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03 May 2018
SyriaRussian fighter jet crashes off Syria, both pilots killed
A Russian fighter jet crashed after taking off from an airbase in Syria today, killing both pilots, Moscow's defense ministry said in a statement.
03 May 2018
IndiaIndia's Aadhaar doesn't pose any privacy issue: Bill Gates
India's Aadhaar technology doesn't pose any privacy issue as it's just a bio-ID verification scheme, Microsoft founder Bill Gates said.
03 May 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan rakes-up Kashmir-issue at UN Committee on Information; India objects
Pakistan's delegate Masood Anwar has raked up the issue of alleged human rights violation in Kashmir at the UN's Committee on Information to which India raised a strong objection, saying it was irrelevant to the work of the panel.
03 May 2018
GSTGlobal gold demand dips to 973 ton in Q1: WGC
The global gold demand fell by 7% to 973 ton during January-March 2018 quarter as compared to the same period last year mainly due to a decline in investment demand, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).
03 May 2018
Donald TrumpNine dead after US military plane crashes near Savannah airport
An aging US military cargo plane carrying nine troops was destroyed in a fiery crash as it made its final scheduled flight before being mothballed, officials said.
02 May 2018
Ministry Of Home AffairsRunaway Indian likely to return from Pakistan via Wagah border
A man who had run away from his home from Madhya Pradesh and landed in a jail in Pakistan five years ago after he inadvertently strayed across the border, is expected to return to India today.
02 May 2018
Donald TrumpKanye West: African American slavery may have been a "choice"
American rap artist Kanye West has said the historic enslavement of African Americans that took place over centuries may have been a "choice", during an interview with entertainment site TMZ.
02 May 2018
United States of AmericaIndian-origin doctor arrested for illegally prescribing opioids in US
A 71-year old Indian-origin physician has been arrested and charged with illegally prescribing opioids to patients outside the usual course of his professional practice in the US.
02 May 2018
Donald TrumpNigeria: Twin suicide attacks kill over 60 in Mubi
A day after US President Donald Trump pledged greater support to fight the Islamist militants, suicide bombers killed over 60 people at a mosque and a market in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, in a twin attack bearing the hallmarks of Boko Haram.
02 May 2018
India14 of world's 20 most-polluted cities in India: WHO
Despite global outrage, air pollution has reached critical levels globally. According to latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO), an alarming nine of 10 people breathe in highly-polluted air, which kills 70L people annually.
02 May 2018
DNAIndian National bombed Saudi Arabia in 2016, confirms DNA test
On the basis of DNA tests, Saudi Arabia has confirmed the bomber who attacked US Consulate in Jeddah, was an Indian national and possibly an operative of Lashkar-e-Taiba.
01 May 2018
Times of IndiaHafiz Saeed's MML woos Pakistani Sikhs ahead of elections
Hafiz Saeed, JuD chief and alleged mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, is now wooing Pakistani Sikhs ahead of general elections.
01 May 2018
Donald TrumpAmerican hero Kalpana Chawla continues to inspire millions: President Trump
US President Donald Trump has hailed Indian-origin Kalpana Chawla as an American hero for devoting her life to Space Shuttle program and its various missions transporting cargo and crew to and from International Space Station.
01 May 2018
EnglandEmirates asks Indian siblings, having nut-allergy, to sit in loo
Two Indian-origin siblings Shannen Sahota, 24, and Sundeep Sahota, 33, were allegedly asked by Emirates crew to sit in the loo after they complained of nut allergy.
01 May 2018
IranHave new 'proof' of Iran's secret nuclear weapons program: Netanyahu
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address today he had new "proof" of an Iranian nuclear weapons plan that could be activated at any time, as US considers whether to pull out of atomic accord with Tehran.
01 May 2018
Yogi AdityanathUP Cabinet Minister begins 5-day US visit to woo investors
Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Sidhartha Nath Singh today began his five-day visit to the US with a high-level meeting with Medtronic, one of the largest health companies in the world.
01 May 2018
IndiaUS agrees to sell India Predator-drones, but New Delhi hesitant
Days after the Donald Trump administration agreed to ease the US' weapons sale procedure, it has said it will supply Predator-B drones to India, the world's largest weapons buyer, so it can locate and shoot targets across seas and land borders.
01 May 2018
North KoreaAs Koreans iron out differences, Trump may receive Nobel Prize?
The world witnessed a historic handshake between North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, on Friday.
30 Apr 2018
Border Security Force (BSF)Pakistan returns Indian national who inadvertently crossed border
An Indian national, who inadvertently crossed into Pakistani territory over a year ago, has been handed over to the Indian authorities at the Wagah border.
30 Apr 2018
AfghanistanTwo blasts in Kabul kill 21, including AFP photographer
Twin blasts in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, on Monday morning, killed at least 21 including AFP's chief photographer Shah Marai.
30 Apr 2018
Theresa MayUK Home Secretary Amber Rudd resigns over immigration scandal
Britain's Home Secretary Amber Rudd has resigned as pressure mounted on her to quit cabinet post over the way the authorities treated some long-term Caribbean immigrants who have wrongly been labeled illegal immigrants.
29 Apr 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan boosts space program 'to keep an eye on India'
Pakistan is pouring billions of dollars into its space program to reduce dependence on foreign satellites for civil and military purposes, local media reported.
29 Apr 2018
Sri LankaLanka's new Cabinet to be sworn in on May 1
New Cabinet of Sri Lanka's unity government will be sworn in on Tuesday, President Maithripala Sirisena announced today, weeks after he had suspended Parliament in backdrop of ongoing political turmoil in country.
29 Apr 2018
IndiaIndia tops Dubai's foreign tourism sector with over 6L visitors
India has topped the list of Dubai's source markets for inbound tourism, with 617,000 tourists from the country arriving in the emirate from January-March 2018, registering an impressive 7% year-on-year increase.
29 Apr 2018
Pakistan NewsTwo Hazara community members killed in attack in Pakistan
Two members of minority Shia Hazara community were killed at their electronic shops by motorcycle-borne gunmen in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province in the fourth attack on the community in a month.
29 Apr 2018
Narendra ModiBomb-blast at Nepal hydropower project site days before Modi's visit
A bomb exploded today at the office of the Arun III Hydroelectric Power Plant in Nepal, which is set to be inaugurated by Indian PM Narendra Modi on May 11.
29 Apr 2018
IndiaFor the first time, India-Pakistan to participate in counter-terror exercise
In a first, arch rivals India and Pakistan will be part of a multi-nation counter-terror exercise in Russia in September, which will also be joined by China and several other countries.
29 Apr 2018
UberUP minister on five-day US visit to woo investors
To showcase Uttar Pradesh as an ideal investment destination, cabinet minister Sidharth Nath Singh today embarked on a five-day visit to the US to rope in certain reputed companies like Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Amazon for setting up their units in the state.
29 Apr 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan hikes military spending in chaotic budget session
Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has, in a chaotic budget session, announced a large hike in military spending for the next fiscal year.
29 Apr 2018
South KoreaKim to shut down nuclear test site in May
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to shut down the country's nuclear test site in May and open the process to experts and journalists from South Korea and the United States, Seoul's Presidential office said today.
29 Apr 2018
Donald TrumpFor American embassy inauguration in Jerusalem, Trump may visit Israel
The President of United States, Donald Trump recently said he may visit Jerusalem for the US embassy inauguration on May 14.
29 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaBritish-toddler Alfie Evans, whose parents fought hospital in court, dies
23-month-old British toddler Alfie Evans, who was at the centre of a long legal battle between the Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool and his parents Tom Evans and Kate James, died on Saturday.
28 Apr 2018
United Nations (UN)Approaching monsoon puts Rohingya refugees at higher risk, says UN
The United Nations has expressed concern over the safety of tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims as the approaching monsoon season threatens their make-shift camps in Southern Bangladesh.
28 Apr 2018
IndiaIndia, China to undertake a joint economic project in Afghanistan
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping's two-day informal summit in the city of Wuhan has been historic for more reasons than one.
28 Apr 2018
Xi JinpingLoved Bollywood, want more Bollywood movies in China: Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi-Jinping has seen a number of Indian films, including Hindi and regional, and believes it would be a good idea that Bollywood movies come to China and vice-versa.
28 Apr 2018
BangladeshMonsoon threatens tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees: UN
The United Nations said that lives of tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees hang in the balance as monsoon and cyclone seasons threaten their makeshift camps in Bangladesh.
28 Apr 2018
Narendra ModiModi-Xi talks enter final day: Here's what's going on
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping began their final and most "informal" round of talks on Saturday in Wuhan.
28 Apr 2018
United States of AmericaUS: Indian-origin man sentenced to prison for wire, visa fraud
An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to prison in the US after being convicted of wire and visa fraud; he collected over $450,000 in illegal filing fees for H-1B visas and green cards for Indian workers.
27 Apr 2018
ChinaChina: 7 children killed, 12 injured in knife attack
A knife-wielding assailant stabbed 19 students, on their way home from school in Shaanxi province, China, on Friday.
27 Apr 2018
Prince WilliamHere's what Duke and Duchess of Cambridge named royal baby
The third child of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has been named Louis Arthur Charles.
