Malaysia will cancel visa-free entry for North Koreans, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced, citing security reasons. The rule would come into effective from March 6, The Malaysian Star daily reported on Thursday. Ahmad Zahid, who is also Home Minister, said he was waiting to be briefed by the ministry’s legal adviser and the […]
Denouncing Pakistan as the global “epicentre” of terrorism, India has rejected Islamabad’s attempts to raise the Kashmir issue at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva and accused it of trying to destabilise the state. “Pakistan has created terrorist outfits against India,” Ajit Kumar, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, told the Council […]
US President Donald Trump has called for a “merit-based immigration system” similar to those of Canada and Australia in place of the current “outdated” programme. Such a system is likely to give Indians an edge because large numbers of the diaspora has high education and skill levels. Delivering his State of the Union Address to […]
The US Senate has confirmed billionaire banker and investor Wilbur Ross as President Donald Trump’s commerce secretary, media report said. In a 72-27 vote, Ross had a much easier time obtaining confirmation than many of his Cabinet colleagues over the course of recent weeks as Democrats have drawn out confirmation hearings, posed extensive questions about […]
The Pentagon has sent the White House a preliminary plan to defeat the Islamic State (IS), a spokesman said without providing details about the plan. Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis on Monday was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying that the plan is a framework for a broader plan to defeat the IS extremists, and […]
Former US President George W. Bush has called for “answers” regarding Russia’s alleged interference in the November 8 presidential elections. “I think we all need answers,” efe news agency quoted Bush as saying in an interview with NBC. “I’m not sure the right avenue to take. I am sure, though, that question needs to be […]
US President Donald Trump’s nominee for navy secretary Philip Bilden, has withdrawn his name from consideration, a media report said. “After an extensive review process, I have determined that I will not be able to satisfy the Office of Government Ethics requirements without undue disruption and materially adverse divestment of my family’s private financial interests,” […]
Seventeen years after its debut, the much-awaited Nokia 3310 has been relaunched in an all new revamped look featuring a colour screen at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) here. The device, to be sold under licence by the Finnish start-up HMD Global, is available in four distinctive colours – gloss-finished warm red and yellow, and […]
Google’s self-driving car company Waymo has filed a lawsuit against global ride-hailing app Uber for allegedly stealing trade secrets and technology from it. The lawsuit, filed against Uber’s self-driving vehicle unit Otto that it bought last year for $680 million, argued that former Waymo manager Anthony Levandowski took information when he left the company and […]
The insurgent groups in Manipur have called for a shutdown in the state on Saturday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigns here for the upcoming assembly election, a statement said. Late on Thursday night, the Coordinating Committee (Corcom) that constitutes of six insurgent groups, in a communique said that the blockade would start at 6 […]