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December 31, 2016 7:26 AM

Washington: 4 killed in small plane crash in northwest Olympia

In the United States, four people are dead after a small plane crashed in northwest Olympia. The Washington State Department of Transportation said searchers found the single-engine Cessna and four bodies in a heavily wooded ravine in Jefferson County yesterday. Crews used radar data and the plane&#...

December 31, 2016 5:51 AM

India will supply additional 80 MW of power to Nepal from Jan 1

India will supply an additional 80 MW of power to Nepal from January 1, which will increase the total total transmission of electricity to the neighbouring nation to 400 MW. Power Ministry said in a statement that Nepal Energy Minister Janardan Sharma held discussions with Power Minister Piyush Goya...

December 31, 2016 5:29 AM

China announces ban on ivory trade by end of 2017

China has announced a ban on all ivory trade and processing activities by the end of 2017. Conservation groups hailed the decision as historic and a game-changer for the future of elephants.<br/><br/>The move follows a resolution at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Spe...

December 31, 2016 4:35 AM

India, Sri Lanka Joint Working Group to meet today

The Joint Working Group of India and Sri Lanka will meet in New Delhi today to find a solution to the fishermen issue. The members present include officials from External Affaisr Ministry, Coast Guard, Navy, Tamil Nadu government and Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.<br/>...

December 31, 2016 1:19 AM

UAE church working for release of abducted Indian priest

A vicar in the UAE has said he has got "strong indications" to believe that Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the Indian priest who was abducted nearly nine months ago from war-torn Yemen, is alive.<br/><br/>Accordig to Khaleej Times, the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia said it is ...

December 31, 2016 1:11 AM

Israel issues travel warning for western tourists in India

Israel today issued an "immediate and severe" travel warning for Western tourists in India, citing an immediate threat of attack on tourist targets during New Year celebrations, particularly in south-west part of the country.<br/><br/>Israel's anti-terrorism directorate sa...

December 30, 2016 8:31 PM

Putin says Russia will not expel US diplomats

Russian President Vladimir Putin today said, Russia will not expel any US diplomats in response to Washington's decision to expel 35 Russian diplomats from the country. Indicating that the ball was in the court of the next US administration, Putin said Moscow reserves the right to retaliate bas...

December 30, 2016 8:27 PM

China blocks proposal at UN to list Azhar as terrorist; India expresses concern

India has expressed concern over China today finally blocking a proposal at United Nations to list Masood Azhar as a designated terrorist. Earlier, China had twice imposed technical hold on the Indian proposal. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said in New Delhi that Chinese action...

December 30, 2016 5:55 PM

Russia announces plans to expel 35 American diplomats

Russia today announced plans to expel 35 American diplomats from the country in a tit-for-tat response to a similar move by Washington, Russian news agencies reported. <br/><br/>U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian suspected spies and imposed sancti...

December 30, 2016 2:05 PM

Russia vows adequate response to 'aggressive' US sanctions

Russia says, it will give an adequate response to the expulsion of its diplomats from Washington adding that such moves by the incumbent US administration are regretfully a display of unpredictable and aggressive foreign policy. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia's react...

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