New York, Sep 30 (IANS) Terrorism has been exported to India and it is not home-grown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here Monday, adding that the Indian Muslims will fail the Al Qaeda. Answering a query at the Council of Foreign Relations here, Modi said India has the second largest Muslim population in the world. He […]
Santiago, Sep 30 (IANS/EFE) A 23-year-old Chilean man died after two years in a persistent vegetative state as a result of being shot in the head unintentionally by a law enforcement officer during a student protest in October 2012, his family said Monday. Angelo Estrada, who died Sunday at his home in Peñaflor, 40 km southwest […]
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) An India-US military exercise, underway in Uttarakhand, has seen combined training between detachments of both armies’ special forces as well as given a platform for both sides to share their experiences in UN-mandated counter-insurgency/counter-terrorism missions, a defence ministry release said Monday. “Yudh Abhyas 2014” brought together troops of a mountain brigade […]
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday congratulated the medal winners in the 2014 Asian Games and said their “achievement is an example of what can be accomplished through hard work and dedication”. In a statement, the president congratulated Rajat Chauhan, Sandeep Kumar, and Abhishek Verma for winning the gold medal in men’s archery […]
London, Sep 28 (IANS) Syrian militant group Nusra Front has denounced the US-led airstrikes as “a war against Islam”. In a statement, the Al Qaeda linked group called on jihadis across the world to target Western and Arab countries involved in it, BBC reported. Nusra Front spokesman Abu Firas al-Suri threatened the coalition nations. “These states […]
Kolkata, Sep 28 (IANS) Restoring Victorian-era layers shrouded by paint and cement to bring out the imposing architecture of the 230-year-old Writers’ Buildings, the permanent seat of the West Bengal government, is among the measures suggested by an Australian heritage expert who has been consulted for the grand structure’s landmark renovation. “What struck me on seeing […]
Incheon, Sep 28 (IANS) A brilliant performance by Indian pair Sanam Singh and Saketh Myneni helped them overcome top seeded Thai team of Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana to reach the men’s doubles final of the 17th Asian Games at the Yeorumul Tennis Courts here Sunday. The fifth seeded team beat their Thai opponents 4-6, 6-3, 10-6 […]
Incheon, Sep 28 (IANS) The Indian men’s and women’s table tennis teams suffered comprehensive defeats in their preliminary group stage matches of the 17th Asian Games at the Suwon Gymnasium here Sunday. The men’s team comprising Achanta Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai and Soumyajit Ghosh, was thrashed 0-3 by South Korea in the Group B match while […]
Islamabad, Sep 28 (IANS) Three new polio cases have been reported in Pakistan, raising the total number of such cases to 174. The National Institute of Health (NIH) has said the cases were registered from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Balochistan, Dawn online reported Sunday. “The parents from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan did […]
Islamabad, Sep 28 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan is all set for his protest rally in Lahore’s Minar-i-Pakistan Sunday. PTI leaders say rally participants will start arriving at the venue before noon, while the proceedings will begin around 5.00 p.m. and Imran Khan will speak around 7.00 p.m., Dawn online reported. At the venue, […]