11 killed in Baghdad suicide attacks
Baghdad, June 9 (IANS) At least 11 persons were killed and 40 others wounded on Thursday in two suicide bomb attacks in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, police said. In one attack, a suicide bomber detonated his…
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Nationwide strike hits Nepal
Kathmandu, June 9 (IANS) A nationwide strike called by the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) on Thursday crippled life in many parts of Nepal. The party, led by General Secretary Netra Bikram Chand, launched the…
Don’t understand environment ministry’s lust for killing animals: Maneka Gandhi
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday accused Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar of encouraging a regime of “killing animals” across the country. However, Javadekar defended his ministry…
Key Indian equity indices trade in red during afternoon session
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Key Indian equity market indices were trading in the red during the afternoon session on Thursday as technology related stocks plunged. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE was trading…
Environment ministry fostering a regime of killing animals: Maneka Gandhi
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday accused Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar of encouraging a regime of “killing animals” across the country. “Environment ministry is writing to…
Sri Lanka to see 5.3 per cent growth
Colombo, June 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka is expected to see 5.3 per cent economic growth in the next three years despite challenges, the latest Global Economic Prospects report released by the World Bank showed on…
Deputy mayor Bihar’ Arrah town shot at
Patna, June 9 (IANS) Basant Singh, the deputy Mayor of Bihar’s Arrah town, was on Thursday seriously injured after some people shot at him, police said. Basant Singh was on his morning walk when some…
UN declaration backs India’s policy on generic HIV/AIDS medicines
By Arul Louis United Nations, June 9 (IANS) India’s policy of allowing the manufacture of generic HIV/AIDS medicines for the global poor using the flexibilities in intellectual property laws has received an endorsement from the…
Two tourists killed in Himachal
Shimla, June 9 (IANS) Two tourists from Punjab’s Jalandhar town were killed when a tree fell on their tent at a resort in Himachal Pradesh’s Narkanda town on Thursday, police said. A third person was…
CBI questions Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh in Delhi
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh was on Thursday questioned by the CBI here for acquiring wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said. Virbhadra Singh, a senior…
India, Mexico to elevate ties to strategic partnership
Mexico City, June 9 (IANS) India and Mexico have agreed to elevate their ‘Privileged Partnership’ into a strategic one during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto here during which…
Leela Samson rues ‘another film slaughter’ at CBFC’s hands
Chennai, June 9 (IANS) “Udta Punjab” is yet another movie being “slaughtered” at the hands of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), says veteran danseuse Leela Samson, who had resigned from her post as…
Modi departs for India after five-nation tour
Mexico City, June 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi left here for India after his five nation tour that took him to Afghanistan, Qatar, Switzerland, the US and Mexico. “Five days, five countries! After a…
Ban welcomes India-US commitment to climate agreement
United Nations, June 9 (IANS) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the commitment of India and the United States to Paris Agreement on Climate Change and their mission to reduce greenhouse gases as a sign…
Sensex opens in red, Nifty slightly up
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Key Indian equity market indices opened flat on Thursday taking a negative global cues. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE, which had closed at 27,020.66 on Wednesday, opened lower at…
Australian state could soon legalise euthanasia
Melbourne, June 9 (IANS) Australia’s Victoria state could soon legalise voluntary euthanasia for people suffering from serious and incurable conditions, according to a report issued on Thursday. A committee has recommended the Victorian government to…
Brazil vows to control government spending amid ‘worst recession’
Brasilia, June 9 (IANS) Brazil’s Minister of Finance said the accumulated drop of the country’s GDP in 2015 and 2016 could be the worst in its history, vowing to reverse the economic downturn by taking…
Swedish general appointed to head UN India-Pakistan military observers
By Arul Louis United Nations, June 9 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has appointed Swedish Major General Per Lodin, a logistics expert, to head the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)…
India gets Mexico’s support for NSG membership
Mexico City, June 9 (IANS) India’s hopes of entering the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) brightened as Mexico extended support to New Delhi’s membership to the exclusive club during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the…
SKorea cuts policy rate to all-time low
Seoul, June 9 (IANS) South Korea’s central bank unexpectedly cut its policy rate to an all time low on Thursday, a day after the announcement to create 11 trillion won ($9 billion) funds to help…