New Delhi The Tokyo Declaration taking India-Japan relations to the next level – a Special Strategic Global Partnership – has lent “new dynamism” to the close ties between the two nations, especially with its emphasis on increased economic and defence cooperation, even though Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe failed to tie […]
Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) An American missionary doctor working in Liberia has tested positive for the Ebola virus, his organisation SIM USA announced Tuesday. The doctor was treating obstetrics patients at ELWA hospital in Liberia’s capital Monrovia and was not treating Ebola patients in the hospital’s Ebola isolation unit, a facility separate from the main hospital, […]
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The Congress said Tuesday the first 100 days of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government were “disappointing” and the people of the country had been “misled”. “Modi is a dream merchant, who came to power by selling false hopes,” Congress leader Anand Sharma said at a press conference here and dismissed the […]
United Nations, Sep 2 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday expressed alarm at the Israeli declaration of a 400 hectares area in the West bank as “state land”. “The secretary-general is alarmed by yesterday’s announcement by Israeli authorities to declare as so-called ‘state land’ nearly 1,000 acres of land in the Bethlehem area of the West […]
United Nations, Aug 29 (IANS) At least 54,000 people still remained in 78 United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) shelters in Gaza Strip, a UN official said. Stephane Dujarric, a UN spokesman, said at a daily news briefing here, quoting a report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) that about […]
Complied by Nikita Sharma and Isha Sahni Recently, Mr. Rajesh Sharma from the Indus Age team had an exclusive interview with the ‘Veeru’ of Indian film industry, Dharmendra. He was in Sydney to promote his upcoming movie ‘Double Di Trouble’ which is releasing all over Australia on August 29. Excerpts of the interview:- Q. From […]
Mexico City, Aug 25 (IANS/EFE) There is no evidence to support the comments by Texas Governor Rick Perry that jihadis could enter the US via the southern border, Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Jose Antonio Meade said Saturday. “It is very unfortunate that some people make foreign policy on the basis of beliefs, suppositions and completely unfounded […]
Damascus, Aug 24 (IANS) Syrian troops took full control of the al-Tabaqa airbase Sunday after intense battles with the Islamic State (IS) militants, state-run media said. The militants could not hold their ground, SANA news agency reported. Government forces are still striking at the positions of the terrorists in that area. An army commander said severe […]
By Lara Anderson For the past few years, stories about the property market and the current economic climate have been a common sight on the front pages of newspapers and websites. Until recently, this news has mostly been negative, but a new trend is beginning to show itself and things may soon be looking up. An […]
Accra, Aug 13 The Indian high commission in Abuja, Nigeria, has confirmed that five Indian doctors who have been working in the country have chosen to shirk their professional responsibilities and expressed the desire to leave the country because they do not want to contract the Ebola virus disease. Sharad Srivastava, first secretary, however said […]