US State Department expands ‘close family’ criteria for Muslim ban
The State Department on Monday expanded its definition of “close family” to include grandparents and different relatives that constitute a “bona fide” US relationship for...
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Egypt ends visa-free entry for Qatari citizens
Egypt’s foreign ministry has reported the finish of visa-free travel for Qataris – the most recent measure taken against Doha in the Gulf crisis. Qatari...
No more grace period to deposit old currency
The Center told the Supreme Court on Monday that it took a conscious decision to not give any grace period for residents to deposit their...
EU and India set up fund for investments
European Union (EU) and India on Friday declared the establishment of an Investment Facilitation Mechanism (IFM) for EU investments in India. “The mechanism will consider...
We will maintain good relations with Qatar: Trump
Taking to American news channel President Donald Trump said U.S. will keep up good relations with Qatar including that the US air base won’t be...
Centre plans partial removal of AFSPA in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
The Union government is thinking about a partial removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and has approached...
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj to visit Nepal next month
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Nepal one month from now to participate in the BIMSTEC foreign ministers meeting to be held in Kathmandu amid...
North Korea tests intercontinental missile
North Korea says it has effectively tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) under the supervision of leader Kim Jong-un, and that it was capable...
Sunderbans losing its famed mangroves because of climate change
In an advancement that will ring alarm bells for both environmentalists and policy producers, the mangrove forest cover in the Indian Sunderbans has been depleting...
Turkey urges ‘respect of Qatar rights’ to end Gulf rift
Turkey has said that the rights of Qatar ought to be respected in settling a heightening dispute amongst Doha and its neighbours. “The present issues...
Trump warns US ‘patience is over’, calls for firm response to North Korea
President Donald Trump has warned the US patience with North Korea’s “reckless and brutal regime” has run out and approached the global community to back...
Millions vote in Nepal in crucial local elections after two decades
Millions of people in Nepal have voted in the second phase of local elections to pick municipal and village councils in spite of dangers from...
Germany legalizes same-sex marriage
Germany’s parliament has voted by a wide margin to legitimize same-sex marriage after Chancellor Angela Merkel altered her opinion and said members of her decision...
India top supplier in health sector to UN system in 2016
India was the main supplier in the health sector to the UN system in 2016 with total sales of over USD 800 million, incorporating into...
Qatar ‘ready to discuss, won’t compromise sovereignty’
Qatar is prepared to work together with other Gulf countries blockading it so as to achieve a resolution to a noteworthy diplomatic crisis, its foreign...
China passes tough new intelligence law
China’s legislature passed another intelligence law on Tuesday after a surprisingly brief round of discussions, a draft of which gave new powers to monitor suspects,...
Congress not to attend special midnight meeting on GST
Congress on Thursday has chosen to keep away from a special midnight June 30 meeting gathered by the government for GST (Goods and Services Tax)...
PM Modi to boost ties with Israel next week
Narendra Modi will be the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Israel on July 4. His three-day visit will boost bilateral ties in areas of...
India becomes the first country to contribute to UN Tax Fund
India has contributed $100,000 to UN fund to help developing nations effectively participate in the discourse of tax issues, turning into the primary nation to...
US issues new visa criteria for 6 Muslim nations
The Trump administration has set new criteria for visa applicants from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees that require a “close” family or business...
Narendra Modi warns cow vigilantes, says killing people not acceptable in the name of gau bhakti
At the centennial celebration event at Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Ashram, Modi invoked Mahatma Gandhi and Vinoba Bhave to censure violence and communicated his “pain and unhappiness”...
Nawaz Sharif says separate attacks that killed 63 people shows ‘terrorists are attacking soft targets’
Pakistan’s prime minister has requested security to be tightened the nation over after multiple bomb attacks killed no less than 63 people and injured more...
Qatar : Saudi-led demands not ‘reasonable or actionable’
Qatar has dismissed a list of demands submitted by four Arab nations as neither reasonable nor actionable. “This list of demands confirms what Qatar has...
China tells U.S. to respect Pakistan’s sovereignty
China today requested that the US respect Pakistan’s sovereignty and upheld its all-weather partner for being on the “forefront” of the fight against terrorism, in...
India flags U.S. military aid to Pakistan
Setting the agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initial meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump by the end of this week, India on Thursday raised...
UN: ISIL targets children fleeing from Mosul, need urgent humanitarian aid
More than 5 million children are in urgent need of aid in Iraq, the United Nations said on Thursday, describing the war on Islamic State...
US asks China to put more economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea
The United States pressed China to exert more economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea to help get control over its nuclear and missile programs...