Rajapaksa begins China visit
byBeijing, May 27 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived here Monday hoping to enhance cooperation between the two countries in areas of trade,…
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Crush Maoist terrorism, says Thackeray
byMumbai, May 27 (IANS) Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray Monday said there was need to “crush” the terror unleashed by “Maoist devils” in several…
Men who abuse women in Spain to be under constant watch
byMadrid, May 27 (IANS/EFE) Those sentenced for gender-related violence in Spain, after doing their time in jail, will be set free but put under…
Rajapaksa starts China visit
byBeijing, May 27 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived here Monday morning, marking the beginning of his four-day state visit to China. Rajapaksa…
PM leaves for Japan, Thailand
byNew Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left for Japan and Thailand Monday morning on a five-day visit during which he will…
BJP candidate to file papers for Himachal bypoll June 1
byShimla: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidate will file nomination papers June 1 for the lone Mandi parliamentary bypoll in Himachal Pradesh, while the…
Syria to attend Geneva peace conference: Minister
byMoscow, May 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Damascus will attend next month’s peace conference in Geneva aimed at helping resolve the country’s crisis, Syrian Foreign Minister…
Gay activists released in Moscow
byMoscow, May 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police have released all participants of an unsanctioned gay pride rally detained in the Russian capital, the interior department…
Will invigorate political, security, energy ties with Japan: PM
byNew Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday, in statement before his departure on a three-day visit to Japan, said that he…
Mother killed, baby injured as truck smashes house
byMoscow, May 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 35-year-old woman died and her baby was injured when a dump truck smashed into a house in Russia’s…