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09 Nov 2017
AfghanistanNATO to scale up troop presence in Afghanistan
NATO recently conveyed that it intends on deploying 3,000 additional troops to Afghanistan.
08 Nov 2017
IndiaUS: $500k to NGO that promotes religious freedom in India
US' Department of State has announced that any NGO in India that suggests early warning systems for "reducing religiously-motivated violence and discrimination" will be given a grant of $500k.
08 Nov 2017
IndiaModi holds talks with Belgian king to strengthen bilateral ties
PM Narendra Modi met Belgium's King Philippe in New Delhi to discuss how bilateral ties could be strengthened.
08 Nov 2017
South KoreaTrump visits South Korea, urges North to 'make a deal'
US President Donald Trump landed in South Korea yesterday, the second stop in his ongoing East Asia tour.
08 Nov 2017
TexasTexas church shooting: Gunman had fled mental hospital in 2012
Texas gunman Devin Kelley, who shot dead 26 people at a church in Sutherland Springs, had fled from a mental health clinic in 2012.
08 Nov 2017
India#ParadisePapers: Did Prince Charles lobby to alter climate change policy?
Numerous big names, including Queen Elizabeth-II and US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross have been named in the recently leaked Paradise Papers.
07 Nov 2017
Jammu And KashmirIntelligence: Pak-sponsored terrorists trying to derail talks in J&K
The Pakistani Army and ISI have reportedly stepped up attempts to infiltrate terrorists into Kashmir and conduct attacks, Indian security officials have told DNA.
07 Nov 2017
TalibanGunmen storm Kabul TV station, casualties feared
A number of gunmen have attacked a private TV station in Kabul.
07 Nov 2017
Donald TrumpEmployers fire cyclist who showed middle-finger to Trump's motorcade
A picture of a female cyclist flipping US President Donald Trump's motorcade had recently gone viral.
07 Nov 2017
TexasTexas shooting: Row with mother-in-law may have motivated gunman's rampage
Texas church shooter Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, had argued with his mother-in-law before going on the rampage at Sutherland Springs that left 26 people dead; half were children.
07 Nov 2017
North Korea#TrumpInAsia: 'Era of strategic patience with North Korea is over'
US President Donald Trump has kick-started his East Asia tour with a visit to Japan.
07 Nov 2017
IndiaChina hopes India-US-Australia-Japan doesn't harm "third party"
China is worried that the revival of the India-US-Japan-Australia quadrilateral security dialogue would seek to undermine its global influence.
07 Nov 2017
IndiaIndian Ocean: India-US join hands against Chinese, ISIS threats
India and the US have been concerned about increasing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean Region.
06 Nov 2017
ParisGo O'Naturel: Paris opens its first nude restaurant
It comes as a mild surprise that despite France being among the first European nations to have organized nudist groups in the early 1900s, it would take Paris so long to have a nude restaurant.
06 Nov 2017
ChennaiDrunk woman forces Doha-Bali flight's diversion to Chennai
A Doha-Bali flight of Qatar Airways had to be diverted to Chennai yesterday after an inebriated woman on board created a major ruckus.
06 Nov 2017
IndiaChina objects to Nirmala Sitharaman's visit to Arunachal military posts
Beijing has objected to Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, which it claims is Southern Tibet, a Chinese territory.
06 Nov 2017
BBCParadise Papers: Queen Elizabeth's private estate invested in offshore funds
The private estate of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II invested millions in offshore tax haven funds, the leaked Paradise Papers documents have revealed.
06 Nov 2017
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Prince killed in chopper crash
A Saudi prince has been killed in a helicopter crash near its southern border with Yemen.
06 Nov 2017
Russia News#ParadisePapers: Massive leak reveals US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross's Russia-ties
A recent massive corporate information leak termed "Paradise Papers" has exposed US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross's business ties to Russia.
06 Nov 2017
TexasUS: 26 shot-dead in Texas church in another mass-shooting incident
Gun violence seems to be spiralling out of control in the US. It has claimed numerous lives in recent times.
05 Nov 2017
IndiaUK turns down two extradition requests by India
In recent weeks, UK has rejected two extradition requests by India. The decision came from London's Westminster Magistrates' Court, the same court that is hearing the Vijay Mallya case.
05 Nov 2017
New JerseySikh politician in the US labelled a terrorist
A Sikh mayoral candidate in the US was labelled a terrorist in defamatory flyers which were left on car windshields only days before the election.
05 Nov 2017
North KoreaTrump begins Asia tour with Japan
US President Donald Trump's arrival in Japan at the start of his marathon Asia tour was cheered on by US and Japanese troops at the Yokota air base near Tokyo.
05 Nov 2017
Saudi ArabiaSeveral Saudi princes detained among dozens in new anti-corruption purge
According to media reports, a newly constituted anti-corruption body in Saudi Arabia has detained 11 princes, four sitting ministers, and dozens of former ministers.
05 Nov 2017
Las VegasLas Vegas attack: Gunman was depressed after losing money
A senior police official said Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock had been depressed after losing large amounts of money over the past two years.
04 Nov 2017
Donald TrumpTop Democratic senator agrees her party rigged nomination for Clinton
Senator Elizabeth Warren has agreed that the Democratic party "rigged" its primary for Hillary Clinton to help her secure the presidential nomination.
04 Nov 2017
South KoreaWhat we can expect from Trump's marathon 5-nation Asia tour
President Donald Trump has embarked on a marathon 11-day tour of Asia, the longest by an American president to the continent in 25 years.
04 Nov 2017
IndiaNow, Pakistan blames India for cross-border pollution
Issues of contention between India and Pakistan continue to increase as Pakistan now blames India for causing pollution, affecting its citizens detrimentally.
03 Nov 2017
UberManhattan truck attacker was my Uber driver: British tourist recalls
A British tourist has expressed shock at discovering that the Uber driver who drove him to his hotel during a trip to the US last week turned out to be suspected Manhattan truck attacker Sayfullo Saipov.
03 Nov 2017
Donald TrumpWe now have a word of the year for 2017
Dictionary publisher Collins has named 2017's word of the year.
03 Nov 2017
ISISSyrian army liberates Deir al-Zour city, ISIS' last stronghold
The Syrian army has "completely liberated" the city of Deir al-Zour from ISIS, according to state TV.
03 Nov 2017
EgyptEgyptian TV presenter convicted for promoting pregnancy among single women
A popular Egyptian TV presenter has been sentenced to three years imprisonment and fined 10,000 Egyptian pounds (Rs. 36,622) for inciting single women to get pregnant, thereby "threatening the fabric of Egyptian life."
03 Nov 2017
IndiaAmerican Senate confirms Kenneth Juster as US Ambassador to India
The US Senate voted unanimously to confirm Kenneth Juster, 62, as the next American Ambassador to India.
03 Nov 2017
IndiaIndia releases imprisoned Pakistani sisters and jail-born child
After an 11-year long wait, imprisoned Pakistani sisters Fatima and Mumtaz Rehman, and Fatima's jail-born daughter Hina can finally return to their homeland.
03 Nov 2017
South KoreaIntelligence-reports: North Korea may conduct missile test before Trump's visit
After briefly traveling on the road to nuclear escalation, US-North Korea relations have been relatively calm this past month.
03 Nov 2017
XTrump briefly vanished from Twitter, users rejoiced
For about 11 minutes yesterday, the account of US President Donald Trump, an active Twitter user, disappeared.
03 Nov 2017
SpainCatalan crisis: Sacked ministers put behind bars
Spain seems to be making no concessions for pro-independence supporters even as the constitutional crisis over Catalan independence deepens.
03 Nov 2017
IndiaChina again blocks UN proposal to sanction JeM chief Azhar
China has once again vetoed a US-backed resolution at the UN Security Council (UNSC) to sanction Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar.
03 Nov 2017
IndiaFirst Indian "under-ice mooring" in Antarctica to be launched soon
A 43-scientist team from Goa-based National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) is reportedly undertaking the first Indian "under-ice mooring" expedition to the Southern Ocean in December.
03 Nov 2017
IndiaIt will take 100 years for women to achieve equality
Women are nowhere closer to bridging the gender gap. In fact, they are farther behind on the progress scale than they were last year.
