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  • US will keep up pressure and further isolate Iran: White House

    The United States will continue to build up international pressure on Iran and isolate it further so that Tehran abandons its effort to pursue nuclear weapons, a top Obama Administration official said. “We will keep up that pressure, and we will keep up the effort to work with our allies and partners to further isolate […]

    UN official to brief UNSC on Palestinian humanitarian issues

    The United Nations’ humanitarian chief will brief the UN Security Council on Wednesday on the situation in the Palestinian territories and the settlement activities there. The briefing by Valerie Amos, head of the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), comes days after the Palestinian envoy to the UN Riyad Mansour said the […]

    Italy captain denies abandoning ship as toll rises to 11

    The captain of the doomed Italian cruise liner denied today he had abandoned ship, as rescue divers found another five bodies in the wreckage, bringing the death toll to 11. A dramatic coastguard recording of ship-to-shore communications as the disaster unfolded showed that captain Francesco Schettino ignored an order to return to the vessel after […]

    Gujarat HC upholds appointment of Lokayukta by Gov

    In a setback to the Narendra Modi govt, the Gujarat High Court, in a majority decision on Wednesday has upheld the appointment of Lokayukta by the Governor while dismissing the plea of the state challenging it. Justice V M Sahai, who was given the task of hearing the petition challenging the appointment of Lokayukta following […]

    I&B Ministry declares citizen charter

    The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has declared a Citizen Charter under which it will deliver services to people within a specified time-frame. The Citizen Charter was declared on Tuesday. As per the Charter, for granting permission to TV Channels for unlinking or down linking, the ministry will forward the applications within two months after receiving […]

    Govt files caveat in SC on petition by Army Chief on age row

    The Centre has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court against any ex-parte order on a petition filed by Army Chief General V K Singh challenging the government’s decision over his date of birth.  An application was filed by the Ministry of Defence urging the apex court not to pass any order on General Singh’s […]

    Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang quits

    Internet company Yahoo has said its co-founder Jerry Yang has quit the company he founded 17 years ago. Yahoo said besides quitting the board of its directors, Yang has resigned from all other positions in the company, effective from Wednesday, as well as from the Boards of Yahoo Japan Corporation and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, […]

    VOA journalist shot dead by Taliban in Pak

    A journalist working for the Voice of America was shot dead by Taliban fighters in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the killing. Mukarram Khan Atif was attacked at a mosque near his home at Shabqadar town, 35 km from Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. Two gunmen on motorcycles […]

    India, China slog to heal up border disagreements

    India and China have decided to establish a working mechanism for consultation and coordination on border affairs between the two countries. A pact to this effect was signed at the end of the two-day meeting of the Special Representatives of the two countries. The Indian side was led by the National Security Advisor and Special […]

    Kazakh ruling party wins snap parliamentary polls

    Kazakhstan’s ruling party has swept snap parliamentary elections, but two other parties won seats for the first time. President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s party, Nur Otan, won 80.74 per cent of the vote, according to preliminary results announced on Monday. Two other nominally Opposition parties scraped past the 7 per cent threshold -the pro-business Ak Zhol, headed […]