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01 Nov 2018
IndiaEnough petroleum supply for countries to cut Iran oil-import: Trump
President Donald Trump said yesterday that he had determined there was sufficient supply of petroleum and petroleum products for countries to "significantly" reduce their purchase of crude oil from Iran, which is going to face US sanctions from November 5.
01 Nov 2018
Donald TrumpUS envoy: Trump declined R-Day invite because of 'scheduling issue'
US Ambassador to India, Kenneth Juster, recently said President Donald Trump's inability to participate as the chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations next year was a "purely scheduling issue".
01 Nov 2018
MurderBangkok: Vegetarian restaurant chef kills customer, serves him to others
Diners at a vegetarian restaurant in Bangkok were rather peeved and disgusted when they found minced meat in their noodles, but what awaited them was far worse.
01 Nov 2018
Technology'China successfully conducts vertical landing test of space rocket'
China has successfully carried out a vertical landing test of a carrier rocket, which will promote development of a reusable space transportation system, official media reported today.
01 Nov 2018
PhilippinesAustralian nun to leave Philippines after fight with President Duterte
An Australian nun, who battled a government bid to expel her from the Philippines after she angered the country's President Rodrigo Duterte, said yesterday that she will leave rather than face arrest and deportation.
01 Nov 2018
South KoreaN-Korea readying nuclear site for foreign inspectors, says South Korea
South Korea's spy agency has detected signs that Pyongyang (N-Korea's capital) is preparing to allow international inspectors to visit its nuclear and missile test sites, Yonhap news agency reported yesterday.
31 Oct 2018
Moon Jae inPM Modi gifts 'Modi jackets' to South Korean President Moon
In a special gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gifted some meticulously tailored "Modi jackets" to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who had expressed his liking for them during his first state visit to India in July.
31 Oct 2018
South AfricaRapid urbanization increases risks from natural, human-made disasters: Antonio Guterres
On the occasion of 'World Cities Day', celebrated annually on October 31, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said today that about 1.4mn people move to cities every week around the world and warned such rapid urbanization can contribute to increased risks from natural and human-made disasters.
31 Oct 2018
Statue of UnityStatue of Unity and 4 other tallest statues of world
Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 'Statue of Unity' on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 143rd birth anniversary.
31 Oct 2018
CaliforniaIndian-couple, who fell to death, warned others of dangerous selfies
Indian-couple Vishnu Viswanath and Meenakshi Moorthy, who died after falling 800 feet in California's Yosemite National Park last week, warned people of dangers of 'doing it for gram'.
31 Oct 2018
United States of AmericaIndian sentenced for cyberattacks on US university, to pay $8.6mn
An Indian-origin man has been ordered to pay $8.6 million in restitution and serve six months of home incarceration for launching a series of cyber attacks including creating click fraud botnets, infecting hundreds of thousands of devices with malicious software on the computer network of a leading US university.
31 Oct 2018
Pakistan NewsChristian woman, on death-row for blasphemy, acquitted by Pakistan SC
In a landmark verdict, Pakistan's Supreme Court today overturned the conviction of a Christian woman facing execution for blasphemy.
31 Oct 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Army helicopter crash kills all 25 on board
Due to bad weather, an army helicopter carrying senior officials has crashed today in Farah province, Afghanistan, killing all 25 onboard.
31 Oct 2018
United States of AmericaIndo-American couple honored for their humanitarian work in India
An Indo-American couple has been honored in the US for making significant contributions to the areas of literacy, education, and healthcare in India.
31 Oct 2018
Donald TrumpTrump to end birthright citizenship of babies of non-citizens, immigrants
US President Donald Trump is intensifying his immigration rhetoric heading into the midterm elections, declaring he wants to order the end of the constitutional right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born in the US.
30 Oct 2018
Narendra ModiSikh-Americans seek PM Modi's help over Kartarpur Sahib Corridor
A Sikh American organization sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's help in opening the Kartarpur Sahib corridor.
29 Oct 2018
Travis Kalanick#SexismInSiliconValley: Men are considered rocks, women as Silicon implants
Silicon Valley is a strange place.
30 Oct 2018
IndiaTrump won't attend India's 70th Republic Day parade. Here's why
US President Donald Trump will be unable to participate as Chief Guest of India's Republic Day 2019 celebrations due to scheduling constraints, White House confirmed.
30 Oct 2018
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia promised 'complete' probe of Khashoggi murder: Jim Mattis
Saudi Arabia has promised a "full" investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday following talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Bahrain.
30 Oct 2018
CaliforniaTravel-junkie Indian couple dies falling 800ft in California's Yosemite Park
In a tragic incident, an Indian couple died after falling 800 feet in an area with steep terrain in California's Yosemite National Park last week.
30 Oct 2018
World Health OrganizationWHO: Air pollution kills 600,000 children, 7 million people annually
With winter approaching and air quality dropping in North India, the World Health Organization (WHO), on Monday, warned that every year, air pollution kills around 600,000 children under 15 years of age.
29 Oct 2018
JapanModi in Japan: PM hails India's progress in digital sector
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Japan currently, hailed India's "tremendous progress" in the digital infrastructure, saying 1 GB data is cheaper than the smallest bottle of cold drink in the country.
29 Oct 2018
GermanyAngela Merkel to reportedly step down as CDU party chief
After 18 long years at the helm, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reportedly announced that she will step down as the leader of the centre-right Christian Democrat Union (CDU).
29 Oct 2018
South KoreaSick of country's demanding beauty-standards, South Korean women destroy cosmetics
For long now, South Korean women have been restricted to conformist beauty rules. The eyes have to be big, skin pale, nose bridge high, lips cherry, and a 9:1 body face ratio (meaning the body has to be nine times longer than the face).
29 Oct 2018
NepalNepal's PM KP Oli hospitalized due to lung infection
Nepal's Prime Minister KP Oli was hospitalized today after developing a lung infection, the Kathmandu Post reported.
29 Oct 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi asks Japanese businessmen to engage more with India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Tokyo on Saturday to attend the 13th India-Japan annual summit, asked Japanese businessmen to engage more with India as he interacted with top business leaders from the two countries at a forum.
29 Oct 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: 15-year-old Sikh girl raped inside ambulance; heard screaming
In a barbaric incident, a 15-year-old mentally unstable Sikh girl was raped by two paramedics inside an ambulance in Pakistan's Punjab province on Sunday.
29 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaJair Bolsonaro, known as 'Tropical Trump', is Brazil's new President
Jair Bolsonaro, a brash far-right congressman who has waxed nostalgic for Brazil's old military dictatorship, won the presidency of Latin America's largest nation yesterday.
29 Oct 2018
FootballLeicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha perished in chopper crash
It has been confirmed that Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the owner of Leicester City FC, perished in the helicopter crash outside King Power Stadium on Saturday night.
29 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaBangladesh: Former-PM Khaleda Zia sentenced to seven-years prison in corruption-case
A Dhaka court on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and three others to seven years of imprisonment in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
29 Oct 2018
Indonesia#LionAirCrash: Pilot of ill-fated flight was from Delhi
Bhavye Suneja, a resident of New Delhi's Mayur Vihar, was the captain of the ill-fated Lion Air Flight JT-610 that crashed into the sea with 188 people on board.
29 Oct 2018
IndonesiaIndonesia: Aircraft carrying 188 crashes after take-off, survivors' details unknown
A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger aircraft crashed soon after it took off from Indonesian capital Jakarta. The Flight JT-610 was bound for Pangkal Pinang.
28 Oct 2018
IndiaIndia helped in democracy restoration in Maldives: Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
India played a "positive" role in the restoration of democracy in the Maldives by "exerting pressure" on the ruling regime, and the new government in the island nation would be "sensitive" towards New Delhi's "concerns", former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom said Sunday.
28 Oct 2018
Sri Lanka#ConstitutionalCrisis: Wickremesinghe recognized as PM by Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker
Sri Lankan Parliament's Speaker Karu Jayasuriya Sunday recognized Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's Prime Minister in a major relief to the embattled UNP leader, who was sacked as the premier by President Maithripala Sirisena.
28 Oct 2018
ParisHow Pakistan's poor are becoming 'penniless billionaires'
Pakistan's newly-elected Prime Minister Imran Khan has vouched to end money laundering in the country, but before that happens thousands of poor have become victims of it.
28 Oct 2018
QatarQatar easing of foreign worker exit system comes into force
Long-awaited reform of Qatar's controversial exit visa system, which requires foreign workers to obtain their bosses' permission to leave the country, came into force on Sunday, the government said.
28 Oct 2018
Narendra ModiModi's gifts to Abe: Handcrafted stone-bowls, dhurries, Jodhpuri wooden chest
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday presented his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe two handcrafted stone bowls and dhurries made from rose quartz and yellow quartz stone sourced from Rajasthan.
28 Oct 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi meets Shinzo Abe for 13th India-Japan Annual Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Yamanashi Sunday as the two leaders seek to add new vigor to the strong friendship between the two countries.
28 Oct 2018
IndiaFar greater India-UK cooperation on issue of fugitives: Indian envoy
India's outgoing High Commissioner to the UK, YK Sinha, believes he is concluding his tenure at a time when there is far greater cooperation between both governments.
28 Oct 2018
BBCChopper carrying Leicester City chairman crashes outside King Power Stadium
A helicopter believed to be carrying Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the chairman of football club Leicester City, crashed outside the King Power Stadium shortly after Leicester's home draw with West Ham United on Saturday night.
