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AIADMK sacks Sasikala as interim general secretary

However, soon, political ambition caught up with her and turned to be her undoing as Mr. Panneerselvam rebelled against her after resigning as Chief Minister an...

Aadhaar law likely to pass test of constitutionality: Jaitley

Jaitley further hit out at the criticism from the Opposition who said 77 per cent of the PMJDY accounts were zero balance and hence "ornamental". India reac...

Ryan Group's chairman, MD get interim protection from arrest

After the brief hearing, Justice A.S. Gadkari adjourned the bail plea matter till Thursday morning, said lawyer Manoj Dhall, who is representing another another...

Telugu compulsory from I to XII standards, Urdu optional - CM issues orders

Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday directed all the educational institutions in the state to make the Telugu language compulsory in all the...

Afghanistan: At least 2 killed in explosion near cricket stadium in Kabul

No group claimed responsibility for the attack. The invasion removed the Taliban militants from power, but militancy continues to this day. Initially, it was ...

The Philippines places the value of human rights at $20

During the budget vote, house speaker and Duterte ally Pantaleon Alvarez criticised the commission, saying it was "useless" and "not doing its job". Abella ...

NKorea rejects United Nations sanctions, says USA will suffer

The council banned North Korean textile exports and capped its imports of crude oil. On Monday, the U.S. circulated a draft resolution that called for a full ...

S&P 500, Nasdaq end at record highs as banks lead rally

Financial stocks rose due to support from upward movement in Treasury yields on Tuesday. "It's a better environment for risk assets". The Nasdaq gained 22...

What's next: Hurricane Jose could hit Eastern US, Canada

Hurricane Jose is now travelling in a clockwise circle, but could go north later in the week. The National Hurricane Center's forecast cone as of 5 a.m. ...

Man pleads guilty to murders of Maryland sisters kidnapped in 1975

Bedford County Commonwealth's Attorney Wes Nance, left, speaks during a plea and sentencing hearing of Lloyd Lee Welch Jr. Welch was charged in the girls' kil...

Irma weakens to Category 1 Hurricane but still poses threat

That's because some islands are extremely hard to access. "The integrity of the dike on Lake Okeechobee is fine". Large debris is blocking access, and a 150-f...

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to continue ban on some refugees

In June this year, the justices had said the Trump administration could not enforce the travel bans against people who have a "bona fide" relationship with pe...

Oh Jeremy Corbyn: TUC Congress delegates lap up Labour leader's speech

He will say they are a "source of continuous worry and insecurity for millions of people". Throughout the general election campaign many Labour supporters u...

Irma, now a tropical depression, bringing heavy rains to Georgia

The storm is blamed for at least six deaths in Florida, three in Georgia and four in SC. "It's hard to figure it out where you are going to start over", said ...

Saakashvili Says He Wants To Unite Opposition In Ukraine

Returning to Ukraine is a risk for Mr Saakashvili, who is stateless because he was forced to give up citizenship in his native Georgia when he received Ukrainia...

Peru Expelling North Korean Ambassador Over Nuclear Program

Almost 80 percent of the textile exports went to China. A tougher initial US draft was weakened to win the support of China, Pyongyang's main ally and trading...

What Are N.Korea's Real Oil Imports?

Serving as the main economic lifeline for North Korea, China accounts for about 90 percent of Pyongyang's trade and is a major supplier of oil to the country....

7 in public liberal arts colleges

News and World Report website . Southwestern, which came in at No. 96, is one of 223 National Liberal Arts Colleges, including 213 private and 20 public schoo...

UN Security Council approves new North Korea sanctions

But how effective will this round - the ninth round in 11 years - be in slowing down or freezing the country's nuclear and ballistic missile programs? Monday'...

Philippines awards their Human Rights Commission a whopping $20 budget for 2018

Critics of the anti-drugs campaign see the move as retaliation for the agency's criticism of Duterte and efforts to probe thousands of killings over the past ...

Taiwan gears up for Typhoon Talim, China to witness twin storms

Localized higher amounts of up to 300 mm (12 inches) will be possible across the higher terrain of Taiwan . Rough seas conditions have also been forecast. Typh...

Jose, Katia And Irma: 3 Hurricanes Now Formed In Atlantic

And while Irma's 185 mph hour sustained winds have remained constant for almost 24 hours, the other two hurricanes have only recently passed the 75 mph threshol...

Did Priyanka Chopra take a sly dig at Kangana Ranaut?

He claims that it was he who was responsible for getting her the initial breaks which make or break a person's career in Bollywood. She has been slamming the in...

UN Security Council Steps Up Pressure On North Korea

The UN security council imposed a ban on North Korea textile exports and a ceiling on the country's imports of crude oil on Monday, ratcheting up sanctions...

After US Compromise, Security Council Strengthens North Korea Sanctions

As expected, and continuing the merry-go-round, North Korea has responded by saying that "if the U.S. adheres to sanctions and pressure it will face unprecede...

More lovely weather in today's forecast

Tuesday will have moderating temperatures, with highs generally in the 80s. An area of low pressure is spinning off the coast of central California, drawing ...

Hospital In Lockdown After Reported Shooting

New Hampshire authorities say an incident at an intensive care unit at its largest hospital prompted an active shooter alert, and a person was taken into custod...

ICJ to resume Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence hearing

India will reportedly hand over its written arguments, known as memorial, to the ICJ on its plea to declare Pakistan as violator of global law for sentencing Ja...

Freshman LB Vaughn arrested on felony drug charge

As of now, Vaughn is still on the OSU roster. They were greeted by three men, two of which lived there and said their roommate, Vaughn, was in his room. In tota...

Second Irma-related death reported in Georgia

Because there is so much damage and so many power outages to much of the area, state leaders are urging evacuees to remain where they are for at least another...