Trump pushes for merit-based immigration in State of Union address
Washington, Jan 31: US President Donald Trump today used his first State of the Union address to push for a merit- based immigration system that admits skilled people, a proposal that could benefit technology professionals from countries like India. In his nearly 80-minute long speech, Trump tried to shed his polarising image that has thwarted his […]
China congratulates new Foreign Secretary Gokhale
Beijing, Jan 31: China on Wednesday congratulated former Indian envoy Vijay Gokhale on becoming Indias Foreign Secretary — the countrys top diplomat– and hoped that ties between the two countries will move forward. Gokhale, who served as India’s Ambassador to China until October last year, played a crucial role in resolving the worst-in-decades military stand-off […]
Taliban openly active in 70% of Afghan territory: Study
A new study finds that the Taliban militants are openly active in 70 percent of Afghanistan’s soil, fully controlling four percent of the country and having presence in another 66 percent. The study released by the BBC on Tuesday shows that the Taliban forces are in full control of 14 Afghan districts (four percent of […]
Afghanistan earthquake jolts Delhi-NCR, child killed in Pakistan’s Balochistan
January 31, 2018 A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 jolted northern Afghanistan capital Kabul on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with tremors felt as far away as New Delhi and Islamabad. The quake hit at 0707 GMT near Afghanistan’s northern border with Tajikistan in the Hindu Kush mountains at a depth of 191 kilometres […]
Book reveals Israel has ‘most robust assassination machine in history’
Mon Jan 29, 2018 A new book has hit the shelves, shedding light on Israel’s assassination machine since World War II which has taken the lives of many Palestinians, Egyptians, Syrians and recently Iranian scientists. Relying on around 1,000 interviews and thousands of documents, Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations by Israeli investigative journalist […]
Afghanistan military academy attack: At least 11 soldiers killed
January 29, 2018 At least 11 soldiers were killed when militants attacked an Afghan army unit guarding a military academy in Kabul on Monday. ISIL claimed the attack in which at least 15 other soldiers were wounded before the attackers were subdued. Ministry of defence officials said five militants, armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic […]
Ready for talks with India to resolve CPEC differences: China
Beijing: China on Monday said it is ready to hold talks with India to resolve their differences on the contentious $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) that passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Asked about Indian ambassador to China Gautam Bambawale’s interview to state-run Global Times in which he had said that differences on the CPEC should not be […]
Malala Yousafzai wants to work for girls in India
Sun, Jan 28 2018 Davos: Overwhelmed with the love and support she gets from Indians, young Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai has said she wants to visit the country and work for the girls there. The 20-year-old Malala, who was shot at by Taliban at the age of 15 for defying the ban on girls going to […]
US helicopter gunship kills 7 Iraqi civilians
Sat Jan 27, 2018 A US military helicopter has targeted several vehicles in Iraq’s al-Anbar Province, killing seven civilians and wounding 11 others, including a local official. The attack occurred in the west of Ramadi, the provincial capital of Anbar, local Iraqi media reported on Saturday morning. Iraqi Alsumaria television cited an unnamed security official as […]
Kabul bomb: 40 dead and 140 wounded in huge explosion in Afghanistan capital
27 January 2018 At least 40 people have been killed and 140 wounded after a powerful explosion rocked the city centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul. A plume of smoke was seen rising from the site of the explosion, which happened near the old Interior Ministry building. The offices of the European Union and the High […]
