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19 Mar 2018
Xi JinpingChina unveils drastic cabinet reshuffle plan
China on Monday appointed a whole new set of top officials, including a Defense Minister, to head a revamped government, days after President Xi Jinping began his second five-year tenure following the removal of the two-term limit.
19 Mar 2018
Russia NewsVladimir Putin wins Russian presidential election by overwhelming margin
Vladimir Putin has been elected Russia's President a fourth time. After securing about 76% votes in Sunday's presidential polls, he is set to rule the nation for another six years.
18 Mar 2018
Ukraine'Solar' rays of hope at Chernobyl nuclear disaster site
More than 30 years after the worst nuclear disaster in history, Chernobyl is set to get a new lease of life as plans to transform it into a solar farm are in final stages.
18 Mar 2018
San FranciscoJagmeet Singh criticized by Indo-Canadians for condoning Sikh separatism
Jagmeet Singh, the leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, has sought to get the Canadian Parliament recognize the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as "genocide", inviting criticism from Indo-Canadians for trying to promote a divisive agenda.
18 Mar 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: 2 polio workers killed, 3 abducted from Afghan border
A Pakistani official said militants ambushed a seven-member medical team vaccinating against polio in Safi tehsil of Mohmand Agency on the border with Afghanistan, killing two workers and abducting three others.
18 Mar 2018
Sri LankaSri Lanka lifts state of emergency
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena announced that he is bringing an end to the nationwide state of emergency which has been in place since the 6th of March.
18 Mar 2018
IndiaHigh-level India-Bangladesh meet next month on developing national waterways
The proposed high-level meeting on the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT) between India and Bangladesh next month is expected to finalize its Standard Operating Procedures (SoP), an official said.
18 Mar 2018
Pakistan NewsUS vice president urges Pakistan to 'do more' against Taliban
US Vice President Mike Pence in a strong message to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqani Abbasi told that his country "must do more" against Taliban and other terror groups, said the White House.
18 Mar 2018
IndiaFirst India-US two-plus-two meeting postponed
The first India-US two-plus-two meeting that was tentatively scheduled for April 18-19 has been postponed as of now.
18 Mar 2018
IndiaIndian diplomats in Pakistan being "followed, threatened, spied on"
Diplomatic tension between India and Pakistan reached a new high as the latter pulled out of the WTO ministerial meeting scheduled in New Delhi next week.
17 Mar 2018
IndiaThe blame game: India-Pakistan bilateral ties under strain once again
Pakistan on Friday withdrew participation from the World Trade Organization's ministerial meeting in India on March 19-20, striking another blow on ongoing diplomatic standoff between the two nations.
17 Mar 2018
KabulWhen an Afghan man names his son Donald Trump
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17 Mar 2018
Russia NewsSpy poisoning: Russia to expel 23 British diplomats
Not the one to take a snub lying down, Russia is to expel 23 British diplomats in response to UK ousting 23 Russian ambassadors earlier this week.
17 Mar 2018
PhilippinesPhilippines: 9 killed as plane crashes into house after takeoff
A small passenger plane carrying five people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff in the Philippines, killing all those onboard and four people on the ground.
17 Mar 2018
WorldSyria: Air strikes on Ghouta kill 30 civilians, says Observatory
Air strikes on Eastern Ghouta killed at least 30 civilians today, almost a month into a blistering Russia-backed regime assault on the Syrian rebel enclave outside Damascus, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
17 Mar 2018
TalibanKabul: 2 killed in car bomb explosion claimed by Taliban
A car bomb explosion claimed by the Taliban in Kabul today killed at least two civilians, as the militants maintain pressure on the capital amid growing calls for peace talks.
17 Mar 2018
IndonesiaAll you need to know about Bali's Day of Silence
The normally bustling Indonesian island of Bali has shut down mobile internet, closed its airport, and shuttered all shops for Nyepi or the "Day of Silence" which marks New Year on the predominantly Hindu island.
17 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpUS: Trading concerns to cause "most friction" in India-US ties
The thorny issue of trade in India-US ties is set to become even more prickly after US President Donald Trump railed against import taxes imposed by India, and challenged a bunch of Indian export subsidies at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
17 Mar 2018
IndiaUS: Indian man jailed for 33 months for smuggling drugs
An Indian man has been sentenced to 33 months imprisonment for money laundering and smuggling misbranded drugs from India into the US.
17 Mar 2018
IndiaChinese Parliament unanimously re-elects President Xi Jinping for second term
Xi Jinping has been re-elected as the President of China for a second five-year tenure by the country's rubber-stamp parliament, National People's Congress (NPC), days after it scrapped the two-term rule for the Presidency, allowing him to have a life-long tenure.
17 Mar 2018
IranSaudi Arabia vows to develop nuclear bomb, if Iran does
Saudi Arabia's defense chief, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, said that the kingdom will develop nuclear weapons if arch-rival Iran does it.
16 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpDonald Trump Jr-Vanessa to divorce after 12 years as couple
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of American President Donald Trump, and his wife, former model-actor Vanessa Trump, are parting ways after 12 years of marriage.
16 Mar 2018
Elon MuskWorld Sleep Day: Kill insomnia before it kills you
Not sleeping doesn't necessarily mean being more productive. Bill Gates sleeps for 7+ hours every night and Elon Musk ensures to get a six-hour shuteye daily. According to Forbes, Gates' net worth is $91.4 billion and Musk's $20.5 billion.
16 Mar 2018
Pakistan NewsISI still providing covert support to Taliban: US media
Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI continues to support the Taliban in the border region covertly, a US media report claimed, naming specific neighborhoods in the country that are being used as safe havens by the terrorists.
16 Mar 2018
WorldFlorida bridge collapse: 4 dead, 9 injured
At least four people have been found dead while nine others were injured in the rubble of a collapsed South Florida pedestrian bridge where the frantic search for any survivors continued past nightfall, said Florida officials on Thursday.
16 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpUS Special Counsel Mueller hits Trump Organization with subpoenas
US special counsel investigating Moscow's influence on the US election in 2016 had formally issued subpoenas to the company founded by Donald Trump to turn over documents related to Russia, bringing the probe closer to the President, said a report on Thursday.
15 Mar 2018
IndiaBottled water from most brands, including Bisleri, contain plastic particles
A US-based non-profit has found alarming results: about 90% of all bottled water, including in India, is contaminated by microplastics.
15 Mar 2018
IndiaPakistan calls back Indian envoy after alleged harassment incidents
Pakistan recalled its High Commissioner to India, Sohail Mahmood, to discuss the increased incidents of alleged intimidation.
15 Mar 2018
Nawaz Sharif'Panama Papers' law firm Mossack Fonseca shuts down
Citing negative press and unwarranted action by authorities on Mossack Fonseca, the Panamanian law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers global tax evasion scandal announced, it would shut down its operations.
15 Mar 2018
IndiaDespite terrorism, Pakistan is happier than India
Pakistanis are happier than Indians, according to 2018 World Happiness Report, which has ranked India's neighbor 58 places ahead of it.
15 Mar 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: 9 killed in Taliban suicide-attack near Nawaz Sharif's residence
A teenaged Taliban suicide bomber attacked a police check post near the residence of Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Lahore, killing nine people, including five policemen, police said.
15 Mar 2018
United States of AmericaTheranos founder, her Indian-American boyfriend charged with $700m fraud
US Federal regulators charged the blood-testing company Theranos, its Founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes, and her Indian-American boyfriend-turned-Theranos President Ramesh Sunny Balwani with $700m fraud.
15 Mar 2018
WorldSlovenian PM resigns after court overrules referendum on a project
Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar on Wednesday tendered his resignation after a court annulled the result of a government referendum.
15 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpTV pundit Larry Kudlow named Trump's new Economic Advisor
The White House said on Thursday said that Larry Kudlow, a conservative media analyst, has accepted the position as the new chief economic advisor to President Donald Trump.
15 Mar 2018
IndiaExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to visit China in April
Leading India-China attempts of an entente, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to China next month to take part in the foreign ministers meeting at Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
14 Mar 2018
Russia NewsSpy poisoning: UK lashes back, expels 23 Russian diplomats
After Moscow snubbed British PM Theresa May's call to explain its role in the mysterious poisoning of a former spy in Salisbury, the UK has decided to expel 23 Russian diplomats.
14 Mar 2018
United AirlinesDog dies after flight attendant forces it into overhead cabin
A dog died on a United Airlines flight when an attendant forced its owner to place it in the overhead cabin during the entire 3.5-hour journey.
14 Mar 2018
Lok Sabha3,768 complaints received from Indian women abroad against NRI husbands
The Indians Missions and Posts abroad received 3,768 petitions from distressed Indian women on complaints related to dowry and ill-treatment by NRI husbands during 2014-17, the government said.
14 Mar 2018
United Nations (UN)UN received 138 allegations of sexual exploitation in 2017
The United Nations received 138 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse last year, stated a report, adding nearly half of them were against the personnel deployed at its peacekeeping and special political missions.
14 Mar 2018
United States of AmericaUS citizen sentenced to 45 years for supporting al-Qaeda
An American citizen has been sentenced to 45 years of imprisonment on Tuesday for conspiring to kill US nationals and providing support to al-Qaeda.
