Thais vote on new constitution that could dilute democracy
Bangkok, Aug 7 : Thais voted today in a referendum on a new constitution that critics say is tailor-made for the military ...
Nobel laureate Stiglitz quits Panama Papers committee over transparency row
Nobel-winning US economist Joseph Stiglitz and Swiss anti-corruption expert Mark Pieth said Saturday that a dispute over ...
Sasha Obama takes up summer job at seafood joint
Boston, Aug 6 : US President Barack Obama’s younger daughter Sasha, who has lived a luxurious life in the confines of the ...
South Africa’s ruling party suffers biggest election setback
Johannesburg, Aug 6 : South Africa’s ruling party has suffered its biggest election setback since taking power at the ...
The Games begin in Rio de Janeiro
Live Rio 2016 Olympics Opening Ceremony: In Parade of the Nations at Maracana stadium the order of entry was alphabetical, but in ...
China joins Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan to set ‘four-country mechanism’ against terrorism
China is to set up an anti-terrorism alliance with Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, state media said on Thursday, as ...
Orkut is back with a new social media network called Hello!
Orkut Büyükkökten, a Google employee that the old social media site Orkut was named after, launched an app called Hello. ...
Saudi to grant exit visas, free passage to Indian workers : Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi, Aug 4 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said Saudi Arabia has agreed to grant exit visas to Indian ...
Prachanda elected Nepal’s prime minister
CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ was on Wednesday elected as the 39th prime minister of Nepal ...
Rajnath arrives in Pak to participate in SAARC meeting
Islamabad: Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived here to attend the SAARC Interior Ministers’ conference tomorrow during ...