UN is awaiting a detailed report on a chemical weapons attack earlier this week in Syria that killed at least 70 people and injured more than 200 others, media reports said. “We are still receiving information. Full details are still not known,” Under Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Kim Won-soo said at the […]
In a major set back to Aam Aadmi Party government here, the Shunglu Committee formed by former Lt Governor Najeeb Jung to look into decisions taken by the government, has questioned several appointments made, including the appointment of Health Minister Satyendar Jain’s daughter Soumya Jain in Mohalla Clinic project. The committee reviewed 404 files of […]
The Italian Prime Minister’s office on Wednesday presented a petition to be a civil plaintiff in a bribery trial against former Premier Silvio Berlusconi linked to his alleged “bunga bunga” sex parties. Three young women who attended the parties at Berlusconi’s villa near Milan, Ambra Battilana, Chiara Danese and Imane Fadil have also asked to […]
By Ashutosh Raina India has been drawn to play against Indonesia and Denmark in the qualifying rounds of the TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup 2017 to be held at the Gold Coast, Australia from May 21-28 2017. The Sudirman Cup is the world’s premier mixed badminton championships and the draw for the 28 participating teams was […]
OFBJP Australia took another leap forward towards its commitment to support women’s voice in decision-making, leadership and peace-building as Victoria Chapter kick-started its journey in 2017 by hosting an event dedicated to women achievers in Melbourne. In what turned out to be a momentous occasion, four outstanding women provided an insight into their journey which […]
The India-Malaysia bilateral trade dwindled to a little over $10 billion in the last fiscal and it is to reverse this fall that Prime Minister Najib Razak is here, a Malaysian Minister said on Monday. Razak is leading the largest ever delegation with 11 ministers, Malaysia’s Minister of International Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamed said. […]
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday visited the ruins of Vikramshila University, an ancient seat of Buddhist learning, in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district. Mukherjee reached Bhagalpur on Sunday evening. He began a three-day visit to West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar on April 1. The President also visited the university museum. Vikramshila was among the most important centres […]
Senior Delhi Congress member Ashok Kumar Walia on Monday offered to resign from the party as he was not happy with the ticket distribution for civic polls. A party source told IANS that Walia was unhappy with the ticket distribution for civic polls scheduled to be held on April 23. Walia was MLA from Laxminagar […]
Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Aizaz Chaudhary has offered a formula for restoring peace in Afghanistan, the media reported on Monday. Chaudhary, in a public engagement here, referred to Pakistan’s role in expediting the reconciliation process between the Afghan government and the Taliban, depicting a negotiated settlement as the only viable option, Dawn online reported. […]
The Gujarat government on Monday told the Supreme Court that the request of Director General of Police P.P. Pandey to step down will be accepted immediately. Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud were also told that the notification of three months extension granted to him till April 30 too would be resolved. […]