Seoul, Jan 30 (IANS) North Korea is likely to launch an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), South Korean military officials said on Monday. “There are no signs of an imminent test firing of an intercontinental ballistic…
Baghdad, Jan 30 (IANS) Iraqi lawmakers have urged their government to counter the latest restrictions by US President Donald Trump on the entry of the nationals of seven Muslim countries, including Iraq, into the US,…
Sanaa, Jan 30 (IANS) Yemen’s dominant Houthi-run government has strongly condemned a US raid in Baida that killed more than 30 people, mostly children and women, a government controlled news agency reported. “The National Salvation…
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Japan has been paying 10,000 pounds per month to a British think tank to hype up “China threat” among British high-level politicians, the media here has reported. A detailed report carried…
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) Thousands of protesters rallied in front of the White House on Sunday while demonstrations continued across more than 30 American airports after US President Donald Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’, media reports said….
Sanaa, Jan 30 (IANS) The 8-year-old daughter of al-Qaeda ideologue Anwar al-Awlaki was one of the civilians killed in a US raid on al-Qaeda militants in Yemen, media reports said. “She was hit with a…
New York, Jan 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff Reince Priebus has opened the possibility of the administration extending to Pakistan the temporary visa ban and “extreme vetting” of travellers imposed on…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) An ecstatic mix of performances, dominated primarily by Indian compositions of patriotic fervour and marked by foot-tapping drumbeats and calming chimes, was seen on Sunday evening at…
Imphal, Jan 29 (IANS) Two of the three workers of the Maphou dam project in Manipur’s Senapati district who were kidnapped by unidentified armed Kuki cadres were found shot dead on Sunday while the third…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Sunday said climate change and heavy shelling from Pakistan are responsible for the increase in avalanches that have claimed lives of at least 15…
New New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Anti-terrorism cooperation and the lack of progress in defence deals, notably the purchase of 200 Kamov Ka-226 utility choppers by India, are to figure prominently when National Security Advisor…
Chennai, Jan 29 (IANS) It was life as usual for joggers and morning walkers at the Marina beach here on Sunday although prohibitory orders banning assembly of people, processions, protests and hunger-strike came into force…
Tokyo, Jan 29 (IANS) Only 13 per cent of the inhabitants of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture who were evacuated following a 2011 nuclear accident have returned to their homes after it was declared inhabitable again, the…
Panaji, Jan 29 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was in Goa and learnt about the surgical strikes on terror hubs in Pakistani territory from television, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said on Sunday. “The Defence Minister…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Focusing his attention on students appearing in their final examinations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked them to consider exams as a festival and to refrain from taking short…
Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) Several Muslim majority nations where the Trump Organisation is active and which in some cases have faced troublesome issues with terrorism, do not figure in the list of the countries whose…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Indian Coast Guard on completing 40 years of its formation and said the country was proud of it being among the world’s four…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to soldiers who died in an avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir. “When we were happily celebrating Republic Day, soldiers were killed in…
New York, Jan 29 (IANS) Aravinda Pillalamarri, the inspiration for “Swades”, says she was stopped by police during her morning stroll in her hometown and questioned about her immigration status making her feel unequal because…
New York, Jan 29 (IANS) A court in the US has issued an emergency stay halting deportation under President Donald Trump’s executive order that bans citizens from seven Muslim majority countries from entering the US….