Spanish royal family get 1 percent pay rise
Madrid, April 2 (IANS) The Spanish royal household announced that King Felipe VI and other members of the family will receive a 1 percent pay rise in 2016. The pay rise, which is the same…
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Brazilian oil company Petrobras to slash 12,000 jobs
Brasilia, April 2 (IANS) Brazil’s largest oil company Petrobras will eliminate 12,000 employees through voluntary resignations. Petrobras announced the plan on Friday stating it had been approved by the board and would be part of…
Australia experiences hottest March
Canberra, April 2 (IANS) March 2016 has become the hottest March ever on record in Australia, the country’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), said in its monthly climate report. In the report released on Friday, the…
Four Malaysian crewmen abducted near Philippines
Kuala Lumpur, April 2 (IANS) Four Malaysian crewmen were abducted in Malaysian waters off southern Philippines, police said on Saturday. Accordingt o authorities, the four Malaysians were abducted on Friday evening by eight armed militants…
Over 1,100 killed in violence across Iraq in March: UN
Baghdad, April 2 (IANS) A total of 1,119 Iraqis were killed and 1,561 others wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflicts in March across Iraq, a UN statement said on Friday. The statement…
Fresh Ebola outbreak claims one in Liberian capital
Monrovia, April 2 (IANS) The Librarian government on Friday confirmed a new Ebola case traced to a 30-year-old woman. The ministry of health in a statement asked the citizens not to panic in the wake…
US stocks end higher on upbeat data
New York, April 2 (IANS) US stocks reversed early losses to closed higher on Friday, as Wall Street assessed a batch of generally positive economic reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 107.66 points, or…
Brazil’s landless movement vows to defeat ‘coup’ in streets
Brasilia, April 2 (IANS/EFE) Members of the MST Landless Workers Movement told Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday they would take to the streets to defeat a plan to oust her in a “coup”, as…
India to finally join nuclear security ‘gift baskets’
Washington, April 2 (IANS) India has finally decided to join “gift baskets” at the Fourth Nuclear Security Summit here on Friday even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held meetings with several leaders, including British Prime…
India slams move to block ban on Jaish chief
Washington, April 2 (IANS) India’s move to get Pathankot terror attacks mastermind, Jaish-e-Mohamed chief Masood Azhar, banned by the UN was rebuffed for the second time by China, a close friend of Pakistan. New Delhi…
Modi meets presidents of Kazakhstan, Switzerland
Washington, April 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and with Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington. Ministry of external…
China again blocks India’s move for ban on Jaish chief
Washington, April 2 (IANS) India’s move to get Pathankot terror attacks mastermind, Jaish-e-Mohamed chief Masood Azhar, banned by the UN was rebuffed for the second time by China, a close friend of Pakistan. New Delhi…
65 terrorists killed in military operations in Egypt
Cairo, April 2 (IANS/EFE) At least 65 alleged terrorists were killed on Friday in military operations carried out by the Egyptian army in the north of the Sinai peninsula, according to a statement by army…
India slams ‘technical hold’ on slapping sanctions on JeM chief Masood Azhar
Washington, April 2 (IANS) India on Friday said it was disappointed that a “technical hold” has been put on its application to include the name of Pathankot terror attack mastermind, Jaish-e-Mohamed chief Mohamad Masood Azhar,…
India to reflect international n-obligations in national actions
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will underline that India will continue to reflect its nuclear obligations to the international community through its national actions at the Fourth Nuclear Security Summit here…
India invites Canadian faculty to higher education institutions
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit 2016, in Washington DC on April 1, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Washington, April 1 (IANS) India…
British minister tries to reassure Tata Steel workers
London, April 1 (IANS) British Secretary of State for Business Sajid Javid on Friday tried to reassure the workers at Tata Steel Ltd’s plant in Port Talbot about future of steel production in the country,…
Modi, Cameron discuss bilateral ties
Washington, April 1 (IANS) Amid speculation about Tata Steel’s plans to close down its operations in Britain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a bilateral meeting with his British counterpart David Cameron on the…
Modi attends nuclear security summit
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit 2016, in Washington DC on April 1, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Washington, April 1 (IANS) Prime…
Jirga in Pakistan settles rape case for 30 mounds of wheat
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) In a bizarre diktat, a Jirga – elders’ body – has reportedly settled a gang rape case for a compensation of 30 mounds of wheat in Sindh province of Pakistan, the…