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Rahul Raises Special Status to Andhra with Modi

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grant special status to Andhra Pradesh. In a letter to Modi, Gandhi also requested him to announce…




Iran, P5+1 Announce Implementation of Nuclear Deal

U.S. Mission / Eric Bridiers Tehran, Oct 19 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif and the European Union (EU) foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini issued a joint statement, announcing the start of the implementation of…




BJP Pulls up Its Own over Beef Remarks

New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “upset”, BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday pulled up five party leaders whose controversial remarks on beef have embarrassed it, informed sources said. The…



40 Indian-Origin Candidates in Fray in Canada

Toronto, Oct 18 (IANS) Forty Indo-Canadians are in the fray in Monday’s election to the 338-member parliament on Monday. There were eight Indo-Canadian MPs in the outgoing 308-member House of Commons. But this could go…



US Cancels Plans to Allow Arctic Oil Drilling

Washington, Oct 18 (IANS/EFE) The US government has cancelled plans to allow oil drilling along the Arctic coasts of Alaska for the next two years, the interior department announced. The decision signifies the elimination of…





Two Chinese Firms Sign MoUs with Telangana

Hyderabad, Oct 16 (IANS) Two Chinese companies on Friday signed MoUs with Telangana government for setting up a prefab concrete manufacturing factory and for dry port solutions. The MoUs with Sany International Housing and Sany…


‘Jihadi’ Trainer Held in Hyderabad

  Hyderabad, Oct 16 (IANS) A man from West Bengal who was allegedly planning to start a madarsa for ‘Jihadi training’ has been arrested, police said on Friday. Alimul Islam Mandal was arrested when he…




Obama Delays US Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) Saying that pressure from Pakistan has resulted in more Al Qaeda coming into Afghanistan, President Barack Obama announced Thursday that US forces will remain in Afghanistan at their current levels throughout…