12 rhino poachers jailed in Nepal
byKathmandu, June 20 (IANS) Twelve poachers of the one-horned rhinos have been sentenced to a jail term, ranging between 10 -15 years, and fined…
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President Xi, Obama summit was ‘very successful’: China
byBeijing, June 20 (IANS) The first summit between President Xi Jingping and his US counterpart Barack Obama held earlier this month proved very successful,…
Sri Lanka are a dangerous side: Dhoni
byCardiff, June 19 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Wednesday that Sri Lanka were a dangerous side and it was not possible to…
Tamil Nadu to upgrade power transmission with Japanese aid
byChennai, June 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Wednesday said a new project to improve the power transmission in the state will be…
One killed, 150 injured in China restaurant blasts
byBeijing, June 19 (IANS) A series of blasts ripped through a restaurant in China’s Shanxi province Wednesday night, killing one person and injuring over…
Two killed in shooting at Slovenia kindergarten
byLjubljana (Slovenia), June 19 (IANS) In probably the first of its kind incident in Slovenia, a woman employee at a kindergarten was shot dead…
China holds talks with North Korea
byBeijing, June 19 (IANS) China and North Korea Wednesday held a “strategic dialogue” on denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang…
‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ not a sports film: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
byMumbai, June 19 (IANS) Producer-director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, who is all set to release his film, “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag”, based on the life of…
Khurshid leaves for Iraq
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) In the first trip by an Indian minister in decades, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Wednesday left for Baghdad…
Sonia surveys flood-hit Uttarakhand, seeks quick relief for victims
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of Uttarakhand along with Prime Minister…