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Trump urges Muslim leaders to drive out the terrorists

US President Donald Trump urged Muslim nations to tackle extremists in their own backyard as he delivered a speech in front of leaders from 40 Middle Eastern countries in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday (21 May). Drive them out of this earth, the US president declared. He added that the countries cannot wait for America to take the lead in fighting terrorism and that each country has to fulfil their part of the burden. 

May 22, 2017

Trump urges Muslim leaders to drive out the terrorists

US President Donald Trump urged Muslim nations to tackle extremists in their own backyard as he delivered a speech in front of leaders from 40 Middle Eastern countries in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday (21 May). Drive them out of this earth, the US president declared. He added that the countries cannot wait for America to take the lead in fighting terrorism and that each country has to fulfil their part of the burden. 

May 22, 2017

Meet Consolata, a woman who benefitted from the programme ambulance taxi in Tanzania

A first-of-its-kind ambulance taxi service created by the Vodafone Foundation to save the lives of high-risk pregnant women in two Tanzanian districts the size of Belgium. Consolata is one of the women who benefitted from the programme that helped reduce the maternal mortality by 27%.

May 22, 2017

Meet Jedhinda, taxi driver who helped reduced maternal mortality rates by 27% in Tanzania

A first-of-its-kind ambulance taxi service created by the Vodafone Foundation to save the lives of high-risk pregnant women in two Tanzanian districts the size of Belgium, reduced maternal mortality rates by 27% in its first year.

May 22, 2017

Saharanpur violence: Thousands of Dalit activists march at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to protest against caste brutality

Several Dalit unions had sought permission from Delhi Police a day before for a gathering of over 50,000 protesters.

May 22, 2017

PM Narendra Modi begins 2-day Gujarat visit; set to inaugurate various projects

PM Modi, on his visit to Gujarat on Monday and Tuesday, is scheduled to attend the annual general meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDP).

May 22, 2017

Trump in Saudi: US President asks Muslim leaders to confront 'Islamic terrorism', calls for Iran's isolation

Trump singled out Iran as promoting a "craven ideology" of terrorism, and called on the Muslim world to help him isolate Tehran on an international front.

May 22, 2017

India's snub to 'new Silk Road' project highlights gulf with China

India's refusal to join the"Belt and Road" project risks leaving New Delhi isolated at a time when it may not be able to count on United States' support to balance China's growing influence in Asia.

May 22, 2017

Nasscom steps up lobbying with US lawmakers over immigration rules

Nasscom — India's IT industry body — has stepped up its lobbying with US lawmakers to get them to change rules pertaining to immigration. Read to know how they are going about it.

May 21, 2017

Kupwara encounter: Indian Army foils infiltration bid in Nowgam; 3 soldiers martyred, 4 terrorists killed

Indian Army on Sunday killed four militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district after battling them for 36 hours. Read to know more.

May 21, 2017

Low performance of journalists linked to high alcohol intake

Drinking too much alcohol is one of the factors making the brains of journalists operate at a lower level than the average population. Read to know more.

May 21, 2017

Ramadan 2017: RSS Muslim wing to organise milk and milk-product iftar in UP

The Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) is planning to make iftar meatless in Uttar Pradesh for this Ramadan. Read to know how they plan to achieve it.

May 21, 2017

Watch as firefighters stop man from jumping off building

Firefighters saved a man from committing suicide. The intoxicated man was sitting on a window ledge threatening to jump. The rescuers tried to calm him down for 10 minutes without success. One of the firefighters managed to grab the mans arm in the last second. They managed to drag him back into the building to safety.

May 21, 2017

North Korea fires missile into waters off east coast

North Korea fired a ballistic missile into waters off its east coast on Sunday. Read to know more.

May 21, 2017

Indian woman creates hisory, climbs Everest twice in five days

Anshu also became the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest five times in a record time.

May 21, 2017