Uri Attack: India gives Evidence and a Warning to Pakistan
Pak envoy Basit summoned by Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar Our Correspondent / New Delhi Three days after terror attack at Uri army camp, India today handed a list of evidence…
Uri Attack: Something Must Have Gone Wrong, Admits Parrikar
Govt serious about punishing those behind Uri attack: Defence Minister Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has admitted that something might have gone wrong which led to Uri terror attack. Speaking at…
Tamil Nadu farmers urge Centre to set up Cauvery management Board
Tamil Nadu, delta farmers have urged the central government to set up Cauvery management Board immediately as per the orders of Supreme Court. Political leaders and farmers associations have welcomed…
Iraq forces launch operation to take Islamic State-held town
Iraqi forces launched an operation to retake a northern town Sherqat from Islamic State terror group. Tens of thousands of civilians are thought to be trapped in Sherqat, which lies…
193 countries sign declaration to stamp out drug-resistant infections
The 193 countries of the United Nations have signed a landmark declaration to rid the world of drug-resistant infections or superbugs. Six years in the making, the international commitment could…
30 countries to ratify Paris climate accord at UN
United Nations says, 30 States would formally join the Paris Agreement on climate change, moving it closer to reality. It said countries including Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, Bangladesh, Singapore, Thailand…
Ban Ki-moon makes no reference to Kashmir in UNGA address
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz’s efforts to internationalise the Kashmir issue appeared to have gained no traction as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon made no reference to Kashmir in his final…
Syria conflict: US holds Russia responsible for aid convoy attack
WEB DESK US has said it holds Russia responsible for the attack on an UN aid convoy in Aleppo. White House spokesman, Ben Rhodes said it is an enormous humanitarian…
50 countries to take in 360,000 refugees this year: Obama
US President Barack Obama has announced a pledge by 50 nations to take in three lakh 60 thousand refugees from war-torn countries this year. Opening a summit on refugees at…
Centre to set up committee to deal with complaints regarding Waqf properties
M J AKHTER / NEW DELHI: Centre has decided to set up a one-man Board of Adjudication to deal with complaints regarding Waqf properties. The Committee to be set up…