23 killed in Kabul twin blasts
Kabul, April 30 (IANS) At least 23 people were killed and over 25 others injured after twin explosions rocked the Afghan capital on Monday, according to a health ministry spokesman. The victims included three Afghan…
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7 killed in Kabul twin blasts
Kabul, April 30 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 20 others injured in two explosions on Monday in central Kabul which hosts the NATO headquarters and offices of several international non-profits. Spokesperson for…
Gunfight erupts in J&K
Srinagar, April 30 (IANS) A gunfight between militants and the security forces erupted on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. The security forces including personnel from the Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Central Reserve…
Comey deems Republicans’ Russia probe ‘a wreck’
Washington, April 30 (IANS) Former FBI Director James Comey has called the House Intelligence Committee Republicans’ year-long Russia probe “a wreck” that damaged relationships with the intelligence community and the federal court that grants warrants…
President, PM extend Buddha Purnima greetings
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended greetings on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. “On Buddha Purnima, greetings to fellow citizens and to the global…
Trump slams White House Correspondents’ Association
Washington, April 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has slammed the White House Correspondents’ Association and called the annual dinner “an embarrassment”, the media reported. Trump’s remarks came on Sunday night 24 hours after comedian…
White House tree planted by Trump, Macron vanishes
Washington, April 30 (IANS) An oak tree sapling, planted by US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron has mysteriously vanished, the media reported. The sapling was a gift from the French President…
Twitter also sold data to Cambridge Analytica researcher
London, April 30 (IANS) After the Facebook data scandal, it has now come to notice that Twitter had also sold users’ data to a Cambridge Analytica researcher who gathered the data of nearly 87 million…
Migrant caravan reaches US-Mexico border
Washington, April 30 (IANS) Dozens of asylum-seeking migrants have reached the US-Mexico border after a month-long journey from Central America, vowing to remain outside an immigration processing centre until “every last one” is admitted into…
Key Indian equity indices open with gains
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices opened with appreciable gains on Monday with healthy buying in banking, auto and FMCG stocks. Around 9.16 a.m., the broader Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)…
Facebook starts rolling out ‘downvote’ button
San Francisco, April 30 (IANS) Facebook has begun rolling out a feature called “downvote” that lets users register a negative reaction to comments on the social networking platform but it is not the “dislike” button…
Amber Rudd resigns as UK Home Secretary
London, April 30 (IANS) UK Home Secretary Amber Russ has resigned, saying she “inadvertently misled” MPs over targets for removing illegal immigrants, the media reported on Monday. The resignation came late Sunday after the Guardian…
Chinese Foreign Minister to visit N.Korea
Beijing, April 30 (IANS) Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will embark on a two-day visit to North Korea from May, a ministry spokesman said on Monday. According to spokesman Lu Kang, Wang…
BJP to induct five new faces in J&K Cabinet
Jammu, April 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will induct five new faces in the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet and has also decided to drop three ministers in the much-awaited coalition ministry reshuffle slated…
Pyongyang to unify time zone with Seoul from May 5
Seoul, April 30 (IANS) North Korea will unify its time zone with South Korea’s starting from May 5 in a bid to promote the two countries’ reconciliation, Pyongyang’s state media said Monday. During a historic…
Macron, Rouhani agree to work on saving Iran n-deal
Paris, April 30 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani have agreed to work together in the coming weeks to preserve the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, an official said. In their…
Chinese foreign minister to visit N.Korea
Beijing, April 30 (IANS) Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit North Korea from May 2-3, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang on Monday. Wang is visiting at the invitation of North…
US concerned about Iran’s expansion in Middle East: Pompeo
Jerusalem, April 30 (IANS) The US is “deeply concerned” about Iran’s efforts to expand its forces in the Middle East, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said after meeting Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu….
Bezos’ Blue Origin launches its first space mission of 2018
Los Angeles, April 30 (IANS) Blue Origin, the US aerospace company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has launched its suborbital New Shepard rocket and space capsule. The mission on Sunday marked the company’s first…
Missile strike targets Syrian military positions
Damascus, April 30 (IANS) A missile strike has targeted Syrian military positions in the countrysides of Hama and Aleppo provinces on Sunday evening, the media reported. While not revealing details on who was behind the…