The United States said on Friday it will temporarily allow eight importers to keep buying Iranian oil when it re-imposes sanctions to try to force Iran to curb its nuclear, missile and regional activities. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who announced the decision, did not name the eight, which he …
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Ahead of Teachers’ Day, PM Modi to interact with National Teachers’ Awards awardees
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will be conferring the awards to them at a function in New Delhi on Wednesday. This year, the Ministry of Human Resource Development has revised the guidelines for the selection of Teachers for National Awards, 2017. The basic premise now is that the new scheme …
Read More »Wilder wildfires ahead?
At roughly 415,000 acres, Northern California’s Mendocino Complex Fire is now the state’s largest recorded wildfire, surpassing the record held by Santa Barbara and Ventura counties’ Thomas Fire, which occurred less than a year before. Roughly 10 other large-scale conflagrations are threatening the state. And California is not yet even …
Read More »Ahead of I-Day, President to address the nation today
The address would be broadcast at 7 PM in Hindi and English. It can be seen on the all the channels of Doordarshan and the entire national network of All India Radio (AIR). It will be in Hindi followed by the English version.
Read More »Pakistan Elections: Early trends put PTI ahead of PML-N
According to the trends, the PTI was leading in 74 seats, PML-N in 54 and the Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari-led Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) stood at third position with 27 seats. The voter turnout was recorded between 50 and 55 per cent of the nearly 106 million electorate, similar to the previous contest in …
Read More »Ahead of No Confidence Motion today, PM calls for disruption-free debate
“Today is an important day in our Parliamentary democracy. I am sure my fellow MP colleagues will rise to the occasion and ensure a constructive, comprehensive & disruption free debate,” he tweeted. He said lawmakers owe this to the people and the makers of the Constitution. “India will be watching us …
Read More »Djokovic edges ahead of Nadal in semi-final thriller
With the clock slipping past 11pm – the official curfew for action at the All England Club – Djokovic survived two set points in a gripping tiebreak to edge ahead. Battle will resume on Saturday with the Serb leading 6-4 3-6 7-6(9) and needing one more set to book a …
Read More »Ahead of today’s FIFA semifinal, Belgian coach says concentration is key against France
“There are some special individuals that can decide the scoreline in one action so I don’t think this is the type of game that you can think that you can walk onto the pitch and thinking that you are going to perform in a way that you did before against …
Read More »Zimbabwe pledges vote will go ahead despite rally attack
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga — who was among those injured in Saturday’s attack — said the first parliamentary and presidential polls of the post-Robert Mugabe era would go ahead as scheduled on July 30. “Let me be very clear, nothing will stop the election in Zimbabwe, nothing at all,” Chiwenga …
Read More »Ahead of International Day of Yoga, PM urges people to take to the ancient Indian tradition
Yoga enthusiasts across the globe are practicing yoga to celebrate the annual event in grand manner. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the people across the globe to make yoga a part of their lives, saying it is not just a set of exercise to keep the body fit, but …
Read More »Trump, Kim arrive in Singapore ahead of high-stakes summit
Air Force One touched down at a military air base, travelling from Canada, where Trump had attended a meeting of the Group of Seven Nations.Hours earlier, a jet carrying Kim landed, and after shaking hands with the Singapore foreign minister, Kim sped through the city’s streets in a massive limousine, …
Read More »Kumaraswamy meets Rahul, Sonia Gandhi ahead of swearing-in
The leaders are believed to have given final touches to power-sharing arrangements in Karnataka including ministerial berths and a common agenda of an alliance. As B S Yeddyurappa stepped down as the chief minister without facing the floor test in the state Assembly as the Bharatiya Janata Party fell short of numbers, …
Read More »Women cricketers excited ahead of historic IPL exhibition match
Leading women players like Kiwi Suzie Bates, Aussies Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt and England’s Danielle Wyatt will be part of the game which will take place before the Qualifier 1 between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. “It is very exciting for all of us to …
Read More »Soccer fever grips Russia a month ahead of World Cup
The Luzhniki Stadium, the venue which will stage the opening match on June 14 and the final on July 15, hosted a “Russia Loves Soccer” event over the weekend. On Monday, the local organising committee chairman Arkady Dvorkovich said that preparations are in their final stages and they just need to …
Read More »Political temperature heats up ahead of Assembly polls in Karnataka
Apart from Prime Minister Modi, party’s national president Amit Shah and party’s CM candidate BS Yeddyurappa and Union Minister Ananth Kumar are also holding rallies across the state. BJP President visited Sringeri Math in Chikmanglur in Karnataka on Tuesday. The math holds a lot of significance, the BJP president met …
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