Ankara, Aug 22 (IANS) The Turkish government on Monday requested Cambodia to shut down the Zaman schools, accusing the educational institutions for having affiliation with Fethullah Gulen whom Ankara accuses for the June 15 coup…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narender Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani jointly inaugurated Kabul’s Stor Palace via video conference and called the monument a “setting for many momentous historical events”. “The inauguration…
Seoul, Aug 22 (IANS) South Korean and US forces kicked off their joint annual war game on Monday. The annually-held Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) will be conducted from August 22 to September 2 to enhance…
Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 22 (IANS) Myanmar military authorities have denied that there was a recent exchange of gunfire on its soil between Indian army and a rebellion ethnic group — the National Socialist Council…
Kathmandu, Aug 21 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping is willing to visit Nepal soon, Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Krishna Bahadur Mahara said, after his return from an official visit to China….
Chennai: Actor Kamal Haasan during audio launch of film `Thoongavanam` at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai, on Oct 7, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, Aug 21 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan on Sunday said he would like to…
Jaipur, Aug 21 (IANS) The best way to predict future is to create it, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan observed on Sunday while addressing the First Meeting of BRICS Women Parliamentarians’ Forum here. The two-day…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) In the first high-level visit from India after Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) assumed power in Myanmar earlier this year, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will…
Chennai: Actor Kamal Haasan during the teaser launch of Tamil film `Ulaganayagan Kamalhaasan` (Photo: IANS) Chennai, Aug 21 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan is all set to be awarded the Chevalier de L’Ordre Arts et Letters…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has cautioned the people of Kashmir against letting “other nations” interfere in their affairs and asked them to take a lesson from the people of…
Kathmandu, Aug 21 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” will leave here on September 15 for a three-day visit to India during which an agreement on a major project is likely to be…
Kiev, Aug 21 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has assured his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko that he would not recognise Crimea’s annexation by Russia, the Ukrainian presidency said, Erdogan assured Poroshenko over the phone…
Islamabad, Aug 21 (IANS) Pakistan on Sunday condemned the terrorist attack in Turkey that left 50 people dead on the previous night. Islamabad also reaffirmed solidarity with Ankara. “The government and people of Pakistan are…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) War-torn Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has sought India’s help in the reconstruction of his country’s economy. Assad said this on Saturday during a meeting with visiting Minister of State for…
Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 21 (IANS) Non-signatory armed groups in Myanmar have raised an eight-point proposal to the government towards signing the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA), officials said on Sunday. The non-signatory armed groups were…
Istanbul, Aug 21 (IANS) Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday that his country will play a more active role in helping address the Syrian crisis within the next six months. “Turkey supports the…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar, who is on his first trip abroad after assuming the post last month, on Saturday met with Syrian President Bashar Al Assad….
Panaji, Aug 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the two and a half years in office, has travelled abroad on fewer occasions than his predecessor Manmohan Singh, BJP national president Amit Shah said on…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Visiting Nepal Deputy Prime Minister Bimalendra Nidhi on Saturday called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here. “The President said the long-term peace in and stability of a united…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on the human rights situation in Balochistan, saying that there was extreme suffering in the region at the…