By Vikas Datta Title: Alter Egos – Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, And the Twilight Struggle over American Power; Author: Mark Landler; Publisher: WH Allen/Penguin Random House; Pages: 433; Price: Rs 699 For a US President…
Islamabad, Nov 1 (IANS) First trade activities under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project (CPEC) began as over a hundred Chinese containers arrived at the Sust port in Gilgit-Baltistan after clearance from customs. Sust is a…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) India and Palestine on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for setting up a Palestine-India Techo Park in Ramallah, the External Affairs Ministry said. In a statement here, the…
Lucknow, Oct 31 (IANS) “Surya Kiran-X”, the 10th edition of the India-Nepal joint military exercise, has commenced at the Army Battle School (NABS) at Nepal’s Saljhandi, an Indian army official said on Monday. “It is…
Agartala, Oct 31 (IANS) To further promote relations, the border guards of India and Bangladesh on Monday organised a joint band performance and cultural programme at Agartala-Akhaura (Bangladesh) check-post near here, an official said. Musical…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday greeted the people of Algeria on the eve of their Independence Day on November 1, and wished for their progress and prosperity. “On behalf of…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) India on Monday continued its discussions with China over the issue of its membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), which Beijing has been stalling. Sources here said Amandeep Singh…
Washington, Oct 31 (IANS) US President Barack Obama celebrated Diwali by lighting the first-ever diya in his Oval office at the White House. It was his last Diwali as US President and he hoped his…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) A Singapore Navy ship reached Vishakhapatnam on Sunday to participate in the India-Singapore joint naval exercise, said an official statement. RSS Formidable, a multi-role stealth frigate commanded by Lt. Col….
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, in a telephonic conversation with his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull, expressed concern over the death of an Indian-origin man who worked as a bus…
Attari (Punjab), Oct 30 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday refused to exchange sweets and greetings with Pakistani Rangers along the international boundary on the occasion of Diwali. The BSF move in the…
United Nations, Oct 30 (IANS) The UN celebrated Diwali for the first time this year. “Happy Diwali! UN celebrates Diwali for 1st time,” Syed Akbaruddin, India’s permanent representative to the UN, tweeted on Saturday night….
United Nations, Oct 30 (IANS) The UN celebrated Diwali for the first time on Sunday after it was recognised in 2014. “Happy Diwali! UN celebrates Diwali for 1st time,” Syed Akbaruddin, India’s permanent representative to…
Islamabad, Oct 29 (IANS) Indian High Commission official Surjeet Singh, who was declared persona non grata by Pakistan in a retaliatory action two days ago, left the country with his family on Saturday, a media…
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) An aide to a Samajawadi Party MP has been arrested in connection with an espionage case that led to the expulsion of a Pakistan High Commission staffer from India. The…
By Saeed Naqvi Hard to believe, but Mosul, currently in the news, would have been ours today had Atal Bihari Vajpayee not played spoilsport. After their invasion of Iraq in April 2003, Americans realized fairly…
Bogota, Oct 29 (IANS) The Colombian government and the insurgent Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) will return to the negotiation table from November 3, to seek a new peace agreement. Both parties held a…
Brussels, Oct 29 (IANS) Leaders of the European Union (EU) and Canada will meet here over the weekend to sign the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), European Council President Donald Tusk announced. “Mission accomplished!…
United Nations, Oct 29 (IANS) The UN General Assembly elected China, United States, the United Kingdom among other countries to the UN Human Rights Council for a three-year term of office starting from January 1,…
Moscow, Oct 28 (IANS) Russia and Iran support a peaceful settlement to the conflict in Syria but the fight against terrorism should continue, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. Addressing the media after…