Singapore, April 4 (IANS) A Singapore court has fined an Indian Imam 4,000 Singapore dollars ($2,860) and he will be deported to India for making offensive remarks against Jews and Christians. The Straits Times reported…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in the St. Petersburg Metro train blast. Conveying condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Mukherjee said: “Please accept my heartfelt…
New Delhi/Beijing, April 4 (IANS) India-China diplomatic tensions rose afresh over the Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, with New Delhi asserting on Tuesday that no political motive should be attributed to the visit and…
Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) Pakistan remains committed to its policy of non-interference in the conflicts of Muslim countries and the Saudi-led military alliance is not against any country, Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua said on Tuesday….
Geneva, April 4 (IANS) Two UN organisations on Tuesday warned of low funding for their ongoing support operations for Syrian refugees. A statement released by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the UN Development Programme…
Kabul, April 4 (IANS) At least 16 militants from the Taliban and the Islamic State terror group were killed in clashes in Afghanistan, said a military statement on Tuesday. Nine militants loyal to the Islamic…
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…
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…
London, April 4 (IANS) Women who are overweight or obese during their pregnancy may significantly increase the risk for children developing epilepsy, a study has showed. Epilepsy is a disorder in which nerve cell activity…
New York, April 4 (IANS) Social networking giant Facebook recently added a new icon — that of a rocket — on selected users’ home screens without any hint about what to do with it or…
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…
Brussels, April 4 (IANS) The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday ruled to uphold a visa ban on an Iranian student who applied to German universities to study “sensitive security topics”. The student had…
Damascus, April 4 (IANS) At least 58 people, including 11 children, were on Tuesday killed in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in Syria, a war monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human…
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…
Washington, April 4 (IANS) Controversial Blackwater founder Erik Prince acted as a back-channel go-between for President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a report. The meeting, convened by the United Arab Emirates…
Washington, April 4 (IANS) An Indian man has pleaded guilty to entering the US illegally in January, a media report said. Manish Patel, 43, was pronounced guilty by the court of US Attorney Richard S….
Bangkok, April 4 (IANS) People with Type 2 diabetes are likely to have poorer control over their blood glucose levels if they are working in night shifts, researchers say. The study revealed that night shift…