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Brazil Petrobras scandal: SC judge blocks former President Lula's appointment to Rousseff government

Supreme Court judge Gilmar Mendes said that Lula's appointment was done in order to derail probe against him.

Mar 19, 2016

Influential Islamic seminary in Hyderabad issues fatwa against chanting 'Bharat mata ki jai'

The Jamia Nizamia said that the slogan was not only against Islam, but also illogical.

Mar 19, 2016

Uttarakhand: Assembly speaker issues notice to 9 Congress MLAs for defecting

The Bharatiya Janata Party said that it has the majority and was ready to form the government in the state.

Mar 19, 2016

90,000 Tibetans in exile to vote Sunday to elect new political leader

This is the second such election since the devolution of political power by the Dalai Lama in 2011.

Mar 19, 2016

Refugees reaching Greece to be returned to Turkey under EU deal; human rights groups call it 'illegal,' 'immoral'

The deal entails Turkey will take back all refugees who cross over to Greece illegally, while the European nations will settle the Syrians directly from Turkey.

Mar 19, 2016

Jammu & Kashmir: Can't accept PDP's new demands; govt formation not possible, says BJP

The state is under Governor's rule after Mehbooba Mufti refused to form government following her father's death in January.

Mar 18, 2016

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Brazil: Protests continue as Lula is sworn in as Chief of Staff

Demonstrations rumbled for the second straight night in Sao Paulo and Brasilia on 17 March, after leftist former leader Luiz Inacio â€˜Lulaâ€™ da Silva was sworn in as President Dilma Rousseffs chief of staff and a judge sought to block the move. Protesters filled the streets of Sao Paulos main avenue in anger that Lulas appointment will shield the former president from prosecutors who have charged him with money laundering and fraud as part of a sweeping graft probe centred on state oil company Petrobras.

Mar 18, 2016

Photos of CMs, union ministers can appear in govt ads, Supreme Court says ahead of assembly elections

The Supreme Court Friday reversed its 2015 order that allowed only photographs of the prime minister, the president and the chief justice of India to be used in official media advertisements.

Mar 18, 2016

BJP announces second list of 194 candidates for West Bengal Assembly elections

The party has so far announced candidates for 246 of the 294 seats in the West Bengal Assembly.

Mar 18, 2016

North Korea fires missile 800 kms into Sea of Japan; Tokyo protests

This is the latest show of strength by the country as it protests the joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States.

Mar 18, 2016

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Isis: John Kerry says Daesh has committed genocide

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday declared that violence by Islamic State (Isis) against religious minorities was genocide, saying the United States would do everything it could to hold the militant group accountable.

Mar 17, 2016

Pathankot attack: Pakistani SIT to begin probe in India from March 28

Sartaj Aziz extended an invitation from Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Narendra Modi to attend the SAARC in Pakistan.

Mar 17, 2016

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Brazil Petrobras scandal: SC judge blocks former President Lula's appointment to Rousseff government

Influential Islamic seminary in Hyderabad issues fatwa against chanting 'Bharat mata ki jai'

Uttarakhand: Assembly speaker issues notice to 9 Congress MLAs for defecting

90,000 Tibetans in exile to vote Sunday to elect new political leader

Refugees reaching Greece to be returned to Turkey under EU deal; human rights groups call it 'illegal,' 'immoral'

Jammu & Kashmir: Can't accept PDP's new demands; govt formation not possible, says BJP

Brazil: Protests continue as Lula is sworn in as Chief of Staff

Photos of CMs, union ministers can appear in govt ads, Supreme Court says ahead of assembly elections

BJP announces second list of 194 candidates for West Bengal Assembly elections

North Korea fires missile 800 kms into Sea of Japan; Tokyo protests

Isis: John Kerry says Daesh has committed genocide

Pathankot attack: Pakistani SIT to begin probe in India from March 28

Former Greek prime minister George Papandreou on EU: Stay with us Britain - together is stronger

Donald Trump presidency bigger global risk than South China Sea armed clash, Brexit: Report

US slaps new sanctions on North Korea to blacklist anyone dealing with Kim Jong Un regime