New Delhi, Pakistan has launched a blanket offensive in Balochistan province in the name of counter-terrorism following the brutal killing of 11 coal miners belonging to the ethnic Hazara community. Balochistan's home minister Mir Ziaullah Langove said Monday that "a large-scale operation against terrorists" h

Islamabad, Pakistan is hosting the second Pakistan-Turkey-Azerbaijan trilateral meeting here on Wednesday to discuss global and regional issues.

The Pakistan Foreign office said "the three sides would also explore possibilities of deepening trilateral cooperation in all areas of common interest, including pea

Johannesburg, The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) has called for the training of health workers to prepare for the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination.

NEHAWU said on Tuesday they noted the measures announced by the government and effort to secure vaccines but want more to b

Chennai, Two Tamil Nadu political parties on Wednesday opposed Adani group's Rs 53,031 crore Kattupalli port expansion project and demanded that it should be scrapped due to long-term impact on environment and the city residents.

MDMK General Secretary and Rajya Sabha member Vaiko said that a public hearing sl

Amaravati,  Giving a political twist to 'Sankranti' festivities, TDP chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday burned copies of some Andhra Pradesh government orders in a 'Bhogi' bonfire.

"Naidu participated in 'Bhogi' event at Paritala in Krishna district. He joined the locals wh

Lucknow, The basic education department Uttar Pradesh has decided to introduce a system of 'corporate appraisal' for teachers and principals in primary schools.

Teachers will now have to 'earn' points for promotion in job or increment in salary.

According to the government spokesman,

New Delhi, Both India and the United Arab Emirates will soon start exchanging experience and research focused on climatic information services and tropical cyclone forecasting to avoid damage to public infrastructure due to tsunami activity in the Arabian Sea and Sea of Oman.

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Mi

Panaji, Goa is gearing up to administer the first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, with 23,500 shots arriving in the state on a special flight from Mumbai on Wednesday.

As many as 2,350 vials containing the shots are currently stored in a secured cold facility and will be taken to the notified health centres across

Lucknow,  There will be no celebrations, no cake-cutting and no lavish lunch at the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) office this year to mark the 65th birthday of party president Mayawati.

Party sources said that Mayawati had decided not to celebrate her birthday this year due to several reasons --her father's d

Amaravati,  Sankranti festivities kicked-off with Bhogi celebrations in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.

Bhogi is a festival which is synonymous with discarding the old and bringing in the new, observed by piling up and burning some old wood.

Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan an