Amid reports that China and Pakistan are jointly opposing India’s bid for the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership, the United States has said India meets missile technology control regime requirements and is ready for entry into the exclusive club. “I’d point you back to what the President said during his visit to India in 2015, where he reaffirmed that the […]
» Read moreTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkish forces have killed nearly 3,000 Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, insisting that no other country has matched Turkey’s efforts against the extremist group. In an address to the military chiefs of Balkan nations on Wednesday, Mr. Erdogan also denounced nations who have accused Turkey of supporting IS as […]
» Read morePakistan’s anti-graft body has arrested Balochistan’s Finance Secretary and recovered gold and currency worth Rs 730 million from his house in Quetta, the provincial capital. The huge amount of money and gold were seized on Friday during a raid by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) at the residence of Finance Secretary Mushtaq Ahmed Raisani, who was arrested earlier in the […]
» Read moreEdward Mackowiak died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement, but it is not clear what led him to take his own life. The 25-year-old was a software engineer based at Apple’s Silicon Valley campus according to his LinkedIn profile, which was recently taken down. After Mr Mackowiak’s body was found […]
» Read moreThe violence erupted in the city of Costa Mesa, as the US presidential hopeful held a rally there on Thursday evening attended by thousands of backers. The protests were mostly peaceful as the Republican front runner gave his speech but later they became more rowdy. The front and back windows of a police car were smashed and its roof was dented. […]
» Read moreAs many as three Indian origin persons have been named among 100 highest-paid CEOs globally with PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi and LyondellBasell’s Bhavesh Patel making it to the top ten list compiled by Equilar. Chemicals company LyondellBasell Industries’ top executive Bhavesh V Patel was ranked sixth on the list with a total compensation of USD 24.5 million, while Nooyi, the Chief […]
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