Irbil/Iraq – Iraqi troops aided by U.S. airstrikes entered the besieged town of Amerli Sunday, residents and Iraqi officials said, after a months-long blockade by Islamic State militants that had surrounded the Shiite Turkmen village and raised fears of an impending massacre. “Amerli has been liberated,” said Mahdi Taqi, a local politician andRead More

Islamabad,  Thousands of anti-government protesters tried to raid the official residence of Pakistan’s prime minister, sparking clashes with police that killed three people and wounded nearly 400 amid cries for the premier to step down, officials said Sunday. The overnight violence has raised the stakes in the two-week sit-in led by oppositionRead More

New Delhi,  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a four-day official tour of Japan, said on Sunday that not only Kyoto and Varanasi, Kyoto and Indian universities, industries & research institutes can also work together. PM Modi today received a presentation from Kyoto Mayor Daisaka Kadokawa on how the ancient tradition ofRead More

New Delhi,  BJP leader Yogi Adityanath on Sunday came under attack from the Congress and other Opposition parties for his controversial remarks on Muslims. “He always makes statements which can lead to disputes. It is very unfortunate to talk such things about a particular community,” Congress leader Rashid Alvi saidRead More

Ranchi, Police on Sunday recovered as many as 36 mobile SIM cards and 15 handsets from an apartment of ‘love jihad’ accused Ranjit Singh Kohli besides two airguns during a morning raid in the state capital. Kohli – alias Raqibul Hassan – was arrested by police earlier this week forRead More

Tokyo,  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived here for summit talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe after completing the first leg his visit to the former imperial capital city of Kyoto. During his three-day stay here, Modi will hold talks with Abe on Monday to bolster bilateral security and economicRead More

New Delhi, Dismissing as mere “sloganeering” the statements made by BJP leaders on love jehad and forced conversions, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said such remarks are an acknowledgement that BJP’s governance agenda was “failing”. “I think rather than being worried by it, I think we should takeRead More

Panaji, Noted writer and senior BJP leader Mridula Sinha was on Sunday sworn-in as Governor of Goa, following the resignation of B V Wanchoo. Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah administered the oath of office to Sinha. Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and other dignitaries were present at Raj Bhawan here onRead More

New Delhi, India is better prepared to handle the impact of interest rate increases in the United States as foreign FUNDSare less likely to desert the country due to signs of an upturn in economic growth, its central bank chief said in an interview published on Sunday. Reserve Bank ofRead More

New Delhi,  Maruti Suzuki India is confident of getting minority shareholders’ nod to let parent Suzuki Motor Corp own and INVEST in its Gujarat facility and has no second option. “We are thinking of getting voting (done) in October… There is no plan B, I can’t see why it should not happen,” Maruti Suzuki India ChairmanRead More