Washington, April 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday took to Twitter to attack the media’s use of false information and agreed with those who said his foreign policy was superior to that of…
Riyadh, April 17 (IANS) Saudi communication and IT authority revealed on Monday that 68 per cent of 900,000 violated internet links were blocked last year, Al Arabiya local news reported. It said 92 per cent…
Guwahati, April 17 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday sought the help of Chinese Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui for sending a delegation from the state to study the successful management of Hwang…
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Racing to the goal of becoming ‘Zero Waste Cities’ by 2040, several major US cities have adopted innovative techniques to combat waste generated there with multiple community benefits, US Consul-General Thomas…
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) US National Security Advisor Herbert McMaster on Monday assured Pakistan that the Trump administration is committed to strengthening bilateral relations with the country. McMaster, who arrived here early on Monday, made…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Against the backdrop of immigration rules proposed under US President Donald Trump, the Missouri State University in the US on Friday announced its support for Indian students and said that…
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Pakistani security forces have killed 108 terrorists in a major anti-terror operation launched in February, the military said on Monday. The operation codenamed “Radd-ul-Fasaad,” or “Reject Discord” in English, was launched…
Seoul, April 17 (IANS) South Korean prosecutors indicted former President Park Geun-hye on Monday as they wrapped up a six-month probe into the corruption and influence-peddling scandal that brought her down last month. Park has…
Seoul, April 17 (IANS) US Vice President Mike Pence on Monday warned North Korea against testing America’s mettle with its sabre-rattling, saying Washington will defeat any use of military force with an “overwhelming and effective”…
Lisbon, April 17 (IANS) At least five persons were killed and four others injured when a small airplane crashed near a supermarket in a residential area on the outskirts of the capital city of Lisbon…
Ankara, April 17 (IANS) Turkey’s referendum process to grant expansive new powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was held on an “unlevel playing field”, with campaigning restrictions and late procedural changes, monitors said. Opposition events…
New York, April 17 (IANS) Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik, gymnast Dipa Karmakar and actress Alia Bhatt are among the 53 Indians on Forbes’ list of super achievers from Asia under the age of 30. The…
Pyongyang, April 17 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Monday condemned the military strikes by the US in Syria. In a message to President Bashar al-Assad on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of…
Pyongyang, April 17 (IANS) North Korea’s state-owned airline Air Koryo delayed its flights from Pyongyang to Russia and China without explanation. Foreign journalists were among those stranded in the airport, NK News reported on Monday….
Colombo, April 17 (IANS) Sri Lankan authorities on Monday continued search operations to find more victims buried under the rubble of a garbage dump near here, after the toll from its collapse rose to 30….
Moscow, April 17 (IANS) Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday said he hoped the US would not take unilateral action against North Korea. Lavrov made these comments during a news conference in Moscow in…
Ankara, April 17 (IANS) Turkey’s main opposition party on Monday announced that it would be seeking annulment of the referendum on constitutional reforms. Vice President of the social-democratic Republican People’s Party (CHP), Bulent Tezcan, said…
Berlin, April 17 (IANS) The German government on Monday urged Turkey to hold “respectful dialogue” with different political factions in the country after the narrow referendum win backing constitutional changes. In a joint statement, German…
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and five others injured in three separate incidents of bomb explosions and firing in Pakistan on Monday, local Urdu media reported. Dawn News said a…
Beijing, April 17 (IANS) At least 13 persons were killed and six injured when a bus plunged into a river in China’s Guizhou province on Monday, an official said. The 19-seater bus, en route from…