Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore on Thursday declared a state of emergency after violent protests against his attempt to extend his 27-year-rule.The move came after the government of Burkina Faso scraped its decision to
Lagos: The Nigerian government has declared the Ebola outbreak in the country a national emergency.Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said this at an emergency meeting on Wednesday convened by the House of Representatives Committee on Health
Monrovia: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf declared a state of emergency in the West African country on Wednesday over an outbreak of Ebola.The president made the announcement on state TV, saying the emergency will last
The Hague: A court in The Hague has found the Netherlands (Holland) liable over the 1995 deportation and deaths of 300 Bosnian Muslim men who were under the protection of Dutch UN peacekeeping Blue Helmets
Bangkok: Thailand's Army declared martial law before dawn on Tuesday in a surprise announcement it said was aimed at keeping the country stable after six months of sometimes violent political unrest. The military, however, denied
Vadodara: BJP's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi yesterday in an affidavit filed before the Election Commission showed himself as a married man revealing that his wife's name is Jashodaben.In an affidavit submitted along with his
New Delhi: Employees of government and private establishments, besides daily wage and contractual workers will get a paid holiday on April 10 when the polling for Lok Sabha elections will be held in the national
Patna: All polling stations for the Lok Sabha election in Bihar have been declared no-smoking zones, an official said Sunday.Additional Chief Electoral Officer R. Lakshmanan said the decision has been taken under Section 4 of
Lucknow, July 9: Samajwadi Party today declared candidates for two seats for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.Gorakhprasad Paswan has been given ticket from Basgaon seat, while Harivansh Sahay Khushwaha will contest the polls from Salempur
Kolkata, Nov 10: Impressed with the leadership qualities of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan says he is a big fan of hers.“It is highly commendable the way she leads. I
New York, Oct 29: Millions of Americans over a 700-mile stretch across eight states up and down the East Coast prepared to meet the onslaught of approaching Hurricane Sandy and its potentially devastating impact.President Barack
Hathras (UP), Feb 7: Uttar Pradesh's Energy Minister Ramvir Upadhaya has assets worth Rs 187 crore, while his MP wife Seema Upadhaya has property worth Rs 2.09 crore. According to the affidavit filed by Ramvir
Tokyo, Dec 16: The tsunami-devastated Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant has reached a stable state of “cold shutdown” and is no longer leaking substantial amounts of radiation, Japan's prime minister announced today. Prime Minister Yoshihiko
Islamabad, May 30: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court today declared former President Pervez Musharraf a "proclaimed offender" or fugitive for failing to cooperate with investigators probing the 2007 assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto.Judge Rana Nisar
Lucknow, Apr 22: Samajwadi Party today released names of 47 candidates in its second list for the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections."We are releasing a list of 47 candidates. With this we have declared a
Kadapa (AP), Apr 15: YSR Congress Party President Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, contesting the bypoll from Kadapa Lok Sabha seat, today declared that he and his spouse have assets worth Rs 445.70 crore and
Dubai, March 23: A showdown between the embattled US-backed President and the opposition, escalated in Yemen today as the country's parliament dominated by supporters of Ali Abdullah Saleh approved a sweeping state of emergency giving
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