'Positive stride' taking place: Iran's envoy on deal with US

A man allegedly killed his mother's boyfriend and buried his body in Jharkhand's Chatra district, the police said on Sunday.The incident happened in Tungun village in the Lawalong police station area over a month ago, they said.The police said they recovered the victim's body after exhuming it...

A candidate who had appeared for the NEET exam committed suicide by hanging herself from a fan at home in this city, her father said on Sunday.The deceased Bhagyashree (18), was doing well academically and had passed the PUC exam with 92 per cent marks, Rajashekhar told reporters here.There was...

Iran's Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam said on Sunday that a positive stride was taking place, apparently towards a peace deal between his country and the US, following the latest mediatory efforts by Pakistan.He said in a social media statement that Pakistan's interior minister,...

As many as 12 MPs and four parliamentary committees have been selected for this year's Sansad Ratna Awards by a private organisation.In a statement, the Prime Point Foundation said BJP's Jagdambika Pal (Uttar Pradesh), P P Chaudhary (Rajasthan), Nishikant Dubey (Jharkhand) and Shiv Sena's...

BJP candidate Debangshu Panda secured a commanding lead of more than 9,000 votes over his nearest rival after the first round of counting in the repoll to West Bengal's Falta assembly constituency on Sunday, according to the Election Commission.After the first of the 21 counting rounds, Panda...

The Indian government has advised citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda and South Sudan in view of the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain in parts of Africa.The advisory comes after the World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 17...

The Delhi Gymkhana Club has said that it will write to the Land and Development Office seeking clarity on several issues after the Centre asked the club to hand over its premises by June 5.In an official communication to its members, the club said the Centre has asked it to hand over its premises...

United States President Donald Trump on Sunday said a peace deal with Iran has been largely negotiated after calls with Israel and other allies in the region.Trump said the final details of the deal are being discussed before a formal announcement. An Agreement has been largely negotiated,...

After inmates ran amok in the Kapurthala jail in Punjab due to a clash, authorities lobbed teargas shells and resorted to cane charge to restore order, officials said on Sunday.While two inmates received injuries during the cane charge, another was hit by a teargas shell, police said.The incident...

Counting of votes for the repoll to the Falta assembly constituency in West Bengal underway at 8 am on Sunday, amid tight security, an Election Commission official said.The repoll in all 285 booths of the constituency was conducted on May 21 after voting in the seat in South 24 Parganas district...

A suspect involved in a shooting near the White House was shot after opening fire on a US Secret Service checkpoint on Saturday night (local time), according to CBS News and a Secret Service spokesperson. He later died in hospital.Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect approached the...