US State Department’s ‘Country Report on Terrorism 2016’: Key takeaways...
While India is not a part of the US-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, the report took into account the arrest of 68 ISIS supporters. “In October, the Ministry of Home Affairs appointed a Senior Advisor to Curb Online Radicalisation,” it notes. The US State Department recently... read more »
Ram Nath Kovind Set To Win As President Votes Are Counted: 10 Points
The presidential election results, in which NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind has a clear edge, will be out by 5 pm. Meira Kumar had described her candidture as the “battle of ideology.” NEW DELHI: Ram Nath Kovind, former Bihar Governor, is set to be India’s next President as votes... read more »
President Donald Trump lets Iran nuclear deal live, but signals he may not ...
President Donald Trump agreed Monday night to let the issue go, but only for a few more months and only after last-minute changes to distance Trump further from the deal. President Donald Trump was eager to declare Iran in breach of the nuclear deal but was talked out of it by national security... read more »
We oppose militarisation of South China Sea: Australia’s foreign minister
India has commercial interests in the South China Sea and has been pressing for resolving the dispute as per the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with minister for foreign affairs, Australia, Julie Bishop in a meeting in New Delhi on July... read more »
PM Modi, Nawaz Sharif agree to cooperate to eliminate terrorism from South Asia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, who held bilateral talks in Ufa, Russia, have agreed to cooperate with each other to eliminate terrorism from South... read more »
Tweet about bomb forces emergency landing of Jet Airways plane
A Dubai-bound Jet Airways flight from Mumbai with 61 passengers and crew made an emergency landing at Muscat airport following a tweet about presence of a bomb onboard, but was cleared for... read more »
ISRO’s heaviest commercial launch today
Making the heaviest commercial launch, Indian space agency ISRO will on Friday launch five British satellites on board PSLV-C28 from the spaceport of Sriharikota. According to ISRO, the... read more »
Former RAW chief expresses regret over failed talks with Geelani
Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief AS Dulat has expressed regret over failed talks between the Indian administration and Hurriyat hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani. In an interview... read more »
Suresh Prabhu flags-off four new train services in J-K
Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off four new diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU) train services from Nowgan railway station in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister... read more »
