Washington, July 12 (IANS) Racial tension following police violence against African-Americans continued ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit to Dallas, where five police officers were gunned down last week. Obama is scheduled to travel to…
Tokyo, July 12 (IANS) The Japanese government on Tuesday lifted an evacuation order for two areas in Fukushima, affected by radiation from the 2011 nuclear accident, allowing more than 10,000 people to return to their…
Srinagar, July 12 (IANS) Curfew continued for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday in most parts of the Kashmir Valley to prevent widespread violence. “Strict curfew shall continue in Anantnag, Shopian, Kulgam, Pulwama districts in…
Damascus, July 12 (IANS) The Syrian army extended an ongoing ceasefire in the country for an additional 72 hours, officials said. The new extension will come into effect on Tuesday and will end on Thursday,…
Juba, July 12 (IANS) South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Monday evening ordered a ceasefire after days of heavy fighting between his government troops and forces loyal to Vice President Riek Machar in the capital…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government on a plea by the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM) seeking implementation of ‘one rank one pension’ (OROP) with an…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday held a high-level meeting with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval and others on the Kashmir…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the Kashmir situation after his return to the national capital on Tuesday morning from a four-nation tour of Africa, official sources said on Monday….
Dhaka, July 11 (IANS) The two witnesses to the terror attack in a Dhaka cafe on July 1 have been missing even though police have claimed that they were released on the night of July…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The situation in curfew-bound Kashmir Valley is “improving continuously”, CRPF Director General Durga Prasad said on Monday. “The situation is improving continuously and our motive is to bring it back…
Nairobi, July 11 (IANS) India and Kenya on Monday agreed to boost cooperation in the defence and healthcare sectors even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, without naming Pakistan, said that all those who shelter terrorists…
Kabul, July 11 (IANS) President Ashraf Ghani on Monday demanded the Afghan militants based in Pakistan and those opposing peace talks be handed over to his government. He said Afghanistan’s message was specific and positive…
Nairobi, July 11 (IANS) Without naming Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that all those who shelter terrorists should be condemned while asserting that India wanted a lasting partnership with Africa. We live…
Kasargode (Kerala) July 11 (IANS) The Kasargode police on Monday registered nine ‘missing persons’ complaints and formed a 27 member team led by a Deputy Superintendent of Police to look into the case of 17…
Bhubaneswar, July 11 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday ordered an SIT probe into the killing of five tribals allegedly during an exchange of fire between security personnel and Maoists in the state’s…
Nairobi, July 11 (IANS) India and Kenya on Monday bolstered their cooperation in the field of defence and health with India handing over 30 field ambulances to Kenya, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the…
Nairobi, July 11 (IANS) Without naming Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that all those who shelter terrorists should be condemned. We live in a world where preachers of hate and violence are…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on Monday started its first on-field Border Outpost (BoP) training module for its 50,000 personnel guarding the India-Nepal and India-Bhutan borders. The exercise is aimed…
Jerusalem, July 11 (IANS) An Israeli court on Monday sentenced a Palestinian man to life in prison over a bus attack in Jerusalem last October that killed three Israelis. The court gave Bilal Abu-Ghanem, 21,…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday reached out to various political leaders, including Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, and discussed the situation prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir after Hizb militant…