Hanoi, June 6 (IANS) India and Vietnam are looking at deepening defence cooperation, an official statement said on Monday after Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar met his counterpart here. Parrikar, who arrived here on an…
New York, June 6 (IANS) Perceptual downgrading of attractive persons who can turn out to be potential threats may help in sustaining relationships from temptation and keep couples from cheating on one another, finds a…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, June 6 (IANS) Right from when they got married in 2008, this couple, both in the Maharashtra Police, dreamt of together ascending Mt. Everest, the tallest peak in the world, and…
Rome, June 6 (IANS/AKI) A court in southern Italy on Monday sentenced a Calabrian priest to four years in jail for paying for sex with minors. The court in Reggio Calabria found Father Antonello Tropea,…
Mosul (Iraq), June 6 (IANS/AKI) Militants from the Islamic State group executed 19 Yezidi girls who refused to be sex slaves by burning them alive inside iron cages, news site ARA News reported. The victims…
Damascus, June 6 (IANS) A woman has been chosen as Syria’s new parliament speaker on Monday for the very first time, in a historic move for the war-torn country. Hadiyeh al-Abbas secured an uncontested victory…
Kiev, June 6 (IANS) The Security Service of Ukraine, SBU, on Monday said it had arrested a Frenchman on the border with Poland late in May, as he was planning to launch attacks during the…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Alibaba-backed mobile internet company UCWeb launched here on Monday a news app exclusively for India. UC News app is powered by big data technology and is a one-stop source of…
Geneva, June 6 (IANS) Inviting a galaxy of Swiss business leaders to invest in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that India needs to create an economy of the order of “two or…
Moscow, June 6 (IANS) Russia on Monday reiterated its support to Syria and said that it will provide “the most active” air support for Syrian ground troops in and around the city of Aleppo to…
Damascus, June 6 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed in air strikes targetted at a marketplace in Syria’s Deir al-Zour province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The London-based Observatory did not identify…
Washington, June 6 (IANS) In a first, the US is poised to approve the first commercial space mission beyond the Earths orbit, paving the way for a space startup co-founded by an Indian-origin entrepreneur to…
Kathmandu, June 6 (IANS) A motorcycle expedition of four Indian women bikers in support of the girl child was flagged off from the Indian embassy here on Monday by Ambassador Ranjit Rae. During their more…
Nanjing (China), June 6 (IANS) China’s Suning Commerce Group announced on Monday it was buying nearly 70 percent of Italian football club Inter Milan for $306 million, making it the second European side to be…
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (File Photo: Xinhua/PID/IANS) London/Islamabad, June 6 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s health has improved considerably since his open heart surgery last week, his son Hussain Nawaz said on Monday,…
Kabul, June 6 (IANS) At least seven persons, including a district intelligence chief, were killed in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan’s Sari Pul province on Monday, a local official said. “Sharraf Uddin, intelligence chief of…
Nay Pyi Taw, June 6 (IANS) Myanmar is planning to open seven new border trade camps under the second short-term five-year National Comprehensive Development Plan which spans from 2016-2017 to 2020-2021. The seven camps will…
Paris, June 6 (IANS) France will ensure an unprecedented strict security regime at the Euro 2016, Sports Minister Patrick Kanner said on Monday. “The sporting event has never before been so much protected. A hundred…
Geneva: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the Swiss Confederation Johann Schneider-Ammann during a Joint Press Statement, in Geneva, Switzerland on June 6, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Geneva, June 6 (IANS) In a strong boost…
Dhaka, June 6 (IANS) Bangladesh authorities on Monday issued a ban on motorcyclists carrying more pillion riders than one. The step is aimed at preventing militant attacks. The ban comes as a response to the…