Iraqi federal and allied forces have been tightening the noose on Mosul, the jihadist organisation's main stronghold in the country, for months.
The chowk was unveiled by Shiv Sena Supremo Uddhav Thackeray in an event attended by several government officials and close family of the late singer.
Mediterranean holiday island Cyprus recorded its best ever August when arrivals jumped nearly 17 percent to reach more than 458,000 visitors during the peak season, official data showed Monday.
Miami Beach now has cases of Zika infection that appear to have been locally transmitted, reports US media , suggesting that the mosquito-borne virus is spreading in Florida.
More than 90 per cent of links in the study were shared within a few hours.
The three orbit an ultracool dwarf star a mere 39 light years away, and are likely comparable in size and temperature to Earth and Venus, they reported in a study, published in Nature.
Asked if she anticipates any problem for the film, 'Azhar', from the Board Of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI), the national governing body for cricket in India, Lara replied in negative.
Beckenbauer, Germany's former World Cup-winning player, was already under pressure to deliver answers over a 6.7 million euro ($7.34 million) payment to FIFA in 2005. With no evidences of vote-rigging, Beckenbauer is now under more pressure.
There has been no action against Vikram Chauhan and other lawyers who attacked JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and journalists in the Patiala House Court.
While the opposition continued to create uproar over Lalit gate and other issues in Parliament, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday visited the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) amid ongoing protests against appointment of Gajendra...
For the first time since 1961, the Cuban flag will fly over Havana's newly upgraded embassy in Washington, just a stone's throw from the White House.
A UN report says that Indians in its peacekeeping operations were involved in three substantiated cases of sexual exploitation or abuse between 2010 and 2013.
Varun Dhawan, who has been finalised for 'Shuddhi', has rubbished rumours about the film being based on author Amish Tripathi's debut book.
The win takes Bengaluru FC to the top with 17 points from 10 matches, two points ahead of Mohun Bagan who still have to play three more matches in the first leg.
Veteran Hollywood actor Harrison Ford crash-landed his World War II era aircraft in a golf course.
