Xi gets second term with powerful ally as VP
Beijing, March 18 (TNS): China's rubber-stamp parliament unanimously handed President Xi Jinping a second term on Saturday and elevated his right-hand man to the...
Malaysia: Former PM Najib Razak arrested by anti-graft agency
Malaysia, Sep 19 (TNS): In Malaysia, former Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested today in connection with a deposit of about forty two million...
Afghan mum cradling baby during university exam goes viral
Kabul March 26 (TNS): Afghan farmer Jahantab Ahmadi sits on the ground, her baby resting in her lap, as she focuses on the university...
Sri Lanka President rejects move to allow women to buy alcohol
COLOMBO Jan 15 (TNS): A move to grant women in Sri Lanka the same rights as men to buy alcohol legally has been overruled...
Pakistan was ready to crackdown on terrorists if provided with information: Tillerson
Washington, Nov. 1 (TNS): The US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson said that Pakistan was ready to crackdown on terrorists if provided with information,...
UN experts call for immediate end to harassment against Indian journalist Rana Ayyub
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 21 (TNS):UN rights experts Monday expressed their serious concern on the online “misogynistic and sectarian “attacks against prominent Indian investigative journalist...
Putin has Russia guessing before election
MOSCOW March 13 (TNS): Soon after Vladimir Putin is re-elected on Sunday, his thoughts will turn to the question that is likely to dominate his...
Freedom fighters kill Indian cop in IOK
Srinagar, May 11 (TNS): An Indian policeman killed in a freedom fighters’ attack that took place in occupied Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district earlier...
Row over Rashid’s selection for next week’s first Test against India
LONDON, July 28 (TNS): Adil Rashid is English and the selectors believe he is one of the best bowlers in the country.
So why has...
Vidya Balan to play Indira Gandhi in her next venture
MUMBAI, Jan 11 (TNS): The Bollywood star’s latest project will feature her as India’s first and to date only female Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi....
