Gorakhpur/Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 14 (ANI): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday condemned the attack on BJP chief Amit Shah's rally and requested the President to suspend the West Bengal government immediately citing lack of law and order situation in the state.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 14 (ANI): The indefinite curfew imposed in one of the provinces of the island nation will be lifted for two hours from 4 pm to 6 pm in the evening.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide night curfew beginning from 9 pm on Monday to curtail escalated communal unrest in the country, one of the worst outbreaks since the deadly Easter suicide bombings.
Washington D.C. [USA], May 11 (ANI): The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on two shipping companies operating in the oil sector of the Venezuelan economy, adding that individuals operating in Venezuelan defence and security sector might be subject to sanctions.
Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): On the first anniversary of the US' withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Washington on Wednesday said it will continue to "impose maximum pressure" against Tehran till the regime gives up its "destabilising ambitions" of expanding its nuclear progr
Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): The US on Wednesday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran targetting its steel and mining industries, amid rising tensions between the two nations.
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 8 (ANI): A POCSO court on Wednesday sentenced two accused to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 for sexually assaulting a student, in March 2015.
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 8 (ANI): Fishermen in Rameswaram are utilizing the 61 days fishing ban imposed by Tamil Nadu government to repair and tone up the mechanized boats for fishing.
Washington DC [USA], May 8 (ANI): The US on Tuesday announced that it was lifting sanctions imposed on Venezuela's former intelligence chief General Manuel Cristopher Figuera, who broke ranks with President Nicolas Maduro's regime and pledged his support to the country's opposition leader
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): A group of women activists and lawyers on Tuesday protested outside the Supreme Court against the procedure adopted to deal with the sexual harassment case against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], May 6 (ANI): Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei on Sunday said that the country will not impose death penalty on those convicted of gay sex and adultery in an apparent bid to temper global backlash following its rollout of strict new Islamic laws last month.