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Pankaj Saran named India’s new Ambassador to Russia
New Delhi, Nov 27: Indian Foreign Service officer Pankaj Saran was on Friday named India's new ambassador to Russia, an official statement said. Saran, currently the high commissioner of India to Bangladesh, will replace P.S. Raghavan in…
Islamic State Terror Group claims Bangladesh mosque attack
Dhaka, Nov 27: The Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for an attack at a Shia mosque in Bangladesh that killed one person and injured three others, a monitoring group said on Friday.
Police said three men carried out the…
Beijing to adopt World’s Strictest Emissions Standard
Beijing, Nov 27: The Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau has started soliciting public opinion about its sixth-phase emissions standard, the world's strictest, due to be implemented starting December 1, 2017.
The new standard, which…
Putin, Hollande to fight against Terrorism in Syria
Moscow, Nov 27: Russian and French president agreed to step up cooperation in fight against terrorism, while promising that the incident like the recent downing of Russian fighter jet near the Turkey-Syria border should never happen again.…
White House on lockdown after man jumps fence
Washington, Nov 27: The White House was placed on lockdown on Thursday after a person jumped the fence, CNN reported, adding that the jumper was immediately caught.
Despite the quick capture, the presidential mansion was still on…
Russia suspends military contacts with Turkey
Moscow, Nov 27: Russia on Thursday suspended all military contacts with Turkey as ties between the two countries plummeted after the downing of a Russian warplane, the defence ministry said.
"Today (Thursday), all cooperation contacts…
‘Air strikes against IS in Syria to make Britain safer’
London, Nov 27: British Prime Minister David Cameron said that British air strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria will make his country safer.
Launching air strikes against IS militants in Syria would not make Britain a…
Russian jets strike near Turkish borders with Syria
Damascus, Nov 26: Russia carried out 33 airstrikes at militant positions in Syria's northern province of Aleppo near the Turkish borders, the media reported on Thursday.
The strikes, conducted late Wednesday, targeted rebels in the…
Sri Lanka arrests 15 Indian Fishermen
Colombo, Nov 26: Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday arrested 15 Indian fishermen on charges of violating the International Maritime Boundary, a navy official said.
Navy spokesperson Akram Alavi told Xinhua news agency that nine fishermen…
New Government has strengthened India-Britain ties: Envoy Bevan
New Delhi, Nov 26: The efforts of the present government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi have helped in building strong ties between India and Britain, widening the investment opportunities between them, British High Commissioner James…