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Indonesia lauds ‘Make in India’ Drive on day its satellite launched
Jakarta, Sep 30: Indonesia could learn much from the ‘Make in India’ initiative, a senior minister said on the day an Indian rocket hurled an Indonesian satellite into orbit.
Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro also praised India's…
Xi Jinping announces measures to support UN
United Nations, Sep 29: Chinese President Xi Jinping announced here on Monday a series of major actions in support of the United Nations (UN) and its peacekeeping efforts.
Addressing the UN General Assembly, he said China will join the…
UN Chief tells India, Pakistan to continue Peaceful Dialogue
United Nations, Sep 28: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged India and Pakistan to continue their peaceful dialogue, a media report said.
A statement issued by his office said that in a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz…
Man walking on Beach strikes it rich with Whale Vomit
London, Sep 26: Beachcombers dream of finding treasures as they stroll along sandy beaches, but one dog walker in Wales struck gold as he exercised his pet - and was on Friday $16,700 richer as he found whale vomit.
His rare find was a…
Osama had prior knowledge of 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks
Islamabad, Sep 25: Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden had prior information of the 2008 terror attack at Mumbai, a new book has said. The book "Pakistan's secret war on Al-Qaeda" said that bin Laden had prior knowledge of the 2008 Mumbai…
China accused of increasing pressure on Five Feminists
Beijing, Sep 24: A women's rights activist, who was detained along with four other feminists for 37 days by China earlier this year, has accused the government of trying to get her evicted from her home, the media reported on Thursday.…
India denies proposing any Amendments to Nepal Constitution
New Delhi, Sep 23: India on Wednesday denied a media report that said the government had handed over to Nepal a list of seven amendments to the Himalayan nation's new constitution.
In a statement, terming as "incorrect" a report in an…
US wants to be India’s ‘Best Friend’: VP Joe Biden
Washington, Sep 22: India and the US kicked off a crucial dialogue here with the US leaders saying America wants to be “India's best friend” and India asserting that their relationship is defined by natural synergy of democracies.
The…
‘Superman’ stunt sends Four Men to Jail in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 21: A Malaysian court on Monday sentenced four men to two days' jail each and fined them 5,000 ringgit ($1,171) apiece after they pleaded guilty to doing a "superman" stunt while riding their motorcycles.
The four men…
Nepal adopts New Constitution, becomes Secular Nation
Kathmandu, Sep 20: In a historic step, Nepal on Sunday adopted a new constitution, the first full-fledged one in the Himalayan nation after it became a democratic republic in 2008. A federal and secular Nepal will have seven provinces, each…