Russia’s arms export to reach $15.3 bn in 2017: Putin

Russia’s arms export to reach $15.3 bn in 2017: Putin

Russia’s export of arms and military equipment is expected to reach $15.3 billion by the end of 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. “Based on the results of January to September of this year, the portfolio of orders for military-technical cooperation exceeded $45 billion. Under the 2017 plan, export deliveries will amount to […]

Google doodle celebrates Kathak legend Sitara Devi’s birthday

Google doodle celebrates Kathak legend Sitara Devi’s birthday

Search engine Google on Wednesday dedicated its doodle to ‘Nritya Samragini’ Sitara Devi on her 97th birth anniversary. In the doodle the Kathak legend is seen in a pink costume posing elegantly at the centre of the graphic, with the accompaniments of instruments — ghungroo, tabla and sitar — taking the place of the remaining […]

Trump cancels surprise visit to North Korea border

Trump cancels surprise visit to North Korea border

 US President Donald Trump on Wednesday cancelled a visit to the tense Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas because bad weather ostensibly made it impossible for him to travel by helicopter to the border from Seoul. The president’s helicopter convoy took off from the central Yongsan military base in Seoul, near the hotel where he […]

Open up UNSC reform process to world scrutiny: India

Open up UNSC reform process to world scrutiny: India

 Frustrated by the secretive machinations that have crippled the UN Security Council reform process, India has called for “opening it up to world scrutiny” so everyone can see what is behind its failure to even taking the “first concrete steps towards real negotiations”. “Transparency in the working of diplomats is a useful adaptation that we […]

US church gunman searched for survivors to execute

US church gunman searched for survivors to execute

Devin Kelley, the gunman who killed 26 persons inside a US church in Texas, went through the pews (church benches) looking for survivors to execute, a media report said. A Spanish couple, who survived the rampage on Sunday, told Efe news on Tuesday. Roxana Solis and Joaquin Ramirez were two of the approximately 20 survivors […]

Morocco slams Houthi’s missile attack on Saudi

Morocco slams Houthi’s missile attack on Saudi

 Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has strongly condemned the “cowardly” missile attack that targeted Saudi Arabia from Yemen. “I want to express to you, on the behalf of the Moroccan people and myself, my strong condemnation and total rejection towards this cowardly act of aggression that tried to undermine the integrity of your country and the […]

India to contribute $100 mn to UN development fund

India to contribute $100 mn to UN development fund

India has pledged to contribute $100 million to the India-UN Development Partnership Fund to help the poorest nations achieve the world organisation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to reduce poverty and raise the quality of life. Anjani Kumar, a Counsellor in India’s UN Mission, announced the multi-year contribution at the 2017 UN Pledging Conference for Development […]

S.Korean First Lady to serve Trumps traditional refreshments

S.Korean First Lady to serve Trumps traditional refreshments

South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook will serve homemade traditional refreshments to US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump during teatime after they arrive here on Tuesday. President Moon Jae-in is scheduled to have tea with Trump right after their summit talks along with their wives, at Sanchunjae, a wooden traditional Korean house […]

Salesforce, Google announce strategic Cloud partnership

Salesforce, Google announce strategic Cloud partnership

 In a strategic partnership that is set to disrupt the global Cloud market, US-based Cloud computing company Salesforce has joined Google to deliver smarter, more collaborative experiences for customers. With the industry-first integration of Salesforce with Google Analytics 360, companies will be able to seamlessly connect sales, marketing and advertising data across Salesforce Sales Cloud, […]

Secret service “could have stopped” Manchester bombing: Report

Secret service “could have stopped” Manchester bombing: Report

Officials from Britain’s secret service MI5 missed key intelligence warnings that could have stopped the Manchester Arena terror attack, a media report claimed. The Sunday Times newspaper in a report said the warnings could have put suicide bomber Salman Abedi under surveillance as a “high-priority” before his attack in May, the worst act of terrorism […]