Kerry to meet Abbas as new Israeli settlements fan tensions
JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State John Kerry is set for talks on Thursday (Nov 13) with the Palestinian leader on easing regional tensions, after Israel approved new settler homes in east Jerusalem despite mounting unrest. The new settlement construction was announced on Wednesday just hours after... read more »
What next? Can Fadnavis lead minority govt survive for 5 years with some he...
Although chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ minority government passed its first test on the floor of the state Assembly through a controversial voice vote, the question on everyone’s mind is whether the BJP will be able to hold on to its seat for the next five years. Political analysts... read more »
WTO standoff is over: India, US finally end impasse over food stock holding
After months of stalemate, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that India and US had reached an agreement with regard to public food stock holding and it was expected to help resolve the present deadlock in the World Trade Organisation on account of India’s refusal to ratify it. The... read more »
Egyptian Militant Group Pledges Loyalty to Islamic State
CAIRO: They have slaughtered hundreds of Egyptian soldiers and police officers, recruited experienced fighters and staged increasingly sophisticated raids from the Western desert to the Sinai Peninsula. They have beheaded informants and killed an American in a carjacking, say Western officials... read more »
Ghani takes oath as new Afghan president
Ashraf Ghani was inaugurated as the new president of Afghanistan on Monday at a ceremony in the presidential palace marking the end of Hamid Karzai’s 13-year rule since the fall of... read more »
PM Modi at Madison Square Garden: Promises goodies to spoiled NRIs
Narendra Modi would probably have gotten away with reading the Manhattan phone book from the revolving stage at Madison Square Gardens. A capacity crowd usually comes to Madison Square... read more »
Journey to Mars cheaper than auto ride, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the metaphor of cost of travel by auto in Ahmedabad to the expenditure incurred in the landmark Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) which India accomplished in the... read more »
Pakistan needs to concentrate on internal issues instead of Kashmir: Naqvi
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Saturday that Pakistan should stop making Kashmir a parachute of politics and instead concentrate on resolving their internal... read more »
Lawsuit against Modi will not have any impact on Indo-US talks: W...
New York: The lawsuit filed against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by a human rights group in New York would have no impact on “his very important visit” to Washington to meet US President Barack... read more »
