By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 13 (IANS) India has denounced a call to give up its nuclear weapons and sign the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) while it “remains committed to universal, non-discriminatory and verifiable…
Jammu, Oct 13 (IANS) The Pakistani Army resorted to indiscriminate shelling and firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday. Using mortars, automatics and small arms they targeted…
San Francisco, Oct 13 (IANS) India-born Google CEO Sundar Pichai has pledged $1 billion in new initiatives to prepare people for the next generation technology jobs. At an event in Pittsburgh, Pichai said Google will…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 13 (IANS) Digital technology can play a key role in fighting poverty, which can have disastrous consequences like fomenting armed conflicts and refugee crises, Indian lawmaker Santosh Ahlawat said…
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IANS) Key Indian equity market indices opened in the green on Friday following global cues. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 142.91 points or 0.44 per cent higher during the early…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 13 (IANS) India has called upon the international community to work together to prevent the weaponisation of outer space and endeavour to formulate a global pact to avoid an…
New York, Oct 13 (IANS) Amazon has suspended the head of its entertainment studio, Roy Price, following allegations he sexually harassed a producer in 2015, media reports said. “Roy Price is on leave of absence…
Srinagar, Oct 13 (IANS) Restrictions were imposed in various parts of Srinagar on Friday to prevent separatist-called protests against increasing incidents of braid chopping in Jammu and Kashmir. Police said these prohibitory orders were in…
Cairo, Oct 13 (IANS) The Arab League (AL) has welcomed the reconciliation deal signed in Cairo between Palestinian rival groups Fatah and Hamas. In a statement on Thursday, the AL congratulated the Palestinian leader Mahmoud…
Moscow, Oct 13 (IANS) All parties involved in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear program should abide by it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. The minister held a telephone…
Bogota, Oct 13 (IANS) Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has pledged the government will fulfil the commitments of the peace deal signed with the now-disbanded Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). More importantly, Santos said…
San Francisco, Oct 13 (IANS) The toll from the devastating wildfire raging across the the US state of California has risen to 29 even as over 8,000 firefighters are trying to control the massive blaze….
London, Oct 13 (IANS) London has retained its rank as the number one city in the world shrugging off Brexit worries, according to Global Power City Index (GPCI). The GPCI, published by the Mori Memorial…
Nanded (Maharashtra), Oct 13 (IANS) The Congress on Friday retained control over the prestigious Nanded-Waghala City Municipal Corporation (NWCMC), bagging a stupendous 73 seats in the 81-member body and decimating the opposition. The elections in…
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that clears the way for sweeping changes to the countrys health insurance system, including sales of cheaper policies with fewer benefits and…
London, Oct 13 (IANS) The US and British police have launched investigations into sexual assault allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein. The New York Police Department is looking into an allegation dating from 2004 and…
Jerusalem, Oct 13 (IANS) Israel has said it will join the US in pulling out of the UN’s cultural organisation Unesco, after US officials cited “anti-Israel bias”. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the US…
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will on Friday announce his decision on whether to certify the 2015 multilateral accord on restricting Iran’s nuclear activities, the White House said. White House Spokeswoman Sarah…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 13 (IANS) The US has announced it is pulling out of the Unesco, the scientific, educational and cultural arm of the UN family, citing what it decried as “anti-Israel…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Chief Justice of India Deepak Misra on Thursday praised the National Human Rights Commission and said the commission’s efforts had led to increased public awareness about human rights and a…