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31 May 2018
Shillong#WorldNoTobaccoDay: Say yes to e-cigarettes to reduce cancer risk
On "World No Tobacco Day", experts suggest e-cigarette is the less harmful option for smokers to reduce the health burden of smoking significantly.
31 May 2018
India#WorldNoTobaccoDay: The (non-health) benefits of non-smoking
"Smoking is bad" is universal knowledge. Cigarettes have nicotine, and the brain has 'nicotinic' receptors, which is why it is so easy to get addicted to cigarettes.
31 May 2018
Indian OceanUS Pacific Command is now US Indo-Pacific Command: Trump admin
The Trump administration today renamed the US Pacific Command to US Indo-Pacific Command in recognition of the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
31 May 2018
United States of AmericaOn behalf of Jesus, televangelist asks followers for fourth private-jet
A US televangelist, on behalf of Jesus, has asked his followers to help fund his fourth private jet. And it sure seems like Jesus has a fine choice in aeroplanes.
31 May 2018
IndiaUpset with UK's visa-policies, Modi refuses to sign illegal-immigration MoU
An MoU to facilitate return of illegal Indian immigrants from Britain was left unsigned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi since the European country didn't ease visa policies.
31 May 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi meets newly-elected Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met his newly-elected Malaysian counterpart Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in his office at Perdana Putra Complex, Putrajaya in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital.
31 May 2018
IndiaThe most common types of US visas for Indians
The US is one of the world's most visited countries and anyone wishing to enter it must first obtain a visa.
30 May 2018
Saudi ArabiaTaking another step towards liberalization, Saudi Arabia criminalizes sexual harassment
Saudi Arabia has passed a new law to criminalize sexual harassment, less than a month before the conservative Kingdom lifts its decades-long ban on women driving, state media said.
30 May 2018
IndiaPM Modi announces 30-day free visa for Indonesian citizens
PM Narendra Modi today announced a 30-day free visa for Indonesian citizens and invited the Indian diaspora to travel to India to experience the "New India".
30 May 2018
IndiaIndia lost highest number of UN peacekeepers in 70 years
In the last 70 years, India lost the highest number of its peacekeepers in various United Nations peacekeeping operations with many military, police, and civilian personnel from the country laying down their lives in the line of duty.
30 May 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi begins Indonesia visit; pays homage to martyrs
PM Narendra Modi today began his Indonesia visit by laying a wreath at the Kalibata National Heroes' Cemetery in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, paying homage to martyrs of the country's independence struggle.
30 May 2018
New ZealandNew Zealand to kill 150,000 cows. Here's why
Politicians and industry leaders in New Zealand have announced an ambitious but desperate plan to slaughter 150,000 infected cows over the next year or two to eradicate a disease-causing bacteria from the country's herds.
29 May 2018
WorldBelgium: Suspected 'terror' shooting kills three, including two policemen
A gunman today shot dead two police officers with their own weapons before killing a bystander in a suspected terror attack in the city of Liege in Belgium.
29 May 2018
NepalIndians continue to be top foreigners visiting Nepal in 2017
Indians continued to account for the maximum number of tourists who visited Nepal in 2017, which recorded the arrival of nearly one million foreigners, according to government data.
29 May 2018
BangladeshBangladesh witnesses 105 deaths in 'War on Drugs'
Twelve more alleged drug dealers were killed in Bangladesh in overnight raids carried out by the elite anti-crime unit, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the police in nine administrative districts, police said today.
29 May 2018
Kuala LumpurOcean Infinity's search for Malaysia Airlines MH370 formally ends today
The underwater search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has come to an end today, finding no trace of the aircraft but Australian Government is hopeful that one day it will be located.
29 May 2018
North KoreaPresident Trump to meet Shinzo Abe ahead of Singapore summit
US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have agreed it is "imperative" to completely dismantle North Korea's nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and ballistic missile programs.
29 May 2018
South AfricaSouth Africa witnesses protests over ruthless killing of Indian-origin girl
A nine-year-old Indian-origin girl was killed in a botched carjacking on Monday in South Africa's Durban which led to angry protests by more than 3,000 community members in the Indian township of Chatsworth in Johannesburg.
29 May 2018
ItalyItaly crisis: Call to impeach President amid government-forming efforts
Amid Italy's deepening political crisis, the leader of Italy's biggest political party has called for the impeachment of President Sergio Mattarella after he vetoed a choice for the finance minister.
29 May 2018
FacebookEnglish-teacher corrects grammatical errors in Trump's letter, sends it back
When you get a letter from the highest office in the United States of America, you expect it to be error-free.
28 May 2018
ParisParis: 'Spiderman' saves child hanging from balcony, gets French citizenship
Move aside Tom Holland, the Internet has fallen in love with a new 'spiderman' who risked his life and saved a dangling child from a balcony in Paris.
28 May 2018
IrelandSavita Halappanavar: The Indian who died saving millions of Irish-women
Yesterday, Ireland voted overwhelmingly to repeal regressive abortion-laws and ensure a safer future for its women.
28 May 2018
South KoreaUS delegation in North-Korea to prepare for summit with Kim
US President Donald Trump said a US team was in North Korea to prepare for the summit between him and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a meeting he abruptly canceled on Thursday.
27 May 2018
Bangladesh"Our families will be killed": Rohingyas fear forthcoming monsoon
Stranded on a dusty slope in Cox's Bazar refugee camp, Osiur Rahman looked to the hill where a Rohingya girl was buried in a landslide just days earlier and pondered over his chances of survival if he comes across another calamity.
27 May 2018
Donald TrumpUS sends naval warships near China-claimed SCS islands
Even as US President Donald Trump continues wooing China for cooperation on North Korea, the US sent two Navy warships sailing near South China Sea islands today, a move likely to anger Beijing.
27 May 2018
WeChat'Sugar daddy' website riles China, official website blocked on WeChat
Chinese agencies have stepped up clampdown on a US 'dating site' called SeekingArrangement. In the latest move, social media app WeChat has blocked its official website.
27 May 2018
IndiaIndia, Russia seal Rs. 40,000cr deal for S-400 Triumf missiles
India has concluded price negotiations with Russia for a nearly Rs. 40,000 crore deal to acquire S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems for the Indian Air Force, officials said.
27 May 2018
IrelandIreland legalizes abortion, Indian woman becomes face of historic-movement
In a major blow to Catholic conservatism, Ireland voted 'Yes' to abortion referendum, overturning a decades-old law that criminalized abortion.
27 May 2018
OhioIndian-origin Sikh dies after being shot at in Ohio
A 32-year-old Indian-origin Sikh truck driver, who was shot on May 21 in Ohio, has succumbed to his injuries, with prosecutors saying they will seek a murder charge against 20-year-old accused Broderick Malik Jones Roberts.
27 May 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan to choose its next PM on July 25
Pakistan's upcoming general elections for Parliament and Provincial Assemblies will be held on July 25, according to a decree signed by President Mamnoon Hussain on Saturday.
27 May 2018
North Korea'Things moving very nicely': Trump revives hope of meeting Kim
US President Donald Trump said today that he is still looking at a summit on June 12 in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and things are moving very nicely.
27 May 2018
FacebookKid wishes mom's phone wasn't invented, essay goes viral
In a Louisiana school, an Elementary school teacher Jen Beason asked her students to write an essay on something they wish wasn't invented. Four out of twenty-one students wrote on the topic.
27 May 2018
Nawaz SharifFormer ISI chief summoned by Pakistan army over 'Spy Chronicles'
The Pakistan Army has taken serious reservations over the book 'Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace', written by former ISI chief Lieutenant General (Retd.) Asad Durrani and his Indian counterpart AS Dulat (former RAW-chief).
26 May 2018
Ministry of Road Transport and HighwaysUganda: 22 killed as bus hits a truck and tractor
At least 22 people, including three children, died when a bus hit a tractor driving with no lights at night and a truck last night in Kiryandongo, about 220 km north of Uganda's capital Kampala, police said today.
26 May 2018
IrelandIreland: Exit-polls show abortion would be decriminalized soon
The exit polls show Ireland is poised to overturn the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution that bans abortion under all circumstances.
26 May 2018
AfghanistanSorry Rashid Khan fans, Afghanistan President isn't giving him away
Many Indians wanted Afghanistan player Rashid Khan to be given citizenship of our country after his fantastic performance against Kolkata Night Riders on Friday.
26 May 2018
IndiaPakistan's ex-ISI chief summoned over book co-authored with ex-RAW Chief
Pakistan Army has summoned former ISI chief, Asad Durrani, to seek his explanation over a book he co-authored with India's ex-RAW chief AS Dulat, accusing him of 'violating' the military code of conduct.
26 May 2018
South KoreaSouth Korea welcomes prospect of 'reignited' US-North Korea talks
South Korea has welcomed the renewed prospect of a summit between the United States and North Korea after President Trump canceled talks with Kim Jong-un only to suggest later they might still take place.
25 May 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan imposes temporary ban on screening foreign movies during Eid
Pakistan imposed a temporary ban on the exhibition and screening of Indian and other foreign language films during Eid.
25 May 2018
Pramila JayapalUS: Revoking of H-4 visa work permit in final stages
The Trump administration has told a US court that the move to rescind work authorization to certain categories of H-4 visa holders is in final stages.
