Jerusalem, May 20 (IANS) Israeli chief negotiator Tzipi Livni has defended her meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in London last week amid criticisms accusing her of acting on her own behalf and not for the Jewish State. “To all those politicians up in arms, I want to be clear, we’ll continue doing what we believe […]
United Nations, May 20 (IANS) The UN has dispatched an assessment team and humanitarian assistance to Serbia after flooding triggered by days of rainfall has reportedly submerged entire villages and triggered landslides across the Balkans. The world body is also rallying the international community to provide speedy assistance that can help save lives and put people […]
Washington, May 20 (IANS) US President Barack Obama will meet New Zealand Prime Minister John Key next month at the White House over bilateral and regional issues, the White House said Monday. The June 20 meet “will highlight our increasingly close relationship with New Zealand and our collaboration on the Trans- Pacific Partnership, climate change, and […]
Beijing, May 20 (IANS) Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Monday, calling for more technological cooperation between China and France. During the meet, Li said China is willing to work with France to promote bilateral relations which will help the growth of China-Europe ties and the two nations’ cooperation with African countries, […]
London, May 19 (IANS) Pursuit of sex may be a killer, at least for the male fruit flies who compete with other males over their potential mates, a study revealed. Male fruit flies forced to compete with other males become less attractive to females and die young, the study noted. “The flies are not using antlers […]
New York, May 19 (IANS) If you are one of those affected by the “gotta go” feeling – the sudden urge to urinate that you cannot control, it may be because of the bacteria in urine, a study showed. Contrary to popular belief, urine is not sterile and the bacteria in it may be associated with […]
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked Sahara Group companies SIRECL and SHICL to deposit Rs.10,000 crore of the investors’ money to secure the release of Sahara chief Subrata Roy and two other directors who are in judicial custody since March 4, 2014. The apex court bench of Jusice T.S. Thakur and Justice […]
Chandigarh, May 19 (IANS) Beating the record of recent years, Punjab and Haryana have procured over 180 lakh tonnes of wheat this season, officials said here Monday. “Punjab state has successfully achieved the wheat procurement target of 115 lakh tonnes on May 18 despite inclement weather conditions and untimely rains,” a spokesman of the food and […]
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Monday paid homage to former president Neelam Sanjiva Reddy on his 101st birth anniversary, here at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Mukherjee offered floral tributes in front of a portrait of the late president in the presence of the staff of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Born May 19, 1913, Reddy was sworn in […]
The Lok Sabha election results have been surprising and stunning, to say the least. No one expected such a thumping win for the Bhartiya Janata Party in the elections and the way it decimated the Congress. The election results are quite significant – not merely because we have a single party majority in 30 years, […]