US says India’s rise in America’s interest
and officials have highlighted the importance of India-US relationship, with the administration's pointsperson for South Asia saying India's rise is in......
Category : International
NASA probe discovers bigger, older cousin to Earth
mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the "habitable zone" around a Sun-like star. This discovery and the introduction of 11 other......
Yemeni conflict a threat to global trade: India
expressed concern over the serious economic impact of the fighting in Yemen on global trade and urged the warring groups to get to the negotiating...
China to provide $10 mn for Nepal’s reconstruction
agreed to provide cash assistance of $10 million to help quake-ravaged Nepal in its reconstruction process. Nepal and China signed a Memorandum of Unde......
Expedition 44 astronauts reach ISS for Mars research
44 astronauts representing the US, Russia and Japan arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday to continue key research that advance......
Obama discusses security partnership with Afghan leaders
Barack Obama discussed with Afghan leaders ways to deepen security partnership between the two countries, the White House said late Wednesday. In a vid......
Oppose India’s river-linking project: Bangladesh opposition
Party (BNP) late Wednesday expressed concerns over India's fresh move to implement the controversial river linking project and urged the government to......
Greek parliament passes second crucial bailout bill
on Thursday passed a legislation on a second batch of reforms in line with an international bailout for the country's sluggish economy. The bill includ......
China starts building its largest solar plant
constructing its largest solar power plant spread over 2,550 hectares in the Gobi desert. The plant will come up in Qinghai province. The plant will...
NASA probe finds second mountain range in Pluto’s ‘heart’
July 22 The New Horizons probe has found a second mountain range situated between bright, icy plains and dark, heavily-cratered terrain on the lower-le......
Why Earth became habitable and not Venus?
the improbable evolutionary path that enabled Earth and not Venus to sustain life has been found, shows research. Venus is the most similar planet to...
Obama thanks Xi for China’s role in Iran n-accord
Barack Obama has thanked his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the role Beijing played in the "historic, long-term comprehensive nuclear deal" that th......
Canada, Israel modernise free trade agreement
Stephen Harper on Wednesday announced that his country has concluded negotiations toward an expanded and modernised free trade agreement with Israel. "......
UN envoy discusses Syria crisis with Iran
envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura late Tuesday discussed Syria crisis with senior Iranian officials in a bid to seek a political solution to the...
Deal on climate change by year-end: French minister
Minister Laurent Fabius on Tuesday expressed optimism about striking an "ambitious" agreement by the end of this year to curb global warming. "The goal......
BRICS New Development Bank starts business
Bank (NDB) of BRICS launched business in Shanghai on Tuesday. The BRICS countries include the world's major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India,......
IMF appoints new chief economist
managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), late Monday announced the appointment of Maurice Obstfeld as the IMF's economic counsellor......
Obama praises Nigerian president
Barack Obama praised the "reputation for integrity" of Nigeria's new president Muhammadu Buhari, saying he made a "clear" commitment to fighting the Is......
APEC membership pitched as India’s gateway to international trade pacts
leaders Monday pitched membership in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group as India's gateway to participation in international trade agre......
China to be world’s third largest n-generating country
to become the world's third largest nuclear generating nation around 2017, pushed by its national target against climate change, said US energy informa......