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01 Dec 2017
MissouriRaj Shah becomes first Indian-American to "gaggle" with press
Raj Shah, the White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary, became the first Indian-American to "gaggle" with reporters aboard Air Force One.
30 Nov 2017
TwitterMeet the "20-something" who deactivated Donald Trump's Twitter account
On November 2, 2017, Twitter users rejoiced as US President Donald Trump's account temporarily vanished.
30 Nov 2017
IndiaSherin Mathews' body bore marks of injury, says doctor
More than a month after three-year-old Indian-origin child Sherin Mathews was found dead in Texas, a doctor has informed a court that her body bore injury marks.
30 Nov 2017
North KoreaUS warns North Korea will be "utterly destroyed" in war
North Korea's leadership would be "utterly destroyed" in the event of a war, US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley warned at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.
30 Nov 2017
Michael FlynnRussia investigation: Authorities question Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner
US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was reportedly recently questioned by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller's team as a part of the Russia investigation.
30 Nov 2017
United Nations (UN)Bosnian Croat war criminal drinks poison in UN courtroom, dies
72-year-old Slobodan Praljak, a Bosnian Croat war criminal, died after he drank poison during an appeal at the International Criminal Tribunal at The Hague.
30 Nov 2017
TwitterTrump lands himself in a fiasco after re-tweeting anti-Muslim videos
US President Donald Trump is no stranger to Twitter controversies. However, he might have taken it too far this time around.
30 Nov 2017
Saudi ArabiaWhen Riyadh's Hotel Ritz became a five-star prison
Riyadh's world-famous luxurious Ritz-Carlton hotel is now a detention centre.
29 Nov 2017
Pakistan NewsPervez Musharraf says he's the "biggest supporter" of Lashkar-e-Taiba
Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf has admitted to being the "biggest supporter" of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its founder Hafiz Saeed.
29 Nov 2017
IndiaIndia to provide naval facilities to Singapore
India will be providing naval practice and logistics facilities to Singapore, which among other things will allow the country to hold live-firing drills in the Andamans.
29 Nov 2017
IndiaProvide evidence against Saeed, his son-in-law tells India
Khalid Waleed, the son-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed has told India to provide evidence against Saeed rather than crying on America's shoulders.
29 Nov 2017
South KoreaNorth Korea launches highest-ever missile that reached 4,500km altitude
North Korea has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which reached an altitude of 4,500km and flew 960km.
29 Nov 2017
South KoreaSouth Korea warns its companies against investing in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
South Korea has reportedly told its companies against investing in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
29 Nov 2017
IndiaChina following India's path? President Xi orders 'toilet revolution'
China may be taking a cue from India's Swacch Bharat Mission and formulating one of a similar kind.
28 Nov 2017
IndiaQS Rankings: IIM Ahmedabad at no. 49; full list here
The Harvard Business School in the US has topped the QS World University Rankings: Global MBA Rankings 2018, leaving behind other high-ranking institutes around the world.
28 Nov 2017
Mumbai26/11-mastermind Hafiz Saeed approaches UN to drop his terrorist tag
Hafiz Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and the mastermind who orchestrated the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai has filed a petition with the UN to drop his terrorist tag.
28 Nov 2017
Jared KushnerTrump's chief of staff trying to rein in Jared Kushner
US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner is commonly referred to as the "secretary of everything."
27 Nov 2017
SwitzerlandLive in Switzerland and get paid for it. Here's how
This might be for you if you've always dreamed of living in a picturesque, pristine mountain hamlet.
27 Nov 2017
Pope FrancisWhy Pope Francis faces a tricky trip to Myanmar
Pope Francis has arrived in Myanmar at a time when the country faces widespread allegations of ethnic cleansing.
27 Nov 2017
Prince PhilipPrince Harry to marry American girlfriend Meghan Markle
Britain's Royal Family is set to welcome a new member into its folds: Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's fiancé.
27 Nov 2017
TechnologyMeet Sam: World's first artificial intelligence enabled politician
Artificial-intelligence (AI) enabled robots are rapidly making way into the Brave New World.
27 Nov 2017
Pakistan NewsPakistan's law minister resigns, Islamists end protests that crippled country
Pakistan's Law Minister Zahid Hamid has resigned after weeks of protests by Islamists rocked the country.
27 Nov 2017
Pakistan NewsReport: Pakistani nukes surest route to nuclear war
The US-based think tank Atlantic Council has identified Pakistan's tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) programme as a danger to the safety and security of the South Asian region.
27 Nov 2017
IndonesiaBali: Threat-level raised amid fears of major volcanic eruption
Mount Agung, a volcano located in Bali, Indonesia has been showing all signs of a major eruption coming.
26 Nov 2017
NepalNepal votes in landmark elections, the first since 1999
The people of Nepal are voting in a landmark general election, the country's first since 1999, a decade after monarchy was abolished in 2008.
26 Nov 2017
Pakistan NewsPakistan deploys army in Islamabad after protests turn violent
The Pakistan government had to call in the army to restore law and order after clashes between hardline religious groups and the police in Islamabad resulted in the death and injury of 6 and over 200 people respectively.
26 Nov 2017
IndiaSCO Summit: Swaraj'll represent India, but will she meet Pakistan?
India and Pakistan will come face to face next week at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Russia's Sochi. There's still no proposal for diplomatic talks, sources said.
26 Nov 2017
IndiaPathankot attack: In confidential NSA-level talks, India confronts Pakistan
Reports have surfaced about a secret dialogue between Indian NSA Ajit Doval and his Pakistani counterpart, Lieutenant-General Nasser Khan Janjua.
26 Nov 2017
Pakistan NewsHafiz Saeed release: US threatens Pakistan with 'repercussions'
The US is visibly annoyed at Pakistan's recent release of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder and Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief, Hafiz Saeed.
26 Nov 2017
MumbaiDawood depressed over family problems: Only son becomes maulana
If the confessions of Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar are true, the feared gangster seems to be having family problems and is depressed.
26 Nov 2017
Zimbabwe'Golden goodbye' payoff: Ousted Zimbabwean president, Mugabe to receive $10m
Former-Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe was recently forced to give up his throne for former-ally Emmerson Mnangagwa.
26 Nov 2017
India26/11 anniversary: President Kovind vows to make India safer
Today, India is remembering the horror of terrorism that descended upon us on 26 November 2008, commonly known as 26/11.
25 Nov 2017
SwedenNobel literature prize-awarding Swedish Academy rattled by sex scandal
A sex scandal has rattled the Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Literature Prize.
25 Nov 2017
Pakistan NewsIslamabad: Crackdown on religious protesters at Faizabad Interchange; 150 arrested
Pakistani security forces have arrested at least 150 religious protesters in Islamabad in a crackdown against thousands of angry demonstrators who have staged a sit-in at Faizabad Interchange since 8 November.
25 Nov 2017
CaliforniaMan to launch himself in rocket to test Flat-Earth theory
Despite centuries of scientific work and ample modern-day evidence proving that the Earth is a sphere, California-based "Mad" Mike Hughes has decided to launch himself on a homemade rocket to prove that the Earth is flat.
25 Nov 2017
Donald TrumpTime denies telling Trump he was "Person of the Year"
On Friday, US President Donald Trump tweeted that the Time magazine called to inform him that he was "probably" going to be named person of the year.
25 Nov 2017
ISISEgypt's Sisi vows forceful response after attack kills 235
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said his country would respond with "the utmost force" after an attack on a mosque in North Sinai killed 235 people.
25 Nov 2017
Russia NewsTrump's former NSA may cooperate with Mueller's Russia-Trump probe
Lawyers representing former US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn have reportedly informed President Donald Trump's legal team that they can't discuss the investigation into Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
25 Nov 2017
IndiaAustralia looks at greater India engagement to balance China
Australia said it will strengthen ties with India, Japan, and the US in the Indo-Pacific region under the quadrilateral dialogue between the four countries.
24 Nov 2017
EgyptEgypt: Deadly terror strike at mosque leaves 155 dead
At least 155 people have been killed after terrorists launched a suicide bomb and gun attack on Al Rawdah mosque in Bir al-Abed town of Egypt's North Sinai province.