Politics

Australia: Supply of uranium to India to 'begin immediately'

Australia-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement permits Australian firms to start commercial uranium export to India.

Nov 30, 2015

Iran: IAEA report will clear the air on nuclear weapon ambitions

IAEA is to issue its final assessment on Iran's nuclear weapon programme next week.

Nov 30, 2015

Britain: Govt has no majority yet for airstrikes against Isis in Syria

IMPs rejected a vote for airstrikes against Syrian government targets in 2013.

Nov 30, 2015

Narendra Modi, Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif shake hands in Paris amidst climate talks

The two leaders had a 'pull aside' meeting on the sidelines of the climate summit in Paris.

Nov 30, 2015

Delhi: Evicted BJP MLA Vijender Gupta says humiliated by AAP, assaulted by marshals [Video]

Gupta, along with part colleague Jagdish Pradhan, evicted from Delhi Assembly on Monday.

Nov 30, 2015

Iran reiterates support for Syria President Assad in civil war

Ali Akbar Velayati, adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, emphasised the fraternal relations between Iran and Syria.

Nov 30, 2015

Supreme Court rejects PIL seeking CBI probe into Rahul Gandhi's citizenship

The court questions petitioner on authenticity of documents he placed before it.

Nov 30, 2015

Pakistan brands Isis a terror group, backs global efforts to curb it

Pak PM Nawaz Sharif says Pakistan is also cooperating with global community to deal with militancy.

Nov 30, 2015

Tejaswi Yadav elected RJD leader in Bihar Assembly

Lalu's younger son is also the deputy chief minister of the state

Nov 30, 2015

Power generating ship reaches Ghana to end chronic blackouts

Power has become a political issue, and anger over the blackouts threatens President Mahama's chances of re-election.

Nov 30, 2015

Intolerance debate in Parliament: BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi calls 'award-wapsi brigade' intellectual mercenaries

The discussion on intolerance was called by Congress leader KC Venugopal and CPI (M) leader P Karunakaran.

Nov 30, 2015

For the first time, women begin poll campaign in Saudi Arabia

It's a major step forwards in the country's reform process with the polls to be held on December 12.

Nov 30, 2015

Russian plane enters 1.5 km into Israel from Syria, retreats after communication

Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon called the incursion a 'mistake'.

Nov 30, 2015

German may put boots on ground in Middle East as part of anti-Isis coalition

Chancellor Angela Merkel promised to support the offensive against Isis during talks with French President Francois Hollande.

Nov 30, 2015

EU-Turkey pact on stemming flow of refugees involves cash and visas

Europeans struggle to limit the strain on their 28-nation bloc from taking in hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees.

Nov 30, 2015