Modi to cleanse Gandhi family legacy, to rename Indira Awas Yojna?
Zee Media Bureau, New Delhi :In what is likely to be perceived as the new BJP dispensation’s attempt towards removing the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty names from...
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Kosovo arrest 40 for fighting in Iraq, Syria
Reuters, Pristina :Kosovo police arrested 40 men on Monday on suspicion of having fought with Islamist insurgents in Syria and Iraq, a crackdown aimed at...
Air strikes in Iraq effective: US
AFP, Sydney :Air strikes aimed at halting the advance of Sunni Islamic State militants in Iraq have been effective and the US is open to...
Erdogan wins Turkey presidential election
Reuters, Ankara :Turkey’s ruling party begins deliberations on the shape of the next government on Monday after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan secured his place in...
HRW director barred from Egypt
BBC Online :The executive director of Human Rights Watch and another senior staff member have been denied entry to Egypt.Kenneth Roth and Sarah Leah Whitson...
Kabul attack on NATO convoy kills four civilians
AFP, Kabul :A suicide attacker targeted a NATO convoy in Kabul on Sunday, killing four civilians and wounding at least 35 others, officials said, in...
Sino-Japanese talk in Myanmar on easing political tensions
Reuters, Beijing :China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Japan to “make practical efforts to overcome existing political obstacles between the two sides” during an...
Rain, high winds hit UK, wales
BBC Online :Heavy rain and high winds are hitting England and Wales as the remains of what was Hurricane Bertha arrive.The Met Office has issued...
US in new air strikes on Sunnis
BBC Online :The US military says it has carried out a third round of air strikes on Sunni Muslim militants to defend civilians in northern...
Gaza truck talks face deadlock
BBC Online :Talks in Cairo aimed at securing a fresh ceasefire in Gaza are under renewed strain, with both sides in the conflict issuing warnings.Palestinian...
Women stoned to death in Syria for adultery
AP, Beirut :A cleric read the verdict before the truck came and dumped a large pile of stones near the municipal garden. Jihadi fighters then...
UK plane drops first aid in Iraq for fleeing Yazidis
BBC Online :A British military aircraft has made the first drop of UK humanitarian aid in northern Iraq.The Ministry of Defence said the plane had...