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EAM Swaraj likely to meet Pak counterpart next month

New Delhi [India], Aug. 27 : External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj is likely to meet her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in New York next month, on the sidelines...

Swaraj embarks on 4-day visit to Vietnam, Cambodia

New Delhi [India], Aug 26 : External Affairs Minister (EAM), Sushma Swaraj on Sunday departed for a four-day visit to Vietnam and Cambodia. In Vietnam, Swaraj is scheduled to co-chair...

Hindu devotees flock at London’s West Ealing for chariot festival

Russia mall blaze: 500 people evacuated

Ekaterinburg [Russia], Aug 26 : Around 500 people were evacuated after a firebroke out in Greenwich shopping centre in Russia‘s Ekaterinburg city on Sunday. The blaze broke out at 9:16 am...

9 years apart, McCain, Ted Kennedy died of cancer on same date

Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 26 : Senator John McCain on Saturday breathed his last, he was suffering from brain cancer. Interestingly, another senator Ted Kennedy died from...

‘Rakshya Bandhan’ celebrated with fervor in Nepal

Kathmandu [Nepal], Aug 26 : Brothers and sisters in Nepal on Sunday celebrated the festival of Rakshya Bandhan (as it is called in the country), by tying ‘rakhi‘...

Tokyo city hosts an array of summer activities to attract tourists

Yokohama[Japan], August 26 : This summer season in Japan is full of unique events, mainly aiming to help people feel cool and beat the...

Vietnam to host Indian Ocean conference on August 27, 28

Hanoi [Vietnam], Aug 25 : With successive two years in its bag, the third edition of Indian Ocean Conference is set to begin on August...

Senator John McCain passes away

Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 26 : Republican Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain passed away on Saturday (local time) at the age of 81 after...