Pyongyang, April 4 (IANS) North Korea on Tuesday denounced Japan for distorting history and instilling false ideas in Japanese children’s minds through textbooks for school students. The daily Minju Joson (Democratic Korea) said Japanese Ministry…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) India and Britain on Tuesday agreed to jointly set up a fund with corpus contributions of 120 million pounds each to finance Indian infrastructure projects, it was announcement. “In a…
St. Petersburg (Russia), April 4 (IANS) As Russian investigators on Tuesday probed the previous day’s twin blasts in a St. Petersburg metro, the death toll from the bombing rose to 14, authorities said. The blast…
London, April 4 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May has defended her trip to Saudi Arabia, saying its ties with the UK are important for security and prosperity, a media report said on Tuesday. The…
Beijing, April 4 (IANS) Beijing on Tuesday criticised Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama for his visit to Arunachal Pradesh, calling him an “anti-China separatist”, but stopped short of directly denouncing New Delhi. “The 14th…
Cairo, April 4 (IANS) A young scientist who turned trash into biofuel, educationists, filmmakers and humanitarian workers were among 10 distinguished women from Egypt who were honoured for their exceptional achievements and contributions in a…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Just a few days before the new season for H-1B visas for skilled workers started, the US authorities have tightened the norms for hiring computer programmers, putting a squeeze on…
St. Petersburg, April 4 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence that his country and Belarus will settle their ongoing gas and oil disputes in 10 days. After meeting visiting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) In the face of China’s protest over the Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday that no political motive should be…
Guwahati, April 4 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday flagged off Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa on her Mount Everest expedition. Jamsenpa had a special audience with the Dalai Lama at the…
By Mayank Chhaya Chinese President Xi Jinping may have a hard time understanding which President Donald Trump he will encounter when the two meet in Mar-a-Lago in Florida on April 6 and 7. Would it…
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 4 (IANS) A Punjabi may be out of Punjab, but Punjab is never out of her. Nikki Haley, the outspoken US ambassador to the UN, says if she comes…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Even as China protested ahead of the Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, India on Tuesday said that the Tibetan spiritual leader has visited the state six times earlier and…
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 4 (IANS) The UN wants those responsible for attacks on Africans in India to be brought to justice, Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday….
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 4 (IANS) UN observers in Jammu and Kashmir are investigating allegations of ceasefire violations across the Line of Control (LoC) in the state, a spokesperson for Secretary General Antonio…
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 4 (IANS) Washington will take the lead in getting sanctions imposed on terrorists or look for other ways to take action if faced with Security Council vetoes, according to…
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 4 (IANS) The US is concerned about the state of India-Pakistan relations and President Donald Trump himself may get involved in a peace process between the two South Asian…
Warsaw, April 4 (IANS) Prosecutors in Poland have accused Russia of “deliberately” causing a plane crash which killed the Polish President and 95 others, claiming they have “proof”, media reports said. Poland’s national prosecutor Marek…
Washington, April 4 (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that slow productivity growth since the 2008 financial crisis would threaten financial and social stability in some countries. “Another decade of weak productivity growth would seriously…
Singapore, April 4 (IANS) An Indian Imam will be fined and deported back to his native country for his remarks against Jews and Christians in his sermons, media reports said. Nalla Mohamed Abdul Jameel, 47,…