Man abducted in J&K
Srinagar, April 3 (IANS) Militants have abducted a man and seriously injured three other persons in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, police said on Monday. “At 10.10 p.m., on Monday, four militants believed to be…
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Mueller looking at Trump adviser’s Wikileaks ties: Report
Washington, April 3 (IANS) Special Counsel Robert Mueller is looking into President Donald Trump’s adviser Roger Stone’s ties to Wikileaks and its founder Julian Assange, a media report said. According to The Wall Street Journal…
Egypt approves law to create anti-terror supreme council
Cairo, April 3 (IANS) The Egyptian parliament has preliminarily approved a new law to establish a supreme council for combating terrorism, the media reported. Citing Ahram news website, Xinhua on Tuesday reported the final vote…
China pledges to protect freedom of religious belief
Beijing, April 3 (IANS) China pledged to continue to respect and protect its citizens’ freedom of religious belief in a white paper published on Tuesday. As a socialist country under the leadership of the Communist…
US to roll back Obama-era vehicle fuel efficiency targets
Washington, April 3 (IANS) US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt has said the targets of vehicle fuel efficiency set by the previous Barack Obama administration is too stringent and should be revised. “The…
Turkey ready for new targets outside borders: Erdogan
Istanbul, April 3 (IANS) Turkish troops are in preparation for moving against new targets outside the country’s borders, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. The statement on Monday came one day after the President visited…
UN calls for empowering women, girls with autism
United Nations, April 3 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said efforts must be made to empower women and girls with autism. In his message on Monday for the World Autism Awareness Day, the Secretary-General…
S.African president mourns Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s death
Cape Town, April 3 (IANS) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has mourned the death of anti-apartheid heroine Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, calling her “an abiding symbol of the desire of our people to be free”. “It is…
Trump congratulates Egypt’s Sisi on re-election
Washington, April 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has congratulated Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi in a phone call for his landslide win in the country’s presidential election, said the White House. “President Trump congratulated President…
US adds Lashkar-e-Taiba front, Milli Muslim League, to terrorist list
By Arul Louis New York, April 3 (IANS) Closing Lashkar-e-Taiba’s (LeT) loopholes, the US has taken aim at its political party, the Milli Muslim League (MML), and seven leaders, as well as another front organisation…
Killings of civilians in Kashmir ‘needs to be investigated’: UN spokesperson
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 2 (IANS) The recent killings of civilians in Kashmir “needs to be investigated,” Stephane Dijarric, the spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday as protests swept the state. “Civilians…
Ex-spy’s poisoning may be beneficial to Britain: Russian FM
Moscow, April 2 (IANS) Russia had no interest in poisoning ex-spy Sergei Skripal, but Britain’s special services and government could gain from the incident, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. “It may well be…
Eight dead as Dalit protests turn violent
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Eight persons were killed and dozens injured as Dalit protests during a day-long nation-wide shutdown on Monday turned violent in India amid anger against a Supreme Court order that dilutes…
One killed, over 100 injured during ‘Bharat Bandh’ in UP
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) One person was killed in Muzaffarnagar and over 100 were injured on Monday as violence singed many parts of the state during the “Bharat Bandh” enforced by Dalit groups in protest…
Trump and Putin may meet in Washington: White House
Washington, April 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin may meet “in a not-too-distant future” at the White House, Trump’s Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Monday. “As the…
Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie dead
Johannesburg, April 2 (IANS) Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, anti-apartheid activist who was once married to former South African President Nelson Mandela, passed away on Monday, said a statement released by her family. She was 81. Winnie Mandela…
6 killed in MP as Dalit protesters turn violent
Bhopal, April 2 (IANS) At least six persons were killed and many others injured while train services were affected on Delhi-Mumbai route as violence erupted at different places in Madhya Pradesh on Monday during protests…
Congress petitions EC against Shah, Yeddyurappa
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Congress on Monday moved the Election Commission (EC)demanding registration of case against BJP chief Amit Shah and party’s chief ministerial candidate in Karnataka B.S. Yeddyurappa and two others for…
Automobile manufacturer post healthy March sales figures
Mumbai/Chennai, April 2 (IANS) An impending price hike, along with robust domestic demand and positive macro-economic growth indicators, led major automobile manufacturers to post healthy sales figures for March 2018. On Monday, Hyundai Motor India…
SC slams Centre over unauthorised construction in Delhi
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the Central government and other authorities over their inability to stop unauthorised construction in national capital and asked it to justify its stand supporting…