US dollar falls
New York, June 7 (IANS) The US dollar declined against most major peers after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen failed to signal the timing of further interest rate-hikes. In late New York trading on Monday,…
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Modi arrives in US
Washington, June 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in the US from Switzerland on the fourth leg of his five-nation tour. Air India One touched down at Joint Base Andrews a little before…
US stocks rally ahead of Yellen’s speech
New York, June 7 (IANS) US stocks traded higher in the morning session on Monday as investors awaited US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s speech scheduled for midday after a weak jobs report. By noon,…
India, Vietnam look at deepening defence cooperation
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…
What keeps couples from cheating on each other?
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…
Indian couple sets record by conquering Everest together
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…
Paedophile priest jailed in Italy
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,…
Islamic State burns 19 caged Yazidi girls
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…
Syrian parliament elects first female speaker
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…
Ukraine arrests Frenchman plotting attacks during Euro soccer championship
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…
Alibaba’s UCWeb launches news app exclusively for India
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…
India provides huge opportunity for Swiss business: Modi
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…
Russia to give ‘strongest’ air support to Syrian army
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…
Air strikes kill 16 in Syria
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…
US likely to approve moon mission by private venture
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…
Indian Ambassador flags off women bikers in Nepal
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…
Chinese firm buys majority stake in Inter Milan
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…
Sharif’s recovery ‘on course’, to be discharged, says daughter
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,…
7 killed in militant attack in Afghanistan
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…
Myanmar to open new border trade camps
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…