New York, April 1 (IANS) The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) will open with Anurag Kashyap’s “Ugly”, a sensational tale of corruption, indifference, and systemic violence that begins with the disappearance of an aspiring actor’s 10-year-old daughter. Celebrating its 14th year, NYIFF, widely recognised as the oldest, most prestigious Indian film festival in the US […]
Washington, April 1 (IANS) No one is buying the American story that the resignation of US ambassador in India, Nancy Powell, was unrelated to recent tensions between the two countries, but as yet there is no definitive word about her likely successor. A section of the Indian media has speculated that Powell may be replaced by […]
Tehran, April 1 Iran has dismissed allegations about inteferring in Yemen’s internal affairs, an official said Tuesday. “It is noteworthy that such remarks are made despite the ongoing meddling and moves by some regional countries in Yemen contrary to the country’s interests and security,” Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said. “The falsity of these […]
Kiev, April 1 Ukraine’s parliament Tuesday passed a resolution to disarm illegal armed groups that have sprang up across the country during its political crisis. According to the resolution’s explanatory note, military and security officials should carry out the immediate disarming of illegitimate armed formations due to the worsening criminal situation in Ukraine, Xinhua reported. […]
Brussels, April 1 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Tuesday said there was no sign of Russia pulling its forces back from the border with Ukraine, CNN reported. “Unfortunately I cannot confirm that Russia is withdrawing its troops,” Rasmussen was quoted as saying at the opening of a two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers in […]
Suva, March 28 (IANS) Fiji announced Friday that general elections in the country, which has a large ethnic Indian population, will be held Sep 17. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, the country’s attorney general and minister responsible for elections, said at a press conference here that the election day would be a paid public holiday, Xinhua reported. Acting permanent […]
Washington, March 28 (IANS) South Carolina’s Indian American Republican Governor Nikki Haley is getting ready for a November rematch with Democrat Vincent Sheheen banking on lower joblessness and a record of bringing jobs to the state Haley, born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa to Sikh immigrant parents from Amritsar, India, and Democratic state Senator Sheheen both signed up […]
Beijing, March 28 (IANS) The bodies of six miners trapped after a rock burst at a coal mine in central China’s Henan province were found by rescuers Friday. The rock burst occurred at 11.18 a.m. Thursday, when 18 miners were working in a shaft of Qianqiu coal mine, owned by the Henan Yima Coal Industry Group. […]
Seoul, March 28 (IANS) High-ranking military officials from South Korea, Japan and the US will hold tripartite talks in Washington next month on defence coordination against the backdrop of nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. Col. Wi Wong-seop, vice spokesman at the South Korean defence ministry, told a routine press briefing that the sixth round […]
Canberra, March 28 (IANS) Authorities in Australian said Friday that the search area for the missing Malaysian airliner has shifted because of a “new credible lead”. The revised search area comes as the weather cleared in the southern Indian Ocean to allow planes to hunt for fresh clues to the fate of the Malaysian Airline flight […]