All set for 2nd phase polls today
New Delhi Correspondent
The stage is set for polling in the second phase of Indian general elections covering 97 Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 12...
New cathedral will be more beautiful: Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron says Notre-Dame cathedral will be rebuilt ‘even more beautifully’ - and that he wants the work done within five years,...
At least 20 die as rain, dust storm hit Gujarat, Rajasthan
New Delhi Correspondent
At least 20 people perished as unseasonal rain and dust storm hit several parts of Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan on...
Palestinian PM accuses US of ‘financial war’
The new Palestinian prime minister on Tuesday accused the United States of declaring ‘financial war’ on his people and said an American peace plan...
Indonesia election: ‘Identity-defining’ poll closes
Polls have closed in Indonesia, following a bitter campaign in which religion has played a prominent role, report agencies. A series of ‘quick counts’...
Small plane crashes in southern Chile killing 6
A small plane crashed on top of a home in the southern Chilean city of Puerto Montt, killing all six people aboard, authorities said...
Jailed Reuters reporters win Pulitzer
Reuters won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, one for revealing the massacre of 10 Muslim Rohingya men by Buddhist villagers and Myanmar security forces,...
Notre-Dame Cathedral: A priceless cultural artifact
BP Desk
The massive devastation caused to the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris on Monday has not only left the Catholic Christians shocked but also...
India’s SC refuses to consider Mayawati’s plea against EC order
New Delhi Correspondent
The Indian Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to consider opposition politician and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati's plea challenging the Election Commission's...
Unlike 2014, BJP is not setting agenda this time
Harbans Mukhia
In the plethora of impressionistic narratives around the elections, here is one more: Has the hawa (wind) acquired a different tone this time...