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Soldier killed in Manipur blast

Imphal May 8 (IANS) A soldier died while three persons were injured in a powerful blast near the international border in Manipur early on Monday morning, an official said. The deceased, identified as Rifle

/ 8th May 2017
Myanmar urged to ensure religious freedom for minorities

Yangon, May 8 (IANS) The Human Rights Watch has urged Myanmar to guarantee religious freedom for all minorities, amid growing tensions between different belief systems in the country, according to a report rele

/ 8th May 2017
Environmental pollution linked to higher cancer rates

New York, May 8 (IANS) Exposure to harmful environmental factors across multiple domains -- including air, water and land quality -- may increase risk of cancer, suggests new research. The research

/ 8th May 2017
Rajnath calls for financial choking of Maoists

New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday called for the choking of financial resources of left-wing extremist groups and said it was the fundamental instrument to counter Maoist viole

/ 8th May 2017
Dalai Lama greets French President-elect Macron

Dharamsala, May 8 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama on Monday congratulated Emmanuel Macron for winning the French presidential elections. In a letter to the French President-elect, h

/ 8th May 2017
Positive global cues, strong rupee buoy Indian equities

Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Positive global cues, a strong rupee and healthy buying in banking, automobile and IT stocks buoyed the Indian equity markets to close on a flat-to-positive note on Monday. The

/ 8th May 2017
Indian woman says she was forced to marry Pakistani

Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) An Indian woman who has taken refuge in the Indian High Commission here says she was forced to marry at gunpoint a Pakistani man she fell in love with, a media report said on Monday.

/ 8th May 2017
Emmanuel Macron: From political newbie to youngest French President

Paris, May 8 (IANS) A civil servant who became a millionaire investment banker and eventually a government minister is now the youngest President of France. Welcome Emmanuel Macron, a complete unknown four year

/ 8th May 2017
Indians 6th biggest private spenders on health among low-middle income nations

Vipul Vivek IANS/ IndiaSpend Indians were the sixth-biggest out-of-pocket health spenders in the low-middle income group of 50 nations in 2014, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of two recent st

/ 8th May 2017
No change to U.S. Navy freedom of navigation patrols – commander

SINGAPORE, May 8 (Reuters) - There has been no policy change with regard to U.S. Navy freedom of navigation operations under the administration of President Donald Trump, U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Sc

/ 8th May 2017
Made in North Korea: As tougher sanctions loom, more local goods in stores

PYONGYANG/SEOUL, May 8 (Reuters) - From carrot-flavoured toothpaste and charcoal facemasks to motorcycles and solar panels, visitors to North Korea say they are seeing more and more locally made products in the

/ 8th May 2017
Philippines Duterte names ex-army general as environment minister

MANILA, May 8 (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a former military man as the new environment minister after Congress dismissed his first choice, who ordered the closure of more than

/ 8th May 2017
No surprises in India's belated Champions Trophy squad

NEW DELHI, May 8 (Reuters) - India recalled fit-again opener Rohit Sharma and spin trump card Ravichandran Ashwin as the holders finally named their squad for next month's Champions Trophy in England and Wales

/ 8th May 2017
Putin holds out olive branch to France's Macron

MOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told France's President-elect Emmanuel Macron on Monday he wanted to put mistrust aside and work with him, in a change of tack after the Kremlin expres

/ 8th May 2017
Merkel's conservatives aim for state-level tie-up with FDP, Greens

BERLIN, May 8 (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives hope to form a coalition with the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) and the Greens in Schleswig-Holstein after a decisive election victory in the no

/ 8th May 2017
Nothing to see here, Philippines tells U.N. Human Rights Council

GENEVA, May 8 (Reuters) - There has been no new wave of killings prompted by the Philippines' war on drugs, and reports to the contrary are "alternative facts", an ally of President Rodrigo Duterte told the U.N

/ 8th May 2017
Boxing - Fury maintains innocence before anti-doping hearing

May 8 (REUTERS) - Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said he's innocent of doping charges and is being harassed by the UK Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD), before his hearing on Monday. Fury was

/ 8th May 2017
India's April gold imports more than double from year ago – GFMS

MUMBAI, May 8 (Reuters) - India's gold imports in April more than doubled from a year ago to 75 tonnes on strong demand during a festival that prompts purchases and as jewellers stocked up ahead of a new nation

/ 8th May 2017
Presidential hopefuls spar over economy as Trump turns screws on Iran

LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - President Hassan Rouhani's trip to the coal mine in northern Iran was all going to plan, until the crowd massed in front of his car chanting "it's a day of mourning for workers". &n

/ 8th May 2017
Macron wins French presidency, EU elated

Paris, May 8 (IANS) Centrist Emmanuel Macron on Sunday became France's youngest President with a stunning win over far-right rival Marine Le Pen, a verdict loudly cheered by the European Union. Wil

/ 8th May 2017