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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Trump seen hardening line toward Pakistan after Afghan war review
US President Donald Trump's administration seems ready to harden its approach toward Pakistan to crack down on Pakistan-based militants launching attacks in neighboring Afghanistan,...
India turns up as 71st country to ratify UN TIR Convention
India has turned into the 71st country to ratify the United Nations TIR Convention, which will support trade and regional integration crosswise over South...
Qatar FM: Gulf States have to lift blockade until then we won’t negotiate
Qatar won't negotiate with Arab states that have cut economic and travel ties with it unless they turn around their measures and lift a...
South Korean president vows to end use of nuclear power
South Korea's new president, Moon Jae-in, has pledged to eliminate the nation's dependence on nuclear power, cautioning of "unfathomable consequences" from a Fukushima-style emergency.
Moon,...
Terrorism in focus as BRICS foreign ministers meet starts in Beijing
The agenda of the BRICS group of nations has expanded throughout the years to incorporate counter-terrorism, and security officials from member countries reached a...
India-Afghan air freight corridor to start soon
Determined by Pakistan's concerted attempt to block road access to Afghanistan, New Delhi and Kabul will operationalize their first air-freight corridor in the following...
Experts warn of cyber threat to GST
As the nation is equipping to introduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from next month, experts have forewarned that the government and additionally...
Mass protests on Gaza’s borders over power crisis
The Gaza Strip is amidst an electricity shortage that has left residents with only a couple of hours of power a day, handing numerous...
India, South Korea agree to more investments
India and Korea on Wednesday decided to stimulate investments to push infrastructure advancement and bilateral exchange as they looked to avoid dangers of rising...
Prices of petrol, diesel to be revised daily from today
From today onwards, the retail prices of petrol and diesel will be revised every day. The prices of petrol and diesel have been sliced...
Japan passes a controversial anti-terror law
Japan passed a controversial anti-terror law on Thursday that sparked street protests and warnings from critics that it would stomp on citizens' protection rights.
The...
One in six old age people abused globally, one in five in India – W.H.O.
SENIOR CITIZENS ABUSED, 1 IN 6 - W.H.O.
Around one in six older people are abused in some way, a number anticipated to ascend as the...
Pakistan to start China-funded mega dam opposed by India by 2018
Pakistan anticipates that China will fund a since a long time deferred Indus river mega dam project in Gilgit-Baltistan, some portion of disputed Kashmir,...
India ratifies two core ILO pacts on child labour
In a noteworthy move, India on Tuesday ratified two core Conventions of International Labour Organization (ILO) on child labour – a worldwide responsibility regarding...
Trump-Modi meet to set forth vision to expand Indo-US ties
H-1B visa, terrorism, trade likely on the agenda of the Indo-US ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump will meet for the...
Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ dealt new setback by US appeals court
Another US appeals court stepped on President Donald Trump's reconsidered travel ban, saying the administration violated government immigration law and neglected to give a...
Israel calls for end of UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA
ISRAEL
The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu approached on Sunday for the dismantling of the UN agency that guides a large number of Palestinian...
7 years jail if found hurting living entity Ganga
Theft, cheating, causing terrible hurt and attempt culpable homicide are all deserving of up to seven years in prison. Currently add one more wrongdoing...
Study shows India’s rising temperature already deadly
India's rising temperature
India is presently over two times more inclined to encounter a fatal heat wave than a half century back, and all it...
Why are farmers of Maharashtra on strike?
Maharashtra
On June 1, farmers in Maharashtra went on strike surprisingly. Their disturbance saw violence, and annoyed farmers spilling milk and tossing vegetables out and...
Concerns rise over LNG supplies
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain cut ties with Qatar
Saudi Arabia and its key partners on Monday cut ties with Qatar, blaming it for supporting...
China should venture up ties with India- Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday highlighted Beijing's aim to venture up ties with India, concentrating on the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) economic passageway, progressing economic...
North Korea tests new cruise missiles
North Korea on Friday said it has tried another kind of cruise missile that is a capable method for assaulting adversary warships, a day...
Exit poll prediction surprises U.K. general elections
English Prime Minister Theresa May's expectation of picking up approval of her party's Brexit approach at the voting station looked destroyed on Thursday night,...
What does Shanghai Cooperation Organization membership mean for India?
INDIA: SCO Membership
India will be given its full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) amid the summit of the regional grouping in Kazakhstan. PM...
Yogi Adityanath government will take radical measures against child marriages in UP
To liberate Uttar Pradesh from the torment of child marriage, the Yogi Adityanath government has guided the police to contact with neighborhood schools at...
Trump calls Saudi Arabia’s King, asks for Gulf cooperation
DONALD TRUMP
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke Saudi Arabia's King Salman and called for an united Gulf Cooperation Council to battle terrorism and advance strength...
The SCO will not become a platform for India and Pakistan to “internationalize” their disputes
India and Pakistan Disputes
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization won't turn into a stage for India and Pakistan to "internationalize" their issues, Chinese experts have stated,...
UN- Oceans Are Under The Threat As Never Before
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres started the first UN conference on oceans with a notice that the oceans are “under threat as never before “with one...
Report- India has the highest number of stunted children and child labor
India now has the most astounding number of children stunted because of malnutrition – 48.2 million, equal to the number of inhabitants in Colombia,...
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain cut ties with Qatar
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain have severed political diplomatic relations and all land sea and air contacts with close Gulf...
London attack: 6 dead, 48 injured, and multiple stabbings
London,England
No less than six individuals have been killed in the UK capital after a van rammed into pedestrians on London Bridge and attackers continued...
France and India put forth a common front on the need to fight climate change; will “go beyond” Paris Accords
Paris Climate Accords
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron set forth a common front on the need to battle climate...
Trade dispute blocks EU-China climate declarations
CHINA-EU CLIMATE DECLARATIONS
China and the European Union (EU)have reaffirmed their responsibilities regarding battle against global warming however neglected to accept to a formal climate...
Report: India has 31% of child poverty worldwide
India's Child Poverty
Around 31% of the world's "multidimensional poor" children live in India, as indicated by another report by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development...
Trump finally pulls US out of Paris climate accords, Blames India and China for the issue.
PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT
The US is pulling back from the Paris agreement on climate change, President Donald Trump has reported at a White House Rose Garden...
Modi signs nuclear pact with Russia, to meet Trump on June 26
Modi European Tour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg on Thursday and the two nations finished up a quite...
Trump expected to quit Paris climate accords and pull US out
PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT
President Donald Trump is allegedly set to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord, according to a few US news...
India no longer the fastest growing economy
Economy
India lost its fastest emerging major economy tag in the final quarter of 2016-17, with GDP growth coming in at 6.1% contrasted and China's...
Kabul bombing in the diplomatic district, 300 casualties and kills more than 80
Kabul A presumed truck bomb has torn through the center of Kabul's diplomatic district, killing no less than 80 individuals and injuring hundreds in an...
PM Modi meets German President, next stop Spain
Modi European Tour
On Tuesday Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi went to visit the German President at his official residence in Berlin before departure for...
Germany wants to look beyond the west, Modi can help
Modi European Tour
Europe has frequently proclaimed its expectation to be a free player on the world stage. The European Union has been differently depicted...
Baghdad suicide bombing kills 13, wounds 30
Baghdad
A suicide bomber exploded an explosives-fixed vehicle at a well-known Baghdad ice cream shop right off the bat Tuesday, killing 13 individuals.
The assault in...
United States and Britain are no longer solid partner : Angela Merkel
“We Europeans truly need to take our fates in our own hands."
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe needs to produce its own particular path...
PM Modi’s six day tour starts from today
Modi's Europe Tour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will touch base in Berlin today starting a six-day, four-country voyage through Europe.
He will meet German Chancellor Angela...
Gaza Power Crisis
Palestinian
The UN's Mideast representative cautioned Palestinians in the Gaza Strip will confront a "humanitarian emergency" if their already insufficient electricity supply is cut further...
Four women gang raped and man killed on the way to Bulandshahr
Bulandshahr
A pack of highway burglars professedly dragged and raped four women in a field for quite a long time and gunned down a male...
Jakarta double bombing kills three
Doubted suicide bombers killed three Indonesian cops and injured ten individuals in twin blast close to a transport station in the eastern portion of...
Trump with no plan of action for the Palestinian issue
US President Donald Trump has touched base in Israel as a feature of his first outside trek since taking office in January, however commentators...
Africa is in our top priority list currently: Modi
Africa, has been the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government's top necessity in foreign and economic approach matters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday....
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INDIA
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ENTERTAINMENT
Korean zombie thriller ‘Peninsula’ to hit Indian screens on Nov 27
Mumbai: South Korean zombie thriller "Peninsula", directed by Yeon Sang-ho, is slated to be released in Indian theatres on November 27, Zee Studios...