By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 15 (IANS) Afghanistan has urged for global action against “state elements” that orchestrate and support terrorism and also lashed out against militants based in Pakistan and their supporters it…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Two Indian teachers who were abducted in Libya over a year ago have been released, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday. “I am happy to inform that T…
Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) The curtains fell on the 11-day long Ganeshotsav festivities – in which the elephant-headed god Lord Ganesh was worshipped – in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra on Anant Chaturdashi on…
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) Leaked emails from former Secretary of State Colin Powell showed him strongly criticising Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, labelling him a “national disgrace and an international pariah”. “He appeals to the…
Srinagar, Sep 15 (IANS) Heavy deployments of security forces were made by authorities on Thursday in Srinagar and other places of the Kashmir Valley where life remained paralysed for the 69th consecutive day. A senior…
Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) Key Indian equity market indices opened in the green on Thursday despite a fall in oil prices and Asian markets opening lower. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading at 53.95…
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) A pastor who hosted Donald Trump at her church in Michigan, interrupted the Republican presidential candidate during his speech to ask him to refrain from attacking his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton….
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 15 (IANS) Demanding that the Security Council find ways to reverse the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, India has accused the UN committee on Taliban of allowing the terror group’s…
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) Melania Trump has released a letter from her immigration attorney aimed at settling questions about whether she properly followed immigration law when she came to the US in 1996. “I am…
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign has released additional medical information after questions about her health intensified in the wake of her pneumonia diagnosis last week. She was diagnosed with mild,…
Brasilia, Sep 15 (IANS) Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been charged in the Petrobras corruption scheme that cost the state oil company billions of dollars. The charges of bribery and money…
Islamabad, Sep 15 (IANS) At least six people were reported dead and over 150 injured after Karachi-bound Awam Express collided with a freight train near Multan early on Thursday, officials and railways sources said. The…
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has announced his intent to restore trade benefits to Myanmar, saying Washington is ready to lift sanctions on the Asian country. In a letter to Congress, Obama…
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) The US and Israel has signed an unprecedented new military aid deal that will give the Israeli military $38 billion from fiscal year 2019 to 2028. The new 10-year deal, which…
Washington/Bengaluru, Sep 15 (IANS) Two Indo-American scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have been conferred with prestigious awards for their path-breaking inventions. Nasik-born Ramesh Raskar, an imaging scientist and inventor at MIT, has been…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 14 (IANS) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for reforming the Security Council, saying it was imperative to deal with the rapidly deteriorating global security…
Agartala, Sep 14 (IANS) Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy escaped unhurt after the car in which he and his wife were travelling met with an accident in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Wednesday, an official release…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday assured the armed forces that he will try to resolve the issues around the 7th Pay Commission, especially the “anomalies” the service chiefs had…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said that the conflict in north-western parts of Pakistan and Balochistan is equivalent to a “war” and unlike the violence in his country,…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The death toll due to chikungunya-triggered complications stood at 12 on Wednesday, with two new cases reported from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), prompting Union Health Minister…