Politics

Mexican president in California to talk trade, border issues

The president of Mexico Enrique Pena-Nieto met the governor of California Jerry Brown in Los Angeles. Brown and Pena-Nieto discussed trade issues between Mexico and California and the difficulties faced by Mexican migrants in the US. Duration: 1:43

Aug 26, 2014

AAP Calls for Former AIIMS CVO Sanjiv Chaturvedi to be Reinstated

The AAP and the Janta Dal (United) have been protesting the dismissal of the Sanjiv Chaturvedi, the former CVO of AIIMS.

Aug 26, 2014

Lalu Prasad Yadav in Mumbai Hospital for Heart Surgery

Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav will require a cardiac surgery, said doctors at Asian Heart Institute in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Aug 26, 2014

Sheila Dikshit Resigns as Kerala Governor

Sheila Dikshit has put in her papers on Tuesday resigning as Kerala Governor.

Aug 26, 2014

Modi led government completes three months in office

New Delhi/ Uttar Pradesh, Aug 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government completed three months in office on Tuesday. Modi was sworn-in as prime minister of India on May 26 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The ruling BJP came to power after it won a whopping 282 out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha, ousting out the Congress party which had been in power for ten years. While the BJP said that people are proud of them, the rival parties slammed the government saying they failed to tame inflation and solve power crisis.

Aug 26, 2014

France hosts knife-throwing world championship

147 knife- and ax-throwers from 15 countries met to compete in the sport's world championship held in western France. Duration: 01:01

Aug 26, 2014

Iran claims to have downed downed Israeli drone with missile

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard said it has brought down an Israeli stealth drone above the Natanz uranium enrichment site in the centre of the country. Duration: 00:51

Aug 26, 2014

Brazil tries genetically modified mosquitoes to fight dengue

A factory in the industrial state of Sao Paulo produces genetically modified mosquitoes to fight dengue, a deadly tropical disease more prevalent in Brazil than anywhere else in the world. Duration: 00:57

Aug 26, 2014

Five dead, five missing after heavy rain hits S. Korea

A commuter bus is swept away and at least five people are killed by flash floods in South Korea. Duration: 00:45

Aug 26, 2014

US Tests and Destroys Hypersonic Weapon that Travels 5 Times the Speed of Sound

A hypersonic weapon which is capable of reaching targets anywhere on earth just within an hour, was tested and destroyed by US.

Aug 26, 2014

Protesters stage 'Go Topless' sit-in against California ban

Dozens of people join 'Go Topless' in Los Angeles to protest against the ban on women being topless on California beaches. Duration: 00:58

Aug 26, 2014

Sushma Swaraj chairs regional Indian Heads of Mission meeting in Hanoi

Hanoi, Aug 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today chaired a meeting of Indian Heads of Mission in Vietnamese capital Hanoi. She is on a three-day visit to Vietnam and had earlier met the President and Prime Minister of Vietnam. The External Affairs Minister said India is working on its "Act East" policy, and added that she has discussed the way forward on bilateral ties with the Vietnamese leadership, especially in the fields of education, textiles, agriculture and natural resources. Indian heads of mission in East Asian countries were also instructed on New Delhi's approach to promoting bilateral relations in the region. President Pranab Mukherjee is expected to undertake a state visit of Vietnam next month, while the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Tan Dung, will visit India at the end of the year.

Aug 26, 2014