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Defence, Diplomacy, National, Politics, Security, South Asia, Top May 3, 2017

BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Army involved in soldiers’ mutilation: Jaitley

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Defence, Diplomacy, Education, National, Politics, Security, South Asia, Top May 3, 2017

Soldiers’ mutilation fallout: Visiting Pakistani children sent back

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) In the wake of mutilation of an Indian soldier and a BSF trooper by the Pakistani Army on the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, 50 schoolchildren visiting India from across…

Defence, Diplomacy, National, Politics, Security, South Asia, Terrorism, Top May 3, 2017

India says it has evidence of Pakistan Army’s role in soldiers’ mutilation

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) India on Wednesday said it has “actionable evidence” of the Pakistan Army’s involvement in the mutilation of two Indian soldiers’ bodies. The collected blood samples of the slain personnel and…

(160417) -- WASHINGTON, April 17, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Presisent of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB) Jin Liqun speaks at the opening plenary meeting of global infrastructure forum in Washington D.C., the United States, on April 16, 2016. Leaders of the United Nations, G20 and multilateral development banks (MDBs) on Saturday pledged to cooperate more with each other and to leverage more private resources in promoting global infrastructure investment and implementation. (Xinhua/Bao Dandan)

Business, Diplomacy, International, Top May 3, 2017

Chinese-led AIIB loans $160 mn for Indian power project

By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, May 3 (IANS) The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will give a loan of $160 million for a power project in India where 300 million people have no access to…

Business, Diplomacy, International, Politics, Top May 3, 2017

Britain, EU at odds over 100 billion euro Brexit bill

London, May 3 (IANS) Britain won’t pay a 100-billion euro ($109 billion) “divorce bill” to leave the EU, said Brexit Secretary David Davis on Wednesday, as the two sides clashed over the issue. He told…

(170206) -- NAY PYI TAW, Feb. 6, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during a Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) meeting in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Feb. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Soe Than Lynn) (zw)

Defence, Diplomacy, Immigration, International, Law, Politics, Rights, Security, South Asia May 3, 2017

Suu Kyi at odds with EU over probe into Rakhine situation

Brussels, May 3 (IANS) Visiting Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has snubbed a UN resolution backed by the European Union recommending an international probe into the situation in Rakhine state of the Southeast…

Accident, Crime, Diplomacy, Disaster, International, Politics May 3, 2017

North Korea confirms detention of US citizen

Seoul, May 3 (IANS) North Korea on Wednesday confirmed that it was holding an American citizen, saying the man was being held for committing “hostile criminal acts with an aim to subvert the country”. The…

China President Xi Jinping. (File Photo: IANS)

Defence, Diplomacy, International, Politics, Security May 3, 2017

Xi, Duterte discuss ties, regional cooperation over phone

Beijing, May 3 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Philippines counterpart Rodrigo Duterte discussed bilateral ties and regional cooperation in a telephone conversation on Wednesday. Xi said he met Duterte twice last year and…

(170414) -- MOSCOW, April 14, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends joint press conference with his Russian and Syrian counterparts, Sergei Lavrov and Walid al-Muallem(not in the picture) in Moscow, Russia, on April 14, 2017. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn) (wtc)

Diplomacy, International, Politics, South Asia, Top May 3, 2017

Iran takes up with Pakistan killing of 10 border guards

Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday for talks after a terrorist attack near the Pakistan-Iran border in which 10 Iranian border guards were killed. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif…

Diplomacy, International, South Asia May 3, 2017

Bangladesh to host next OIC foreign ministers’ meet

Dhaka, May 3 (IANS) Bangladesh will be hosting the next Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers’ meeting in the second half of 2018, the Foreign Ministry has confirmed. The senior officials meeting preparatory to…

Author Pankaj Dubey during the launch of his book `What a loser!`, in Mumbai on January 16, 2014. (Photo : IANS)

Art, Books, Culture, Diplomacy, National, Politics, Top May 3, 2017

Indian filmmaker-writer joins Britain’s Labour Party

Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Ahead of next month’s crucial elections in Great Britain, Mumbai-based author and filmmaker Pankaj Dubey has joined the Labour Party. Welcoming him, Labour Party General Secretary Iain McNicol said members like…

Defence, Diplomacy, National, Security, South Asia, Terrorism, Top May 3, 2017

India demands action from Pakistan over soldiers’ mutilation

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Wednesday summoned Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit and conveyed India’s outrage and demanded action from Islamabad over the killing and barbaric mutilation of the bodies…

Defence, Diplomacy, International, Security, South Asia, Terrorism, Top May 3, 2017

ISI chief visits Kabul amid heightened tensions

Kabul, May 3 (IANS) Pakistans spy chief has quietly visited Afghanistan as part of efforts by the two neighbours to reset their ties, a media report said on Wednesday. Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt…

(170418) -- SEOUL, April 18, 2017 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (Front) visits the Observation Post Ouellette in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), near the truce village of Panmunjom, South Korea, on April 17, 2017. (Xinhua/POOL) (zxj)

Diplomacy, International, Main Story, Politics, Top May 3, 2017

Trump seriously considering moving US embassy to Jerusalem: VP

Washington, May 3 (IANS) US Vice President Mike Pence said President Donald Trump is seriously considering moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem — something controversial that he pledged to do as a candidate….

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). (File Photo: Xinhua/Li Xin/IANS)

Business, Diplomacy, International, Top May 3, 2017

AIIB approves $160 mn loan for Indian power project

Beijing, May 3 (IANS) The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a loan of $160 million to finance a power project in India, the bank said on Wednesday. The project, co-financed with the World…

Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. (File Photo: IANS)

Defence, Diplomacy, International, Main Story, Politics, Security May 3, 2017

Turnbull in US trip to mend relations, discuss regional security

Canberra, May 3 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will on Wednesday depart for a whirlwind trip to the US and meet President Donald Trump for the first time since he took office in January….

Diplomacy, International, Main Story, Politics, Top May 2, 2017

Trump, Putin discuss Syrian crisis, Korean Peninsula over phone call

Washington, May 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed the Syrian crisis and “the very dangerous situation” on the Korean Peninsula. “The conversation was a very good one, and…

Defence, Diplomacy, Health, Immigration, International, Law, Politics, Rights, Security, Study, Terrorism May 2, 2017

80 British troops arrive in South Sudan to support UN mission

Juba, May 3 (IANS) About 80 British troops arrived in South Sudan to provide engineering and medical support to UN mission (UNMISS), media reports said. UNMISS on Tuesday said the British contingent, proudly wearing their…

(170109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli presides over an annual ceremony to honor distinguished scientists and research achievements in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 9, 2017. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) (zhs)

Business, Diplomacy, International, Politics May 2, 2017

China, UAE agree to advance strategic partnership

Beijing, May 3 (IANS) Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli met with UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan here, vowing to promote bilateral friendly cooperation under the framework of Belt and…

Korea North Supreme leader Kim Jong-un. (File Photo: IANS)

Diplomacy, International, Politics May 2, 2017

China hails Trump’s offer to talk with Kim Jong-un

Beijing, May 3 (IANS) China welcomed the offer made by US President Dobald Trump to meet the leader of North Korea “under the right circumstances”. In an interview on Monday, Donald Trump expressed his willingness…