John Kerry to make final visit to Vietnam, France, UK, Switzerland
WEB DESK With less than 10 days left for the new administration, US Secretary of State John Kerry would leave for a nearly week-long final official visit that would take…
India-US defence relationship is on right path: Ashton Carter
America’s outgoing Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said that India-US defence relationship is on the right path and the two nations are discussing ways to develop this partnership through technology sharing…
US calls for India, Pakistan & Afghanistan partnership on counter terrorism
agencies / The United States has called for partnership between India, Pakistan and Afghanistan on counter-terrorism operations. State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner told reporters in Washington that the security…
US Democrats call to review Trump appointing Son-in-Law as Presidential Adviser
Democrats have called for US President-elect Donald Trump’s naming of his son-in-law as a senior adviser to be reviewed over concerns of nepotism and conflict of interest. A group wants…
Afghanistan: 30 dead, 80 injured in blasts near Afghan parliament
Web Desk At least 30 people have been killed and 80 wounded in twin bombings near the Afghan Parliament in Kabul. Most of the dead were civilians, including Parliament employees.…
Russia terms US allegations as witch-hunt
Russia says, allegations made by US that it ran a hacking campaign to influence the American presidential elections are reminiscent of a witch-hunt. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, that…
Trump’s son-in-law Kushner to become senior White House adviser
US President-elect Donald Trump has named his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as one of his senior White House advisers. The 35-year old played a key role in the presidential campaign and…
Hashemi Rafsanjani to be buried at Imam Khomeini’s mausoleum
WEB DESK Iran’s former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani will be buried at Imam Khomeini’s mausoleum in Beheshte Zahra cemetery today. This was stated by his son Mohsen Hashemi in Tehran…
Underestimated impact of Russian meddling on elections, says Obama
Outgoing US President Barack Obama has said that he underestimated the impact of the misinformation campaign and computer hacking on a democracy. He said following revelation of a US intelligence…
Powerful storm lashed California, other parts of US
WEB DESK / A powerful storm lashed California and other parts of the western United States yesterday, bringing flooding and the risk of dangerous mudslides to a state that has…