Beijing, June 25 (IANS) Fifteen persons have been confirmed dead in a landslide in China’s Sichuan Province on Saturday that buried more than 120 people from 62 homes. Rescuers had retrieved 15 bodies from the…
Cairo, June 25 (IANS) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has ratified the maritime demarcation deal with Saudi Arabia to transfer two Red Sea islands to the Saudi authorities, the media reported. The Egyptian President’s ratification on…
Moscow, June 25 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Crimea on Saturday after the US imposed new sanctions on Moscow earlier this week over its alleged actions in Ukraine. Accompanied by the head of the…
London, June 25 (IANS) The British Parliament has been hit by a cyber-attack, officials at Westminster said. The “sustained” hack began on Friday night, prompting officials to disable remote access to the emails of MPs,…
Lisbon, June 24 (IANS) India and Portugal on Saturday launched a joint international startup hub soon after Narendra Modi expressed his amazement that there has been no bilateral Indian Prime Ministerial visit ever to this…
Lisbon, June 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Portugese counterpart Antonio Costa on Saturday launched the India-Portugal International StartUp Hub (IPISH) here to help in mutual capacity building, and enable connections between start-ups,…
Lisbon, June 24 (IANS) Expressing surprise that no Indian Prime Minister has ever made a bilateral visit to Portugal, Narendra Modi said here on Saturday that both countries will cooperate in a number of areas,…
Doha, June 24 (IANS) Qatar’s Foreign Minister on Saturday rejected a list of 13 conditions set by four Arab countries for lifting sanctions, saying it is neither reasonable nor actionable. Qatar is under strict sanctions…
London, June 24 (IANS) Twenty seven high-rise residential towers in 15 council areas in England have failed fire cladding safety tests, the government said on Saturday. Details were released by the Department for Communities and…
Lisbon, June 24 (IANS) In what can be seen as a special gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was treated to a Gujarati meal by his Portuguese counterpart Antonio Costa, who traces his origin to Goa,…
Beijing, June 24 (IANS) A landslide in southwestern China’s Sichuan province on Saturday damaged dozens of houses, with at least 120 people reported missing, officials said. Officials from Maoxian County said the incident occurred after…
Washington, June 24 (IANS) White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer in another gaffe has wished Indians a happy Independence Day — two months in advance. At a press briefing ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra…
Washington, June 24 (IANS) Talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump in what would be their first face-to-face meeting would focus on ongoing cooperation, including counter-terrorism and defence partnership in…
Srinagar, June 24 (IANS) At least one CRPF trooper was killed and another injured when militants attacked a patrol party here in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. “A sub-inspector in 29th Battalion of the Central…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 24 (IANS) Lack of dialogue between India and China has led to gaps that have been filled with “innuendos” while the talks “have not kept pace with the fast-paced developments…
Lisbon, June 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met his Portuguese counterpart Antonio Costa soon after arriving here on the first leg of his three-nation tour that will also take him to the…
New York, June 24 (IANS) In an apparent move to take on its biggest rival Apple, South Korean tech giant Samsung could launch its most expensive Galaxy phone to date — Note 8 — device…
Lisbon, June 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Saturday on the first leg of his three-nation tour that will also take him to the US and the Netherlands. Modi’s visit follows his…
New York, June 24 (IANS) Stress at your job can lead to overeating and intake of junk food at dinnertime, but there could be a buffer to this harmful pattern. New research suggests that a…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 24 (IANS) Over 1,000 people on Saturday participated in a yoga event in China’s Jiangsu province. The event was organised in Suqian, which became the 10th city to celebrate the…