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US Court seeks Modi’s visa records by February 2016
Washington, Dec 12: A US federal judge has ordered the State Department to produce all documents by February 2016 related to Obama administration's decision to lift a ban on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's entry to the US.
"The…
US ready to help bring Mumbai attackers to justice
Washington, Dec 12: Reiterating that it wants the perpetrators of the November 2008 Mumbai terror attack brought to justice, the US has offered to do anything it can to support Indian authorities in that task.
"We've long said just writ…
Paris climate conference extended by a day
Paris, Dec 12: The climate conference here has been extended by another day, not for the first time at the conference of parties (CoP) seeking to narrow the difference between the developed and developing nations.
After what is being…
Indo-Japanese ties will bring peace in Asia, world: Abe
New Delhi, Dec 12: The India-Japan strategic relationship can contribute to peace and prosperity in Asia and the world, said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who arrived here on Friday on a three-day official visit expected to see…
‘Britain not to send ground troops to Iraq’
Washington, Dec 12: British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said Britain would not send ground troops to Iraq.
Fallon said that the Iraqi leadership had made clear to him that "Western boots on the ground" were not wanted in Iraq.…
11 People killed in Cameroon bomb blast
Yaounde, Dec 11: At least 11 people were killed and many others injured in a suicide bomb blast in Cameroon on Friday, a military source said.
A 13-year-old girl broke into a house in Kolofata town around 6.00 a.m. (local time) and…
Sri Lanka to be landmine free soon: Military
Colombo, Dec 11: The Sri Lankan military on Thursday said it would soon clear the nation's former war-torn areas of landmines as only 64 acres of land now remains to be scanned.
Military spokesperson Jayanath Jayaweera told journalists…
2015 Nobel laureates receive awards, pay rich tributes to early mentors
Stockholm, Dec 11: From being a "failure in chemistry class" to a believer in "slow understanding", the Nobel laureates of 2015 might not have been the brightest of kids in their school days but when it came to discoveries that led to…
Selective tweets can wake up health policymakers
New York, Dec 11: Effective, selective tweets can advance research from lab to health policymakers, say scientists, adding that with over 300 million monthly users, Twitter's success has piqued the interests of many researchers as a social…
57 percent in US opposed Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims
New York, Dec 11: At least 57 percent Americans reject Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump's proposal to temporarily ban the entry of Muslim immigrants into the US, according to a survey.
The survey performed by NBC and The Wall…