Syria’s main opposition bloc announced here it would attend the Geneva II peace conference after it held a secret vote on its participation Saturday. The Syrian National Coalition (SNC) said that 58 out of the 75 members voted in favour of the bloc’s presence at the peace talks, 14 voted against it, two abstained and […]
A vigilante-style rounding up and alleged manhandling of some African nationals in a midnight raid involving a Delhi minister was Saturday roundly condemned by the Indian government as well as African envoys in India. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal defended the action of his cabinet minister and said his government had “nothing against foreigners”. African […]
Unidentified gunmen killed an Iranian diplomat in a drive-by shooting in Yemen’s capital city Saturday. “The Iranian diplomat was killed on the spot in a terrorist attack on Saturday,” reported Xinhua citing Yemen’s news agency of Saba. Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi condemned the attack, saying it targeted the Yemen-Iran relationship. Meanwhile, the country’s […]
Anish Goel, a former key Indian-American aide of President Barack Obama, has joined Washington think tank New America’s National Security Programme as a Senior South Asia Fellow. As a Senior Fellow for South Asia, Goel will write on US foreign policy in South Asia, regional dynamics, and their implications for US national security, the think […]
India-born Meera Chandrasekhar, professor of physics and astronomy and Curator’s Teaching Professor of Physics at the University of Missouri, has won Baylor University’s 2014 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. Chandrasekhar will receive the $250,000 award and an additional $25,000 for the physics department at the University of Missouri. She is expected to teach […]
Two-time finalist Li Na took less than an hour to beat Russia’s 22nd-seeded Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-0 and to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open here Sunday. The Chinese broke Makarova’s serve five times to set up a quarterfinal clash with Italy’s Flavia Pennetta, Xinhua reported. Pennetta beat Germany’s ninth-seeded Angelique Kerber in three […]
The US condemned the Taliban’s attack on a restaurant in Kabul which left 21 people, including Americans, killed and many injured, White House said Saturday. “There is no possible justification for this attack, which has killed innocent civilians, including Americans, working every day to help the Afghan people achieve a better future,” Xinhua quoted the […]
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and asked New Zealand to bat first in the first One-Day International here Sunday. India brought in Ajinkya Rahane in place of Yuvraj Singh, who was dropped for the tour, and not cap Stuart Binny. New Zealand preferred to play Adam Milne instead of veteran Kyle Mills […]
Soak up some sun not only for your daily vitamin D dose but also to lower blood pressure, says a thrilling research. Researcher at the Universities of Southampton and Edinburgh in Britain found that sunlight alters levels of nitric oxide (NO) – the small messenger molecule in the skin and blood – reducing blood pressure. […]
Trinamool Congress has nominated Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty as one of the five Rajya Sabha members to be elected from West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here Saturday. “In our state, five Rajya Sabha members will be elected this time. One of these seats will be given to Mithun Chakraborty from All India Trinamool […]