Vienna: A law that forbids any kind of full face covering, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or burqa, has come into force in Austria.

Starting today, wearing a ski mask off the slopes, a surgical mask outside hospitals and party masks in public is prohibited.

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Dubai: The Emir of Kuwait has freed 22 Indian prisoners and commuted the sentences of 97 others lodged in the Arab country’s jails, according to India’s Embassy in Kuwait City.

The list containing the names of 119 Indians in addition to the 15 Indian prisoners whose death sentences were recently commut

Superstar Rajinikanth has dropped a bomb shell late on Sunday evening.  He said fame and clout earned in the world of cinema just not enough to help one make a mark in politics,. He further stressed that there was something beyond these attributes that ensured success in public affairs.

Many who know Rajinikanth could read through

Every year on October 2, India celebrates the birth of its iconic leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He has been given the title of ‘Father of the Nation’ for his relentless hard work that helped India attain freedom. By remembering him on this day, celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti, we pay tribute to this great leader.

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Security forces have foiled an infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir’s Keran sector.

Search operation is still continuing in the region.

Further details are awaited.

Meanwhile, in a seperate incident, firing is still underway between Indian and Pakistan troops on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keri and Digwa

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries.

He paid tributes to the two leaders at Raj Ghat and Vijay Ghat, their respective memorials.

“Bow to beloved Bapu on Gandhi Jayanti. His no

New Delhi: The Delhi Chief Secretary has been asked to “explain” his absence at the birth anniversary celebrations of Lal Bahadur Shastri at Vijay Ghat by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

An aide of the chief minister said that Kejriwal is “unhappy” over the absence of MM Kutty at the event,

At least two people killed and scores of people injured in Los Vegas shootout.   Injured were being transported to hospitals after a shooting.  The incident took place late Sunday at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip.

Authorities swarmed the Strip after they received reports of an active shooter near the Route 91 H

New Delhi: The government expects a helping hand from the RBI in the form of interest rate cut in the next monetary policy review on Wednesday to boost growth which fell to a three-year low of 5.7 per cent in the June quarter.

Several experts and industry bodies too have made a strong case for lowering of the key

Islamabad: An anti-corruption court in Pakistan today postponed the indictment of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on charges of corruption in the Panama Papers scandal.

Sharif, 67, arrived at the accountability court amid tight security for the court hearing in three graft cases against him and his family.