Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices — after opening on a flat-to-positive note — traded higher during Tuesday’s morning session with healthy buying in metals, consumer durables and banking stocks. Around 10.20 a.m.,…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, April 17 (IANS) A pressure cooker bomb went off near the Indian Embassy field office in Nepal’s Biratnagar late on Monday damaging the walls of the premises, Nepal Police has said….
Ottawa, April 17 (IANS) The families of Canadian diplomats serving in Cuba have been recalled as some of them are suffering unexplained brain symptoms, the Canada Press has reported. Canadian officials said the ongoing problems…
San Francisco, April 17 (IANS) After Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of the US Congress last week, the company on Tuesday tried to clarify on questions how it collects data when people are…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, April 17 (IANS) India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will hold bilateral talks with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during her two-day China visit beginning on Saturday. Sushma Swaraj will meet…
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Kathmandu, April 17 (IANS) A bomb exploded near the Indian Embassy field office in Nepal’s Biratnagar on Tuesday. (This story has not been edited by Social News XYZ staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated…
Yangon, April 17 (IANS) The Myanmar government has granted amnesty to 51 foreigners serving prison terms in the country, the President’s Office said on Tuesday. The amnesty was granted as a gesture to mark the…
Damascus, April 17 (IANS) Chemical weapons inspectors in Syria will be permitted to visit the site of an alleged chemical attack on Wednesday, Russia has said. The international team has been in the country since…
New York, April 17 (IANS) A New York court has rejected a motion to prevent prosecutors from reviewing a series of documents seized by the FBI from the offices of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney….
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 17 (IANS) India has won six elections to UN Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc) bodies, five of them unanimously. In the polls held on Monday, India won places on…
Cape Town, April 17 (IANS) South Africa will host an investment summit later this year to lure 1.2 trillion rand (about $100 billion) over five years, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said. Ramaphosa on Monday said…
Berlin, April 17 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reiterated her support for far-reaching Eurozone reforms on Monday despite growing opposition in her party Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU). “The firm…
Washington, April 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said he plans to nominate Columbia University professor Richard Clarida and Kansas banking regulator Michelle Bowman to fill two vacant seats at the board of the…
Washington, April 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has accused Russia and China of devaluing their currencies at a time when the US was raising interest rates. “Russia and China are playing the Currency Devaluation…
Tehran, April 17 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Ministry has said that Israel will be punished for killing Iranian military advisers in Syria. “Israel will receive the appropriate response for its crime sooner or later, and they…
Baghdad, April 17 (IANS) Iraq said it has executed 13 convicted prisoners over charges of terrorism, despite international calls to end the death penalty. “Eleven convicts were accused of charges ranging from car bombings, killing…
Damascus, April 17 (IANS) Syrian air defences responded to a missile strike, believed to be carried out by Israel, that targeted two airbases in Syria after midnight on Tuesday, according to the War Media, the…
Stockholm, April 17 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Monday evening to a warm welcome on the first leg of his three-nation tour of Europe that will also see him going to…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders rode on Nitish Rana and Andre Russell’s heroics to snap a two-game losing streak and register a 71-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in a lopsided…