2019 a year of successes for India at UN: Akbaruddin
WEB DESK India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin has said that 2019 was a year of many successes for India at the UN. He said be it was…
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait end dispute over shared oil fields
WEB DESK Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have ended a nearly five-year-long dispute over shared oil fields and have agreed to resume oil production from the divided Neutral Zone, but stressed…
Pope appeals for peace in global flashpoints
Pope Francis has appealed for peace in many of the world’s hotspots, singling out the crises in the Middle East, Venezuela and Lebanon as well as armed conflicts ravaging many…
Russia ‘only country in world’ with hypersonic weapons: Prez Putin
WEB DESK President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is the only country in the world that has hypersonic weapons. Speaking at a meeting with top military brass, Putin said…
Iran: Schools closed due to severe air pollution
WEB DESK Schools in Tehran province have been closed until Friday due to severe air pollution, authorities announced, extending their closure to a full week. State news agency IRNA reported…
Indonesia: At least 25 people killed in road accident
AMN In Indonesia, at least 25 people were killed and 13 others injured after a passenger bus plunged into a steep ravine and landed in a river in South Sumatra…
Nepal detains 122 Chinese for suspected cybercrime, bank fraud
WEB DESK Police in Nepal have detained 122 Chinese men and women in its biggest crackdown on crime by foreigners entering the country on tourist visas today. The chief of…
India, Iran satisfied with progress of Chabahar Port
WEB DESK India and Iran have expressed satisfaction at the progress achieved in the operationalization of the Shahid Beheshti Port, Chabahar. External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar and the Foreign…
Saudi Arabia: Five sentenced to death over Khashoggi’s murder
AMN A Saudi Arabia court has sentenced five people to death and jailed three others over the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year. Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said…
OIC expresses concern over state of Muslims in India
AGENCIES / WEB DESK Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised India’s good ties with Islamic countries, on same day the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed concerns…