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August 4, 2017 3:38 PM

US-Russia relations are at all-time low: Trump

US President Donald Trump claimed relations with Russia had hit an all-time and very dangerous low yesterday, putting the blame on Congress after he reluctantly approved sanctions against Moscow. <br/><br/>Trump's outburst came a day after he grudgingly signed off on the sanctions, ...

August 4, 2017 2:20 PM

77 Indian fishermen released by Sri Lanka arrive in Tamil Nadu

Seventy seven Indian fishermen hailing from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, who were released from Sri Lankan prisons, arrived at Karaikkal Port early this morning. They had been arrested by the Lankan Navy in separate incidents this year on charges of trespassing into the territorial waters of the islan...

August 4, 2017 2:07 PM

US: Senate confirms three Indian-Americans to key government positions

In the United States, the Senate has unanimously confirmed three Indian-Americans to key government positions. The Senate confirmed Neil Chaterjee as a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Vishal Amin as Intellectual Property (IP) Enforcement Coordinator in the Trump administration...

August 4, 2017 12:05 PM

US: Senate confirms three Indian-Americans to key government positions

In the United States, the Senate has unanimously confirmed three Indian-Americans to key government positions. The Senate confirmed Neil Chaterjee as a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Vishal Amin as Intellectual Property (IP) Enforcement Coordinator in the Trump administration...

August 4, 2017 12:05 PM

Pakistan: PM Abbasi's cabinet takes oath in President house in Islamabad

In Pakistan, new federal cabinet members took oath this morning at the President House in Islamabad. President, Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath to 47 members of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's cabinet. <br/><br/>The cabinet is comprised of 28 federal ministers and 19 sta...

August 4, 2017 10:38 AM

Venezuela court asked to suspend inauguration of assembly

Venezuela's prosecutor's office has asked a court to suspend today's inauguration of a constituent assembly over claims of electoral fraud. It came after Chief Prosecutor Luisa Ortega opened an investigation into the allegations, which have been dismissed by President Nicol&apos;s Mad...

August 4, 2017 10:37 AM

Rwandans to vote in Presidential election today

Rwandans will vote in a Presidential election today. It is Widely expected that Paul Kagame would return to office for a third seven-year term at the helm of the small east African nation.<br/><br/> Kagame, 59, is facing two little-known candidates Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green ...

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