Call for open markets as world leaders gather in Singapore
Singapore’s prime minister made an impassioned plea Monday for open markets and warned “political pressures” were ...
World leaders mark 100 years since WWI Armistice in Paris
World leaders gathered in Paris will lead global commemorations on Sunday to mark 100 years since the end of World War I at a time of ...
Trump, Macron agree on defence
PARIS : U.S. President Donald Trump and France’s Emmanuel Macron agreed on Saturday on the need for more European defence ...
Three asteroids to zip past Earth today; no danger: PSI
Hyderabad, Nov 10 : Three asteroids will flyby Earth on Saturday, Planetary Society of India (PSI) Director and Founder Secretary N ...
Sri Lanka’s president dissolves parliament
COLOMBO : Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved parliament on Friday night and called a general election for Jan. 5 in ...
Nine die in California wildfires, tens of thousands forced to flee
Nine people were declared dead and tens of thousands evacuated Friday as fierce wildfires raged across the western US state of ...
Govt. clears sale of “enemy shares”
NEW DELHI : Government said it will sell stocks worth millions of dollars seized from people who moved to Pakistan following ...
Taliban attacks kill 10 troops, 7 policemen : Afghan official
Kabul, Nov 9 : Afghan officials say Taliban attacks have killed at least 10 soldiers and seven policemen.
In northern Takhar ...
Hawking auction raises astronomical sum
A copy of Stephen Hawking’s doctorate thesis signed in a shaky hand was the highlight of an auction of the British ...
Cabinet approves setting up of Central Tribal University in Andhra
The Union cabinet on Thursday approved setting up of ‘Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh’. It will be ...