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Tillerson’s News Conference Only Highlig...

Tillerson’s News Conference Only Highlights Strains With Trump.

WASHINGTON — Long-simmering tension within President Trump’s national security team spilled into public view on Wednesday as Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson took the extraordinary step of calling a news conference to affirm his support for Mr. Trump, despite what associates describe as his... read more »

Turkey Sentences 40 to Life in Coup Atte...

Turkey Sentences 40 to Life in Coup Attempt Against Erdogan.

ISTANBUL, Turkey — A court in southwestern Turkey handed down life sentences on Wednesday to 40 men, including senior military officers, for trying to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It was the first high-profile verdict against those accused of plotting to overthrow him in a failed... read more »

Case registered against actor Prakash Ra...

Case registered against actor Prakash Raj over his criticism of PM Modi.

A case has been registered against National award-winning actor Prakash Raj in a Lucknow court on a complaint lodged by a lawyer over his recent remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, news agency ANI reported. The case is scheduled to be heard on October 7. On Monday, Raj stirred up a storm after... read more »

Rajnish Kumar is the next SBI chairman.

Rajnish Kumar is the next SBI chairman.

The government on Wednesday named Rajnish Kumar as the new chairman of the country’s largest lender State Bank of India Kumar, currently a managing director with the bank, joined SBI as a probationary officer in 1980 Arundhati Bhattacharya, the current chairwoman of SBI will step down from... read more »

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Will not accept US mockery: Kamal Nath

Will not accept US mockery: Kamal Nath

New Delhi – Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Friday said India will not accept this US “mockery” and demanded it drop charges against Indian diplomat Devyani... read more »

Andhra delegation meets PM over Krishna water row

Andhra delegation meets PM over Krishna water row

New Delhi/Hyderabad – An all-party delegation from the Andhra Pradesh Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, seeking his intervention on the... read more »

Indian ship captain to reach home Friday

Indian merchant navy ship captain Sunil James

Mumbai – Indian merchant navy ship captain Sunil James, released from a Togo jail Thursday, is expected to reach his home in suburban Malad here Friday... read more »

US says no to dropping charges against Khobragade

Online petition to drop charges against Devyani launched

By Arun Kumar Washington – India and US seemed to be back to square one in probably their worst diplomatic spat over the arrest of an Indian diplomat... read more »

Fog cover thins in Delhi, flights unaffected

Fog cover thins in Delhi, flights unaffected

New Delhi – The fog was not dense in the national capital Friday morning, giving respite to the city and allowing for smooth air operations. Some trains... read more »

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Dewani appeals to UK court to block extradition to South Africa

Dewani appeals to UK court to block extradition to South Africa

Johannesburg – Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani’s lawyers have appealed to the UK judges to block his extradition to South Africa until he is fit to stand trial. The appeal... read more »

Honeymoon murder victim` Anni Dewani’s father slams UK legal system

Honeymoon murder victim` Anni Dewani’s father slam...

London – Honeymoon murder victim Anni Dewani’s father has slammed the Britain’s legal system for not being able to punish her culprit... read more »

Iran quits nuke talks over U.S. expanding sanctions bla...

Iran ready to play constructive role in Geneva talk

Johannesburg – Iran has reportedly quit nuclear talks with the world powers, accusing the U.S. of going against the spirit of the interim agreement... read more »

Hold chemical weapons users accountable: Ban Ki-moon

Hold chemical weapons users accountable: Ban Ki-moon

United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for holding accountable those responsible for using chemical weapons in Syria. He made the... read more »

Musharraf summoned for landmark treason trial on Decemb...

Musharraf summoned for landmark treason trial on December 24

Islamabad – Former Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf will be summoned for the landmark treason trial on December 24. The three-member special... read more »

Despite protests, Japan switches on first nuclear reactor since Fukushima diaster

TOKYO — Japan switched on a nuclear reactor Tuesday on the southern island of Kyushu, marking a first, tentative return to nuclear energy following the catastrophic meltdowns at Fukushima... read more »

Israel expects US Congress to block Iran nuclear deal, top Likud figure says

Israel anticipates that the US Congress will heed its call and vote down the Iran nuclear deal against the wishes of the Obama administration, the head of the powerful Knesset Foreign... read more »

Anna Hazare says Kejriwal a model for all apoliticians

Anna Hazare receives threat letter demanding him to maintain distance from Arvind Kejriwal

Mumbai: Social activist Anna Hazare has received a threat letter which states that he would be “bumped off” if he does not dissociate himself from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind... read more »

Critical Reform GST at Stake, Congress Unmoved: 10 Parliament Developments

The Congress wants Parliament to suspend all other business to urgently address how and why Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj helped tainted cricket tycoon Lalit Modi get travel papers from... read more »

Foxconn plans factory in every Indian state: Chairman Terry Gou

NEW DELHI: Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics assembly manufacturer, on Saturday said India would be the next IT hub for it while expressing a desire to open factories in all states in... read more »