Colombo: Pope Francis, pope of the Catholic Church, will hold a public mass along the iconic shoreline of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo during his visit in January next year, an official said on Friday while
United Nations: The UN Security Council is to hold emergency consultations amid media reports of a major escalation in the Ukraine conflict.The emergency session, scheduled for Friday evening, was requested by Lithuania, Xinhua quoted the
Tunis: Tunisia's presidential and legislative elections will be held separately, the secretary general of the country's largest workers union -- the UGTT -- said on Friday.The decision came as a result of national dialogue negotiations
Beijing: Top diplomats from India and China would have in-depth exchange of views on a range of issues, including stability in war-torn Afghanistan and New Delhi's disquiet over the ballooning USD 35 billion trade deficit,
Kolkata: The State Bank of India (SBI) will hold on to its home loan rates, a senior official of the bank said here today.“Home loan rates will remain as they are,” SBI Chairperson and Managing
Lucknow: Facing flak from the opposition over Muzaffarnagar communal clashes, Samajwadi Party supreme Mulayam Singh Yadav today held a meeting with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, ministers and senior officials while the Army staged a flag
Los Angeles, Aug 8: Singer Britney Spears cannot continue her conversations on her own and always needs someone to tell her what to speak, says her former "The X Factor" colleague Adrienne Bailon. Bailon hosted the
Beijing, June 29: India and China began the 16th round of their border talks here Friday led by their special representatives - National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon from India and State Councillor Yang Jiechi from
Mumbai, Jan 25: Yami Gautam, who became a household name after "Vicky Donor", says her next film with Shootjit Sircar "Hamara Bajaj" is on hold as they are busy with their respective assignments."Right now there
New Delhi, Jan 15: India today put on hold the operationalisation of visa on arrival for senior citizens of Pakistan amid mounting tension on the Line of Control(LoC).Government sources said the decision was taken after
New Delhi, Dec 11: The sports ministry Wednesday directed the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to conduct fresh elections for only three key posts of the president, secretary general and the treasurer.The ministry has given
Dublin, Nov 18: Hundreds of protesters, carrying banners of Savita Halappanavar's picture, on Saturday marched through Dublin and held a candlelit vigil outside the Irish Parliament in memory of the young Indian dentist who died
Los Angeles, Oct 29: Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian's dream of becoming a mommy is being put on hold.The 28-year-old, who?s married to basketball star Lamar Odom, has put her fertility treatments on hold because
Chennai, May 25: Joining the chorus against the steepest ever hike in petrol price, key UPA partner DMK today announced a state-wide agitation on May 30, demanding a substantial reduction in the increase.The unprecedented increase
Brisbane, Mar 1: Their fate not in their hands, India have put practice on hold depending on how the Australia-Sri Lanka match of the ongoing tri-series pans out in Melbourne on Friday. Two days after that
New Delhi, Jan 23: India made a stunning comeback in the second half to hold South Africa 3-3 in the fifth and final hockey Test on Sunday to clinch the five-match series 3-1. Trailing 0-3
Washington, Jan 18: In further escalation of tension with the US, Pakistan has asked that the visit of President Barack Obama's special envoy to the country be put on hold till it formulates its policies
New Delhi, Jan 11: The Election Commission today directed the government to put on hold the decision on 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities in five poll-bound states till election process ends there, taking cognisance
Kolkata/New Delhi, Dec 3: Under relentless pressure from allies and Opposition, the Government today put on hold its controversial decision to allow FDI in retail in a bid to end the stalemate in Parliament.The announcement
Colombo, Sept 1: Sri Lanka will continue to detain hundreds of terror suspects and outlaw the defeated rebel Tamil Tiger group despite wartime state of emergency laws being lifted, an official said Thursday. The laws
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