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10 People killed in Egypt blast
Cairo, Jan 22: At least 10 people were killed in a blast in Egypt's Giza province, the media reported.
The blast killed ten people, including seven policemen, and injured 13 as security forces raided a terrorist hideout in Giza province…
Cameron to secure future of UK in reformed EU
Davos, Jan 22: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron reiterated his determination to secure the future of the UK in a reformed European Union.
He made the remarks on Thursday when addressing a special session during the…
US enforces new visa waiver rules
Washington, Jan 22: The United States started implementing changes to the US Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) for citizens of 38 foreign countries.
Starting from Thursday, nationals of the VWP partner countries are required to get a visa…
Netaji cremated in Taikhou, claims British website
London, Jan 22: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was cremated in Taihoku, Japanese name for Taipei, as the coffin was too long to be put in plane bound for Tokyo, where the body was originally scheduled to be taken for performing his last rites,…
Over 14,000 Indians overstayed in US in 2015
Washington, Jan 21: Of the nearly nine lakh Indians who visited the US on visitor or business visa in 2015, more than 14,000 overstayed, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report has said.
According to the 'Entry/Exit Overstay…
Too early to say who attacked the University, says Pakistan
Islamabad, Jan 21: Pakistani authorities on Thursday said it was too early to draw conclusions about who was behind the deadly attack on the Bacha Khan University in northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
"It is premature to draw any…
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal agree to discuss Rail Project
Dhaka, Jan 21: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) have agreed to begin discussions on the possibility of having a BBIN Rail Agreement drawing on the draft Saarc Regional Rail Agreement template, media reported on Thursday.
It was…
Hillary Clinton denies her private server kept classified intelligence
Washington, Jan 21: Amid a growing challenge from Democratic presidential rival Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton has brushed off a report that her private email server contained classified intelligence from some of the US intelligence…
India’s largest naval ship INS Vikramaditya in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Jan 21: India's largest naval ship, the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, arrived here on Thursday on a three-day visit. The carrier is accompanied by a destroyer, INS Mysore, which is an Indian frontline missile destroyer, Xinhua…
Rajat Gupta to finish sentence at New York home
Washington, Jan 21: Goldman Sachs Group's former Indian American director Rajat Gupta, freed early after serving 19 months in federal prison, will have to stay at home until March with an ankle bracelet, according to a media report.…