have …

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To show Congress the mirror, Arun Jaitley, through a facebook blog, shared a series of essays written by various authors on Appointment of Judges to the Supreme Court. Jailtey gave an example of Justice Bachu Jagan-nadha Das, who in his view, made it to the Supreme Court because of his …

The contest, which saw competitors running amongst and above the clouds for large stages of the race, was 56 kilometres long and featured a 4,100-metre run to the highest point on the island at 1,861 metres. The men’s race saw eventual podium finishers Andre Jonsson of Sweden and Russia’s Dmitry …