By Arul Louis United Nations, March 27 (IANS) Western nuclear powers and 37 other countries led by Washington are boycotting the negotiations on banning nuclear weapons that began on Monday, US Permanent representative Nikki Haley…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) India and Russia discussed a wide range of issues during the annual round of bilateral consultations on disarmament and non-proliferation held here, the External Affairs Ministry said on Monday. The…
Hyderabad, March 27 (IANS) Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL), a defence public sector undertaking, on Monday signed an MoU with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for export of torpedoes, a defence statement said. The torpedoes are designed…
Kathmandu, March 27 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, who is on a six-day visit to China, held a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday. Prachanda later called the…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Central government and Delhi Police to monitor and ensure that the emergency helpline number 100 becomes “more efficient and effective”. The direction…
Srinagar, March 27 (IANS) A Hizbul Mujahideen module aiming to disrupt the forthcoming bypoll to the Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag parliamentary constituency was busted with seven militants arrested from Kulgam district on Monday, police said….
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Telling the Modi government to consider alternatives to pellet guns, the Supreme Court on Monday suggested technology-based solutions to control mobs in Jammu and Kashmir. Pointing out that it appreciated…
Gaza, March 27 (IANS) The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Monday partially opened the only passageway between the Gaza Strip and Israel following a shut down over the assassination of one of the group’s senior…
Brussels, March 27 (IANS) The European Union’s diplomatic service on Monday demanded the release of demonstrators who were arrested during an anti-corruption protest in Russia. In a statement, the European External Action Service (EEAS) said…
Kabul, March 27 (IANS) The American University of Afghanistan in Kabul reopened on Monday, seven months after a terror attack at the centre killed 17 people. “Classes have been resumed completely,” the head of the…
Melbourne, March 27 (IANS) An Indian man, who was assaulted by a group of teenagers at a restaurant in Australia’s Hobart city, has said the racial mood is changing in the country and assaults, ethinc…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) A Pakistani intruder was shot dead on Monday by security forces while trying to enter Indian Punjab through the Gurdaspur sector, an official said. The troops at the border outpost…
Agartala, March 27 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) has sounded a high alert all along the India-Bangladesh border in view of a terror attack in the neighbouring country, an officer said here on Monday….
Washington/Moscow, March 27 (IANS) The US State Department has “strongly condemned” the detention of hundreds of protesters throughout Russia including the country’s opposition leader, the media reported. Thousands took part to anti-corruption protests cross 80…
Dhaka, March 27 (IANS) The Bangladesh Army on Monday continued for a fourth day a drive in Sylhet against militants holed up in an apartment building, the media reported. Eight persons have been killed so…
Washington, March 27 (IANS) The US military has said that an airstrike in Iraq on March 17 corresponds to a site where 200 civilians died, but it is still assessing the validity of allegations of…
Manila, March 27 (IANS) Philippine security forces have rescued three more Malaysian sailors kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf terror group, said Malaysian officials on Monday. The Eastern Security Command of Sabah confirmed to official news…
Washington, March 27 (IANS) A US woman under a court order to stay away from the White House area was arrested for the third time in a week after she scaled a fence at the…
Washington, March 27 (IANS) Multiple suspects are still at large after a shooting in a nightclub in Cincinnati city of Ohio left one person dead, police said. At least one person is in critical state…
Damascus, March 27 (IANS) US-backed Syrian rebels have taken control of a key airbase held by the Islamic State group near its stronghold Raqqa. According to BBC, spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Talal…