US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will deliver the state of union speech in front of a joint session of Congress on January 29, despite House Speaker Pelosi's suggestion that the speech be pushed back.


Trump says to deliver state of union speech at Congress on Jan 29


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Russian president Vladimir Putin welcomed his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Kremlin on Wednesday, where the pair were set to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria, a country in which both nations have a military presence, albeit on opposing sides.


Putin welcomes Erdogan to Moscow to discuss Syrian war


Expressing sorrow at the death of a labourer who died while desilting a drain in Delhis Wazirabad area, Delhi Congress chief Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday sought an inquiry into the incident to stop recurrence of such deaths.


Sheila Dikshit demands probe into labourer's death


The NGT on Wednesday directed the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to take action against Andhra Pradesh where allegedly illegal construction activity is being carried out for the Purushothapatnam Lift Irrigation Scheme.


Take stand on Purushothapatnam project, NGT tells Centre


The Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Wednesday said the state police were not cooperating with the Commission's efforts to secure the safety of around 50 vulnerable and impoverished children who were begging, selling trinkets at one of state's most popular fairs and were vulnerable to abuse and kidnapping.


Goa Police not securing safety of vulnerable children at Goa fair: State panel


The Supreme Court was moved on Wednesday seeking the quashing of the January 10 decision of the PM-led selection panel removing Alok Verma as the head of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).


SC moved seeking quashing of selection panel's decision to remove Verma as CBI chief


A Delhi Court has asked Congress MP Ahmed Patel to file a response on a plea alleging that he supported the land mafia to carry out criminal activities at Karbala in south Delhi.


Court seeks Ahmad Patel;s response in Karbala dispute


The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected plea for bail by real estate major Unitech's Managing Director Sanjay Chandra and his brother Ajay Chandra who are in jail since August 7, 2017 allegedly for cheating the home buyers.


SC rejects Unitech's Chandras' plea for bail


Actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra on Wednesday said she has had no involvement in her late father's business, amid reports that she, her mother and her sister are being dragged to court over a Rs 21 lakh loan taken by Surendra Shetty.


I've had no involvement in my father's business: Shilpa Shetty


At least 65 policemen and forest guards were injured when they were attacked with stones, sticks and chilli powder by hundreds of relocated villagers in the Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR) jungles of Amravati in Maharashtra late on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday.


Rehabilitated villagers battle cops, guards in Maharashtra jungle


Acting upon the Rajasthan High Court's order, Additional Director General of Police (Civil Rights) Janga Srinivas Rao on Wednesday issued a letter directing all district and division heads to protect couples who elope and marry against the wishes of their parents and family.


Rajasthan Police to protect runaway couples, sets up special helpline


US federal courts are expected to run out of money on February 1 after deferring non-critical operating costs and utilizing court filing fees and other available balances, the Administrative Office of the US Courts has said.


US courts likely to run out of money on Feb 1


Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court, challenging a trial court's order directing to frame charges against them in a disproportionate assets case.


DA case: Virbhadra Singh challenges trial court order


Indians will not tolerate an atmosphere of "coercion, intimidation and bullying" any more and the upcoming general elections may bring some change, says historian and biographer Rajmohan Gandhi.


Indians won't tolerate intimidation, LS polls may bring some good news: Rajmohan Gandhi (IANS Interview)


A move, backed by the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, to lower the age of criminal liability from 15 to nine years continued to roil the country on Wednesday.


Outrage over Philippines' move to lower criminal liability age


The owner of an Australian fish and chip shop called 'The Battered Wife' says she has been forced out of business in less than two years following an "abusive witch hunt" by people, who have been unhappy with its name.


Australia's 'Battered Wife' shut shop after backlash


Rome, Jan 23 (IANS/AKI) Italy's premier Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday moved to ease tensions between Rome and Paris after welfare and industry minister Luigi Di Maio accused France of neo-colonial policies that were "impoverishing" Africans and fuelling migration.


Italy working with France, EU to solve migrant crisis


The number of people killed in a gas pipeline explosion in the Mexican state of Hidalgo last Friday increased to 93, the Minister of Health Jorge Alcocer said on Tuesday.


Death toll from Mexico pipeline blast rises to 93


The US State Department's top diplomat focused on Europe policy has resigned his post, effective February 15, media reported.


Top US diplomat on Europe policy resigns


Iran's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said that the recent detention of an anchor of Iran's Press TV by the US FBI is "illegal".


US detention of Press TV anchor 'illegal': Iran


Even as tourism industry stakeholders have stepped up pressure on the state government to crack down on public drinking, nine domestic tourists were on Tuesday arrested for boozing in public areas and creating a nuisance in the beach village of Calangute in North Goa.

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