World

Tokyo, Nov 11: Making an exception, Japan today signed a historic civil nuclear cooperation deal with India, opening the door for collaboration between their industries in the field even as the countries signed nine other agreements in various areas to bolster bilateral ties. The agreements, including the one for cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy, marks a historic step in their

New York, Nov 11: Hillary and Bill Clinton's daughter Chelsea Clinton is being groomed to run for a US House of Representatives seat held by a 79-year-old veteran Democrat who has decided to retire, a media report said today. The 36-year-old daughter could run for the seat in New York City's 17th Congressional District to replace Nita Lowey. Lowey, a respected career politician with nearly 30

Mazar-i-Sharif, Nov 11: A powerful Taliban truck bomb struck the German consulate in Afghanistan's northern Mazar-i-Sharif city, killing at least two people and wounding more than 100 in a major militant assault in the war-torn country. The Taliban called it a "revenge attack" for US airstrikes in the volatile province of Kunduz earlier this month that left up to 32 civilians dead. The huge

Washington, Nov 10: Islamic State and al-Qaeda jihadists have 'hailed' Donald Trump's win in presidential polls as the beginning of "dark times" for the US with some extremists predicting America's "demise" at the hands of the billionaire businessman, according to media reports. Shortly after Trump was declared the victor, a number of prominent ideologues linked to jihadist outfits in the Middle

New York, Nov 10: Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across the US to protest against Donald Trump's victory in the presidential polls, slamming him for his bigotry and racism, as they demonstrated against his electoral pronouncements on immigration and Muslims. People from all ages, faiths and nationalities assembled at landmark locations in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia

Washington, Nov 10: The Seattle police said on Wednesday night that they were investigating a report of a shooting with “multiple victims” not far from the scene of protests over the surprise victory of Republican Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election. The Seattle fire department said on Twitter shortly after 7 p.m. local time that some crew were treating five patients with gunshot wounds

Washington, Nov 10: Hillary Clinton saw a rancorous campaign through to its bitter end on Wednesday, conceding the presidency to a man she had called unfit for the office and a threat to the fabric of the country. In defeat, Clinton turned one of her central attacks on Donald Trump into a charge for the presidency she was denied, urging the next president and her disheartened supporters to respect

Washington, Nov 9: US presidency under Donald Trump, a confessed big fan of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is most likely to boost Indo-US strategic relationship with a special emphasis on defence ties and counter-terrorism cooperation. Trump, 70, had recently described India as "a key, and key strategic ally" and looks forward to deepening the diplomatic and military cooperation that is

London, Nov 9: The world faces a starkly different America led by a President Donald Trump. While the billionaire businessman's election was welcomed in some countries, others saw it as a big shock, as governments will now have to deal with a man who has cozied up to Vladimir Putin, told NATO allies they would have to pay for their own protection and vowed to make the Mexican government pay for a

Donald Trump held his first speech as the next official president of the United States on Election Day just after the final polls came in showing the Republican nominee defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the White House. The real estate magnate and billionaire businessman thanked his supporters and campaign for their efforts to elect him into the White House, as well as voters