Politics

US: 2 Senators want forces in Iraq, Syria tripled; slam Obama's strategy

The criticised President Barack Obama's incremental IS strategy.

Dec 1, 2015

Appeasement of terrorists happening in country, says Nitin Gadkari

Gadkari comments on the arrest of three suspected ISI agents from Kolkata.

Dec 1, 2015

BJP warns MPs against making provocative remarks

Party feels such statements divert attention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development agenda.

Dec 1, 2015

Kerala Police registers case against Ezhava leader Natesan under section 153-A

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said communal speeches, as those delivered by Natesan, have never been heard in the state till now.

Dec 1, 2015

Poorest nations need $1 trillion to tackle climate change

Least-developed countries currently get less than a third of all international climate funding.

Dec 1, 2015

Intolerance debate: 'Today protest is considered sedition, India should not become like Pakistan', says Rahul Gandhi

The debate on intolerance is expected to be heated on Tuesday.

Dec 1, 2015

More than 1,000 Turkish trucks with goods blocked from entering Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is waiting for an apology over Turkey's downing of a warplane along the Turkish-Syrian border.

Dec 1, 2015

Isis in Libya: Sirte becoming 'back-up' terrorist capital in North Africa

From Sirte, just 400 miles from Sicily, Isis hopes to disrupt European civilisation.

Dec 1, 2015

Isis bans Syrian banknotes, may be ready to issue its own currency

The move affects businessmen, store owners and employees who put all their savings into the high value notes.

Dec 1, 2015

Turkey allowing Isis industrial scale oil sales via its territory, charges Putin

US refuses to attack Isis oil trucks claiming they are 'civilian targets'.

Dec 1, 2015

Clashes force 40,000 people out of homes in Somalia: UN relief agency

More than 30 people are estimated to have been killed.

Dec 1, 2015

Moldova arrests paramilitaries who 'planned pro-Russian uprising'

Moldova has a history of pro-Russian separatism.

Dec 1, 2015

Russian Su-34 fighter bombers in Syria now equipped with air-to-air missiles [VIDEO]

They made their first sortie equipped not only with bombs but also short- and medium-range air-to-air missiles on Monday

Nov 30, 2015

Isis executes 18 Syrian soldiers in ancient city of Palmyra

They were executed for being part of the "infidel army" of the Syrian regime, Isis said,

Nov 30, 2015

COP21: Barack Obama says Paris climate conference â€˜a turning pointâ€™

President Barack Obama said on Monday (30 November) the Paris climate conference was a turning point to address the growing threat of climate change and that the United States, as the worlds second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, recognised its role in creating the problem of global warming and embraced its responsibility to help fix it.

Nov 30, 2015