Tehran, Oct 14 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister said on Saturday that threats made by the President of the US would never intimidate Iranians. Donald Trump threatened on Friday to pull out of the Iran nuclear…
By Veturi Srivatsa The International Cricket Council has finally been jolted to save Test cricket. There will be a Test Championship to go along with the One-Day International League. The blueprint is ready and only…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Oct 14 (IANS) Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including a top “commander” Wasim Shah who is believed to be behind recruiting local youth to join the terror outfit, were killed in a gunfight…
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The Congress under the late Sitaram Kesri pulled down I.K. Gujral’s United Front government in 1997 for his refusal to drop the DMK from his cabinet because of Kesri’s personal…
Pyongyang, Oct 14 (IANS) North Korea criticised and threatened Australia on Saturday for aligning itself with South Korea and the US and for its attitude towards the Kim Jong-un regime, according to state-run media. “Lately,…
By Amulya Ganguli The reason why the UP election results in May were a showpiece for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was that they represented, in the party’s opinion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s continuing forward…
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) As Twitter handed over to the US Senate the details of 201 handles linked to alleged Russian efforts to meddle in the presidential elections last year, a separate report has suggested…
San Francisco, Oct 14 (IANS) Two US lawmakers will visit the Silicon Valley next week to ask technology companies like Airbnb, Facebook, Twitter, Lyft and Uber to hire more people from the black community. The…
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that his country “is beginning to develop a much better relationship with Pakistan and its leaders”, after Islamabad helped rescue an American-Canadian couple and their…
Brussels, Oct 14 (IANS) European Union (EU) leaders have voiced their commitment to the Iran nuclear deal and its full implementation by all sides, despite US President Donald Trump’s decision to decertify Iran’s compliance with…
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said he is open to the possibility of negotiations with North Korea over its nuclear weapons programme. “We’re going to see what happens with North Korea….
New York, Oct 14 (IANS) The Weinstein Company (TWC) may be preparing for its end, according to media reports. If it does pull the plug, its films and TV shows will be sold off separately….
Tehran, Oct 14 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has downplayed US President Donald Trump’s aggressive remarks over Iran’s commitments to 2015 international nuclear deal as well as Tehran’s ballistic missile programme. In a live speech…
Mexico City, Oct 14 (IANS) Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has defended the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and called for changes to the deal that ensure workers across the region enjoy better labour…
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has condemned Iran as a “fanatical regime” and refused to continue certifying an international nuclear deal. Trump said on Friday he was referring the deal to Congress…
Los Angeles, Oct 14 (IANS) A woman who identifies herself as Aishwarya Rai’s former manager has claimed controversial Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein had tried to make advances at the globally-known Bollywood actress. Weinstein is in…
Allahabad, Oct 13 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court came down heavily on the trial court Judge in the Arushi Talwar murder case, saying he took evidence and circumstances of the case for granted and tried…
Auckland, Oct 13 (IANS) With an aim to bring context and meaning to bilateral cricket, a nine-team Test cricket league and a 13-team One-Day International league will start in 2019 and 2020, respectively, it was…
Lucknow, Oct 13 (IANS) There was uncertainty over whether dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar would be released from Dasna jail in Ghaziabad on Friday as the certified copy of the Allahabad High Court order…
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Oct 13 (IANS) At least 54 people have died and another 39 are missing in floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in several provinces of Vietnam, the Central Steering…