Politics

Bahrain king seeks to boost ties with India during his first visit

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): The King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, arrived in New Delhi for three-day official visit to India. The King will seek to bolster long-standing ties with India and open up new horizons of cooperation in various sectors. He was received at the Delhi airport by India's Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed. During his first visit to the country, the King of Bahrain will meet Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a number of other senior officials. A number of agreements and memoranda of understanding will be signed during the visit and the two nations would also hold talks on regional and global development and issues of mutual concern.

Feb 19, 2014

Young gymnasts from Manipur participate in National Gymnastic Championship at Agra

Agra, Feb 19 (ANI): A group of 19 students from Manipur were in Agra recently to take part in the 59th National School Gymnastics Championship in both the boys and girls categories. Over 1000 athletes from all over the country participated in the 5-day-long championship held at the Eklavya stadium. The young boys and girls from Manipur put up an impressive performance in the Under-14 category.

Feb 19, 2014

Clashes, explosions rock Kiev as police storm protest camp

Flames engulfed the main protest camp in Kiev late Tuesday as police stormed it during the deadliest day of violence in three months of demonstrations. Duration: 00:54

Feb 19, 2014

Jamaica targets next bobsleigh generation

Undeterred by their dismal showing at the Sochi Olympics, Jamaica's bobsleigh pilots say they're ready to hand over the baton to the next generation in the Caribbean island nation. Duration: 01:23

Feb 19, 2014

Pussy Riot members arrested over theft in Sochi

Russian police on Tuesday detained the two most famous members of the Pussy Riot punk protest group in Sochi, currently hosting the Winter Olympics, questioning the pair for several hours in a theft case before later releasing them. Duration: 01:05

Feb 19, 2014

Iraq violence leaves at least 22 dead

Attacks in Iraq, including a series of car bombs in Baghdad, killed at least 22 people Monday, officials said, as the country struggles with its worst violence in six years. Images of the aftermath in Baghdad. Duration: 00:42

Feb 18, 2014

Italy's PM nominee Renzi races to form coalition

Italy's new prime minister designate Matteo Renzi began talks on Tuesday to try to form a coalition, a day after promising quick reforms to get the eurozone's third biggest economy moving again. Duration: 00:36

Feb 18, 2014

Kashmiri Mohajirs live a life of misery and subjugation in PoK

Muzaffarabad, PoK, February 18: Kashmiris who left their homes in India's northern Jammu and Kashmir for Pakistan occupied Kashmir or PoK say that they regret having left their home and hearth in India and in falling prey to propaganda and said that they would fare better in Pakistan occupied Kashmir.

Feb 18, 2014

Congress playing double game: Sushma Swaraj on passage of Telangana Bill

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said that the UPA had not done anything in its second tenure for the formation of Telangana and had brought the bill in the House only in Parliament's last session. Sushma added that in 2004 Congress had fought elections with TRS and had promised that they would work for Telangana, however they finished the tenure without acting on it. She also said that the Congress had wanted the BJP to reject the Telangana Bill amidst uproar, so that they could blame them for non-passage of the bill.

Feb 18, 2014

Uganda doesn't slaughter gays so 'tolerant': ethics minister

Uganda is "tolerant" of gays because "we are not slaughtering them", says the country's Minister for Ethics as he defends an anti-gay bill which would see homosexuals jailed for life. Duration: 01:40

Feb 18, 2014

Venezuela govt faces more street protests

Venezuela gives three US diplomats 48 hours to leave the country as Washington rejects as "baseless and false" accusations it is aiding protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro. Images of anti-government protests. Duration: 00:48

Feb 18, 2014

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North Korea Prison Horror Stories Similar to Nazi Concentration Camps [Video]

To coincide with the official release of the UN Commission of inquiry report, Human Rights Watch also released a video featuring witnesses testimony from the country's internment camps.

Feb 18, 2014

'Black day' for country: Jaganmohan Reddy on passage of Telangana bill

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Speaking on the passage of Telangana bill in the Lok Sabha, YSR Congress Chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Tuesday said that it is a black day for the country. He further said that the bill was introduced undemocratically and is against the will of the people of Andhra Pradesh.

Feb 18, 2014

Gadkari files defamation case against Arvind Kejriwal, Ashutosh

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): BJP leader Nitin Gadkari has filed a defamation case against Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Ashutosh on Tuesday. Talking to mediapersons, Gadkari said that Kejriwal has tarnished his image by calling him corrupt. The complaint was filed before Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha. Kejriwal had called Gadkari as "corrupt" and included his name in the list of "Most Corrupt" and said his party would field candidates against him.

Feb 18, 2014

To stop live telecast of LS proceedings is murder of democracy: Dinesh Trivedi

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Former Railway Minister and TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi on Tuesday criticized Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar's decision to stop live proceedings from the Lok Sabha. The live telecast of Parliament proceedings was stopped as the Lok Sabha began the process of passing the controversial bill that seeks to create a Telangana state by dividing Andhra Pradesh. Calling the decision a 'murder of democracy', Trivedi said that it was a 'very bad precedent' and was a situation that was worse than democracy.

Feb 18, 2014