New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday said the country is not interested in Amit Shah's speech in Parliament "on general topics" and asserted that the Union home minister must come clean on who authorised the firing of pellet guns on the protesting students. The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha said Prime Minister Narendra...

Bogota (Colombia): A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia Monday, shaking the South American nation and neighbouring Ecuador and prompting people to evacuate homes and buildings. The epicentre was in San Jose Del Palmar, a municipality in the Choco region about 250 miles (400 kilometres) west of Colombia's capital, Bogota, the US Geological Survey and Colombia's counterpart...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday claimed that Odisha was witnessing a "reverse migration" in the wake of job opportunities opening up both in the public and private sectors due to rapid industrialisation in the state. Majhi said this while addressing the 'Nijukti Mela' where he distributed appointment letters to 1,326 candidates selected for various posts...

Jharsuguda: A man allegedly caught and bit a cobra after accidentally stepping on it in Karmapada village under Laikera police limits in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district Monday. The incident took place Sunday night when Dharam Singh Khadia was on his way to a field and accidentally stepped on the snake lying on the road. After the cobra raised...

New Delhi: Youth power and their contributions to national development as well as 150 years of 'Vande Mataram' will be the theme of this year's Independence Day celebrations August 15, the defence ministry said Monday. At the same time, Defence Secretary RK Singh said the plan to celebrate the success and contribution of youth during the celebrations...

New Delhi: The pace of joblessness as well as the ratio of workers' population in India stayed almost flat year-on-year during the April-June quarter of this fiscal, reflecting no sign of expansion or contraction in the country's job market. The rate of unemployment, which measures the working-age population without jobs, stood at 5.5 per cent in the...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday said the use of force against students protesting in Jharkhand is wrong and called on the state government to continue to hear the protesters out and resolve their issues immediately. Congress is part of the Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand. Gandhi's remarks came after police in Ranchi used water cannons,...

Mumbai: Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt-starrer 7 Dogs is set to hit Indian cinemas August 21 in Hindi and English, bringing together an ensemble of Indian, Egyptian, European and Hollywood talent. The action spectacle is led by Egyptian stars Ahmed Ezz and Karim Abdel Aziz and also features acclaimed international actors Monica Bellucci and Giancarlo Esposito. Produced...

Dubai: Iran Monday said it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States meets its conditions. "It is up to the US side to stop and make amends for its illegal and destructive actions," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said, noting the American blockade of Iranian ports. Iran wants the US to lift...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Monday once again sought the extradition of former premier Sheikh Hasina from India during High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi's first meeting with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka, amid fresh strains in ties between the two countries. The meeting also "covered a range of important bilateral issues", the Bangladesh prime minister's office said in a statement....