Bihar CM raises ‘special status’ demand with Modi
PTI , Patna :The new Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has raised the issue of special category status for Bihar, the pet demand of...
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Regional left leaders for repeal of martial law
Agency :Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) is among the 10 regional left-wing parties that are condemning the coup in Thailand and demanding an immediate repeal of...
Ukraine, on edge, prepares to vote after bloodshed
Reuters, Ukraine :Candidates in Ukraine’s presidential election stayed out of the public eye on Saturday, observing a ban on campaigning on the eve of a...
Japan launches new satellite to survey disasters
AFP, Tokyo :Japan successfully launched a new mapping satellite on Saturday that will be used to survey damage from natural disasters and changes affecting rainforests.The...
Al Qaeda storm Yemeni city: 27 killed
Reuters, Yemen :At least 27 people were killed in an overnight raid by gunmen on a city in southeastern Yemen, residents and a local official...
Shazia Ilmi, Captain Gopinath quit, slam Arvind Kejriwal
Zee Media Bureau, New Delhi :In what could spell more trouble for the Aam Aadmi Party whose chief is in jail, one of its founding...
Iranian businessman hanged over fraud
BBC Online :A businessman involved in embezzling billions of dollars in Iran’s biggest bank fraud case has been executed, state media say.Mahafarid Amir-Khosravi was executed...
Pak PM to attend Modi’s swearing-in
PTI, New Delhi :Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend Narendra Modi’s oath-taking ceremony as Prime Minister of India on Monday, May 26, his office...
Big guns meet Modi
Zee Media Bureau, New Delhi :Amidst hectic parleys over the Cabinet formation, several senior BJP leaders on Saturday met Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi and party...
Mortars ‘kill 20’ at pro-Assad rally in Syria
BBC Online :Mortar fire has hit an election rally in support of President Bashar al-Assad in southern Syria, killing at least 20 people, state media...
Russia to complete troop pullback from Ukraine
Reuters, Moscow :Russia will pull back all forces deployed to regions near its border with Ukraine “within a few days”, its deputy defense minister said...