Bangladesh SC upholds HC verdict over arrests on suspicion
Bangladesh Supreme Court has upheld the High Court verdict to stop the police force from making arbitrary arrests on suspicion and torturing those arrested on remand. A four-member bench of…
World leaders kick off G7 talks with economy in focus
World leaders gather in Japan to take part in two days of G7 talks with the deteriorating global economy, terrorism and refugees crisis on top the agenda. US President Barack…
India seeks to engage with China in spirit of equality, friendship: Prez Mukherjee
AMN / President Pranab Mukherjee has said that India seeks to engage with China in a spirit of equality and friendship. Speaking at a function in Beijing last evening, Mr…
India-Africa crisis: VK Singh meets envoys, says India committed to safety of African nationals
file photo TIA NEWS India’s Minister of State for External Affairs Gen (Retd) V K Singh today met the Dean and a few representatives of African Heads of Missions (HoMs)…
Blast aboard EgyptAir plane before it crashed in Mediterranean Sea ?
WEB DESK / The human remains retrieved from the wreckage of an EgyptAir plane suggest that there was an explosion aboard before its crash in the Mediterranean Sea. Local media…
Angry over attacks, envoys to boycott Africa Day fete
AMN / Attacks on African youths in India in recent days have triggered a diplomatic row between India and African countries as African diplomats deciding not to join the May…
Sri Lanka rain death toll 101 as waters recede
Floods subsided across Sri Lanka revealing the full extent of damage from last week’s deluge that also triggered landslides. The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said, 101 people were known to…
US judge orders Bill Cosby to stand trial in sexual assault case
A US judge has ordered actor and comedian Bill Cosby to stand trial on charges of sexual assault. Mr Cosby, 78, is accused of drugging and molesting a former Temple…
‘Chabahar deal realized dream of Afghans after 150 years’
Kabul Afghanistan dream of having access to the international waters has been realized after the signing of the tripartite agreement between Iran, India and Afghanistan, a senior Afghan official says.…
Rains bring relief from heat in Delhi
The overnight rains and storm in northern plains led to a steep fall in the mercury. A MeT department official said, the minimum temperature in Delhi was today recorded at…