Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met with South Korean President Park Gyun-hye on the sidelines of the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit here. “Engagement beyong…
Srinagar, Sep 8 (IANS) Authorities made heavy deployment of security forces in Srinagar and other areas of the Kashmir Valley on Thursday as life remained paralysed for the 62nd consecutive day, officials said. A senior…
San Francisco, Sep 8 (IANS) Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be available for iOS lovers in India beginning October 7 – the last in the list of countries. Available in silver, gold,…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) Ahead of the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit here on Thursday, Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith said that his country supports a permanent seat for India…
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) Taking a cue from global markets, the key Indian equity market indices opened flat on Thursday. The Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE, which had closed at 28,926.36 points on Wednesday,…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) In an obvious reference to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said “export of terror” is a common threat to the region. “Export of terror, growing radicalisation and spread…
Srinagar, Sep 8 (IANS) Militants attacked a police station in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday morning resulting in firing exchanges between the security forces and the militants. A senior police officer said militants attacked…
New York, Sep 8 (IANS) Sixth-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan outlasted world No.2 Andy Murray in the US Open quarter-finals, 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, on Wednesday. “I had many up and downs, in the…
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) The campaign of US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that it will provide press credentials for a number of media outlets that to date had been banned from…
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) A Russian fighter jet came within 10 feet of a US Navy surveillance plane on Wednesday during its routine operations in international airspace over the Black Sea, the Pentagon said. “We…
WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. President Barack Obama. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu/IANS) Vientiane, Sep 8 (IANS) Rich countries have an obligation to help developing countries pursue a green growth strategy, visiting US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday. Obama…
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leads his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by 19 points — 55 per cent to 36 per cent — among military and veteran voters, according to…
Washington/Vientiane, Sep 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama will hold a bilateral meeting on Thursday in Vientiane, Laos, in perhaps one of their last such meetings before Obama demits office…
Ankara, Sep 7 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday suggested Turkey and the US are ready to drive the Islamic State from its Syrian stronghold of al-Raqqa. Erdogan said his US counterpart Barack…
Bengaluru, Sep 7 (IANS) Karnataka will shut down on Friday in protest against the state government releasing Cauvery river waters to Tamil Nadu on the Supreme Court’s order from Wednesday. “The day-long state-wide shutdown is…
Ahmedabad, Sep 7 (IANS) In an important development, the Gujarat Police on Wednesday filed chargesheet against 34 persons in connection with the flogging of Dalits by cow vigilantes on July 11 near Una town in…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) has nominated its president, Narinder Batra, for the top job of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), elections for which will be held in November, it was announced…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Terror organisations like the Islamic State (IS) and the Al Qaeda could rise only because governments of different countries funded them at one point of time or the other in…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Appealing to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to “shun the path of violence and resolve all the issues through dialogue and discussion”, the all-party delegation of MPs on Wednesday…
Ahmedabad, Sep 7 (IANS) The daughter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s younger brother Prahladbhai died here on Tuesday following a prolonged heart illness, family sources said on Wednesday. She was 41. Nikunjaben Modi used to…