20 dead as earthquake rattles Myanmar (2nd Ld)
Naypyidaw, March 28 (IANS) At least 20 people have been killed after a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, followed by a powerful 6.8 aftershock.
Naypyidaw, March 28 (IANS) At least 20 people have been killed after a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, followed by a powerful 6.8 aftershock.
Naypyidaw, March 28 (IANS) A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday with an aftershock of 6.4 magnitude just 12 minutes later.
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Friday asserted that India is closely monitoring the atrocities against Hindus and other minorities in Pakistan and is raising these issues on international platforms.
London, March 28 (IANS) Britain's King Charles III has suspended his planned public visit to Birmingham in England, originally scheduled for Friday, due to side effects from his ongoing cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace announced.
Houston, March 28 (IANS) An Indian-American student and activist has said said the content of the course on Hinduism offered by the the University of Houston is "Hinduphobic" and "distorting India's political landscape".
London/Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while addressing the Kellogg College, Oxford University in London, on Thursday, was interrupted suddenly by a group of protesting students, who tried to disrupt her speech and embarrass the Chief Minister by raising the issue of post-poll violence and the RG Kar College and hospital rape case.
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) To celebrate the holy month of Ramzan, Indian Minorities Federation (IMF) hosted the 'Sadbhavana Iftar' event for the ambassadors of 19 Muslim nations in India, which was held at the residence of Rajya Sabha MP and IMF Convener, Satnam Singh Sandhu, in the national capital.
Moscow, March 27 (IANS) Citing that the political dialogue between India and Russia is "developing dynamically" and is facilitated by the fact that Moscow and New Delhi "have close or even coinciding views on the objectively emerging multipolar world order", Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that preparations are being made for Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to India.
Quetta: The United States, being highly strategic and farsighted, realised after 20 years of war in Afghanistan that achieving victory there was impossible. It took into account the horrors and defeat of the Vietnam War, as well as the collapse of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, ultimately concluding that further involvement in Afghanistan would be a waste of resources and time.
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) President of Chile, Gabriel Boric Font will pay a State Visit to India from April 1-5 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday.