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Tanzania`s ruling party to pick prez can...

Tanzania`s ruling party to pick prez candidate

Dar es Salaam: Tanzania`s ruling party is selecting its presidential candidate this week, with the winner expected to take the east African country`s top job after the October elections. With a weak and fractured opposition, and President Jakaya Kikwete stepping down after his second and final... read more »

Migrant dies in Channel Tunnel to Britai...

Migrant dies in Channel Tunnel to Britain

A migrant died on Tuesday trying to reach Britain through the Channel Tunnel, a French official in the Pas-de-Calais region said. One of the six sections of the tunnel was closed for investigation and it was not yet clear how the migrant had died. “Following the discovery of migrants on a... read more »

PM Modi meets his Kazakh counterpart Mas...

PM Modi meets his Kazakh counterpart Massimov

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who reached Astana on the second leg of his eight-day tour to five central Asian countries and Russia, met his Kazakh counterpart Karim Massimov here on Tuesday. The two leaders were discussing issues of mutual importance to their respective countries. Further details... read more »

Key Witness In Benazir Bhutto’s Murder C...

Key Witness In Benazir Bhutto’s Murder Case Turns Hostile

A key witness in Pakistan’s former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s murder case has retracted from his earlier statement during cross examination before the Anti-Terrorism Court, media reported on Tuesday. Prosecution witness, retired SSP Imtiaz, a key security official of Bhutto, on Monday... read more »

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Many injured after violence breaks out over Ram Navami procession...

Violence broke out in Kanpur town of Uttar Pradesh late on Tuesday over the route of a religious procession, officials said on Wednesday. The incident was triggered when the district administration... read more »

Akhilesh Yadav government for cancelling bail to r...

Just as the campaigning for the first round of Lok Sabha poll in Uttar Pradesh (to be held on Thursday) ended, the Akhilesh Yadav government has... read more »

LS polls: AAP candidate Fakhruddin pulls out from Raeba...

Days of communal, casteist parties numbered: AAP

Lucknow – The AAP suffered a jolt on Tuesday with its candidate Justice (retd) Fakhruddin withdrawing from the electoral fray in Rae Bareli Lok Sabha... read more »

Polls in West Bengal could be cancelled if EC orders on...

The EC’s warning came after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said she would not “remove a single officer”. On Monday, Banerjee... read more »

BJP remains committed to pet Hindutva issues, but scale...

BJP to watch how early Kejriwal fulfills promises

New Delhi – BJP has reiterated its commitment to the trinity of Hindutva issues — construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, promulgation of uniform civil... read more »

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China’s defense budget increase by 12 per cent, reaching 13...

Beijing – The government announced the first day of the annual session of parliament . People’s Liberation Army of China’s military strength is considered the strongest and the... read more »

US finally calls Kunming knife attack a ‘ter...

Washington: After the Chinese state media slammed the United States for downplaying the knife attack at the Kunming railway station in Yunnan... read more »

Malala Yousafzai admits to not owning mobile phone

Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai, who stood up against Taliban and was shot in the head for promoting education for girls, has reportedly admitted that she... read more »

Michelle Obama in first China visit

US First Lady Michelle Obama is planning a week-long visit to China this month, her first trip to the Asian economic powerhouse. Mrs Obama said in a blog... read more »

In Ukraine and West, concerns grow over Russia’s ...

Kiev, Ukraine –  The besieged new government of Ukraine accused Russian forces of a major escalation in pressure over control of the Crimea on Monday... read more »

United Nations to Hold Disaster Meeting in Tsunami-Hit Japan

TOKYO: The UN will hold a once-in-a-decade meeting on disaster risk reduction this weekend, with policymakers gathering in tsunami-struck Japan after warnings that the cost of climate... read more »

Sri Lanka seizes passports of 74 Indian nationals

The Government of Sri Lanka has reportedly seized the passports of 74Indian nationals working at a plywood factory near Colombo. The Indian nationals have reportedly been charged with... read more »

Triple murder convict executed in Pakistan

Islamabad: A man convicted in a triple murder case was executed on Thursday in Pakistan`s Punjab province. Muhammad Siddique was hanged in a district jail in Toba Tek Singh city, Dawn... read more »

Australian teen among ISIS suicide bombers in Iraq, Govt still probing for verification

Australia’s government was trying to confirm reports that an Australian teenager was among a group of suicide bombers from the Islamic State movement that struck Iraq’s embattled Anbar... read more »

Protests After Lawyer’s Death in Police Firing at Court in ...

Lawyers in Uttar Pradesh are on strike today, a day after a policeman fired his gun at a court in Allahabad and shot dead a lawyer. The state government on Wednesday announced Rs. 10 lakh as... read more »