V-P Hamid Ansari to tour Brunei Darussalam and Thailand
AMN / Vice President of India Mohd Hamid Ansari will be embarking on a two-nation tour to Brunei Darussalam and Thailand from Monday. During the five-day visit to the South…
Mehbooba wants assurance from BJP before forming govt in J&K
TIA NEWS / The uncertainty over govt formation continues in Jammu & Kashmir, even three weeks after demise of former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on January 07. PDP president…
Afghan CEO Dr. Abdullah Abdullah in New Delhi
Chief Executive Officer and Head of the Council of the Minister of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, has arrived in New Delhi this afternoon on a five day official visit to…
Syria opposition threatens withdrawal from Geneva talks
Syria’s main opposition bloc has threatened to withdraw from talks held in Geneva, if what they called the crimes of Bashar al-Assad’s government persisted. Higher Negotiations Committee (HNC) representatives landed…
Ex CIA chief David Petraeus not to receive further punishment
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has decided not to impose further punishment on David Petraeus, a former US military commander and CIA Director who admitted sharing classified information with his…
Turkey warns Russia after fresh airspace violations
Turkey has accused Russia of again violating its airspace and warned it would face consequences if such infringements continue. The foreign ministry said a Russian SU-34 jet flew into its…
20000 infected by Zika virus in Colombia
More than 20 thousands people, including at least 2,116 pregnant women, have been infected with the Zika virus in the South American country of Colombia, Colombia’s National Health Institute reported…
Bacha Khan University attack: Vice chancellor, security in-charge removed
A three member fact finding committee set up by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government in Pakistan, to conduct an inquiry into the Bacha Khan University attack has recommended the removal of the…
US warship sails near island claimed by China in South China Sea
Pentagon says that US Navy destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of an island claimed by China and two other countries in the South China Sea to counter efforts to…
1600 villages along Ganga to be made filth free:Uma Bharti
AMN / Centre will implement a four-pronged programme under which 1,600 villages along Ganga river will be made filth free by October. Union Minister Uma Bharti said while speaking on…