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Kabul, Jun 7 : Afghanistan announced today a week-long ceasefire with the Taliban for Eid, the holiday that caps off...

Man arrested over arson attacks at mosque and Sikh temple in UK

London, Jun 7 : A 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson attacks on a mosque and a...

Trump hosts first iftar dinner at WH, seeks co-operation from Muslim world

Washington, Jun 7 : US President Donald Trump hosted his first Iftar dinner at the White House during which he sought...

Modi to meet Xi on SCO Summit sidelines

New Delhi, Jun 7 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday...

Swaraj travels from Pentrich to Pietermaritzburg to mark Gandhi’s eviction from ‘whites-only’ compartment

Pietermaritzburg, Jun 7 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today undertook a train journey from Pentrich to Pietermaritzburg, a railway station...

France, Germany, Britain formally demand exemptions from US sanctions on Iran

by A FP

Paris, Jun 6 : France, Britain, Germany and the EU today sent the United States a joint official request for...

Singapore FM to visit North Korea ahead of Kim-Trump summit

Singapore, Jun 6: Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan will embark on a two-day visit to Pyongyang from tomorrow, ahead of...

Amnesty urges releases of its Turkey head after year in jail

by A FP

Istanbul, Jun 6 : Amnesty International today vowed to intensify efforts to win the release of its Turkey chairman who has...

‘No big changes’ in H-1B visa: US Deputy Chief of Mission Carlson

New Delhi, Jun 6 : There have been "no big changes" in the H-1B programme and "nothing new" on the...

Swaraj plants sapling in S Africa settlement where Gandhi developed philosophy of non-violence