Minority Affairs Ministry takes over Haj affairs from MEA
By A Akhter / New Delhi From now on Union Ministry of Minority Affairs will manage all affairs related to Haj in the country. According to official notification, the work…
John Kerry urges Taliban to follow Afghan warlord’s peace deal
US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged Afghanistan’s Taliban militants to follow the recent example of a notorious warlord and make an honourable peace with the Kabul government. Mr.…
Iraq: 20 pro-govt Sunni tribal fighters killed in air strike
Security forces have said, an air strike has killed at least 20 Iraqi pro-government Sunni tribal fighters in an area south of Mosul. It was unclear whether it was the…
Former Portugal PM, Antonio Guterres set to become UN chief
Our WEB DESK Former Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Guterres is all set to become the next Secretary General of the United Nations after the Security Council declared him to…
India says Pakistan established itself as global epicenter of terrorism
India has said that Pakistan has established itself as a global epicenter of terrorism. In a debate during the UN General Assembly in New York yesterday, India’s Permanent Representative to…
Ban triple talaq, punish men who give arbitrary: AIMWPLB:
All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board has decided to petition the Supreme Court to ban triple talaq. Underlining that instantaneous talaq is in contravention of tenets of Quran, President…
Army foils three infiltration bids along Loc in J&K
Army foiled three infiltration bids along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir last night. Quoting an Army official, official media said that while two infiltration bids were foiled in Naugam…
J&K: Terrorists attack army camp in Handwara region
Security forces retailate operation on Terrorists attacked an Army camp at Langate in Handwara region this morning. An Army official said, the terrorists opened firing outside the 30 Rashtriya Rifles…
India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-18 successfully launched
AMN India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-18 was successfully launched early this morning by a heavy duty rocket of Arianespace from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana. The European launcher…
Trio wins Nobel chemistry prize for ‘world’s smallest machines’
The 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded for the development of the world’s smallest machines. Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L Feringa will share the…