Karnataka defers release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
Karnataka today deferred decision to release water in the Cauvery river to Tamil Nadu till the outcome of the Chief Ministers meet convened by the Union government tomorrow. Briefing newsmen…
Congress questions government’s decision to boycott SAARC Summit
Congress today questioned government’s decision to boycott SAARC Summit, which was scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan in Islamabad in next month. Speaking to the media in New Delhi, Congress…
US, China urge India-Pakistan to solve differences amicably
WEB DESK United States and China have urged India and Pakistan to solve their differences over Kashmir peacfully, even as tensions between the two neighbours has esclated after terror attack…
SAARC Summit all set to be postponed
AMN The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit scheduled in Islamabad in November this year seems to be in peril after an India and three other members are…
India approves ratification of Paris Climate Agreement
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi today gave its approval to ratify the Paris Agreement (on Climate Change) on 2nd October 2016, the day of Gandhi…
Afghanistan: 12 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack
At least 12 Afghan soldiers have been killed at a checkpoint in a Taliban attack in northern Kunduz province. The Kunduz Governor’s spokesman, said yesterday that the two soldiers helped…
Pakistan’s parliament passes Hindu Marriage Bill
Pakistan’s parliament has passed the much-delayed Hindu Marriage Bill to enable the country’s minority Hindu community to register their marriages. The first ever national law was passed on Monday after…
US appoints Jeffrey DeLaurentis as 1st Cuban Ambassador
The United States has appointed its first Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis to Cuba in 55 years as relations between the countries thaw. President Barack Obama said it was a step towards…
Former Israeli, Prez, PM Shimon Peres is dead
PM Modi condole demise of Shimon Peres WEB DESK Former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres died yesterday, two weeks after he suffered a massive stroke. He was 93.…
UGC brings out syllabus for NET examination for yoga subject
The University Grants Commission, UGC has brought out the syllabus for NET examination for the subject of yoga. A 12-member committee headed by H R Nagendra has recommended that the…