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Kashmiri Pandit community holds rally in Melbourne to support revocation of Article 370

Melbourne [Australia], Sept 15 (ANI): The Kashmiri Pandit community in Australia on Sunday held a rally here in support of the Indian government's move to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

2019-09-15T09:23:38.209295+00:00 IST

Canada: 1 killed in shooting in Mississauga

Mississauga [Canada], Sept 15 (ANI): A teenager was killed and multiple people sustained injuries in a shooting incident in the Canadian city of Mississauga on Saturday, police said.

2019-09-15T06:11:35.778608+00:00 IST

West seeking to partially oust Russia from gas market: German lawmaker

Berlin [Germany], Sept 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The recent decision of the European Union (EU) to curtail Russian Gazprom's access to OPAL pipeline capacity is political in nature, and thus the West is seeking to partially oust Russia from the market in line with the traditions of the trade war and discredit it as a gas supplier, said German lawmaker and Chairman of the German-Russian Parliamentary Friendship Group Robby Schlund from Alternative for Germany (AfD).

2019-09-15T06:10:36.552311+00:00 IST

Tunisia to hold snap Presidential elections today

Moscow [Russia], Sep 15 (Sputnik/ANI): Around 26 candidates are set to lock horns in the snap Presidential elections being held in Tunisia today.

2019-09-15T05:33:21.793488+00:00 IST

France: Police fires tear gas during new wave of 'Yellow-vest' protest

Nantes [France], Sept 15 (ANI): Hundreds of protestors clashed with police on Saturday in the western French city of Nantes during a new wave of "yellow vest" protest against the France government.

2019-09-15T00:05:58.515156+00:00 IST

4 killed in Spain floods

Orihuela [Spain], Sept 14 (ANI): At least four people were killed as flood wreaked havoc in various towns of eastern Spain.

2019-09-13T23:30:11.845497+00:00 IST

Madagascar: Over 100 Malagasy students to get benefit of ITEC scholarships

Antananarivo [Madagascar], Sept 14 (ANI): Indian Ambassador of Madagascar, Abhay Kumar, on Friday announced that the number of scholarship allocated to Malagasy students under Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme (ITEC) scheme has been increased to 107 for 2019-20.

2019-09-13T23:00:56.045865+00:00 IST

Russia's special envoy to Afghanistan meets Taliban

Moscow [Russia], Sept 14 (ANI): Russian President's special representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov on Friday met a delegation of the Taliban in Moscow and emphasised the need for resumption of peace talks between the militant group and the United States to end 18-year of war in Afghanistan.

2019-09-13T21:49:27.866548+00:00 IST

Baloch activist hits out at Pak for 'running' after Kashmir, highlights its atrocities against minorities

Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 12 (ANI): Hitting out at Pakistan government for "running" after Kashmir, a Baloch activist on Wednesday highlighted the atrocities carried out by state agencies against religious minorities in the country.

2019-09-11T21:03:15.660909+00:00 IST

Hundreds of Nigerians repatriated from South Africa after attacks

Pretoria [South Africa], Sep 11 (ANI): More than 600 Nigerians began returning to their homeland following a wave of deadly xenophobic attacks in South Africa, media reported.

2019-09-11T16:03:30.561391+00:00 IST

Justin Trudeau to kick off campaign for federal election

Ottawa [Canada], Sept 11 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will officially begin his federal election campaign on Wednesday morning (Local time) seeking reelection, CBC News reported.

2019-09-11T06:21:56.108061+00:00 IST

S-400 systems will be delivered to India within 18-19 months: Russia

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Sakhalin island), [Russia], Sept 8 (Sputnik/ANI): Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov on Sunday said S-400 air defence missile systems will be delivered to India in strict accordance with the schedule.

2019-09-08T13:23:47.494874+00:00 IST

Syria: Militants violated ceasefire 28 times in 24 hrs, says Russia

Moscow [Russia], Sept 08 (ANI): Russia on Sunday claimed that militants violated ceasefire 28 times in Syria in the past 24 hours.

2019-09-08T12:09:38.032793+00:00 IST

Hurricane Dorian makes landfall in Canada

Halifax [Canada], Sept 8 (ANI): After ravaging the Bahamas and parts of US, Hurricane Dorian on Saturday made landfall in Nova Scotia province, knocking off rooftops and trees and leaving hundreds of people without power.

2019-09-08T01:39:47.436941+00:00 IST

Chandrayaan 2: Australian Space Agency applauds ISRO's efforts

Adelaide [Australia], Sept 8 (ANI): The Australian Space Agency on Saturday applauded ISRO's efforts to place 'Vikram' lander of Chandrayaan 2 mission on the moon's south pole.

2019-09-07T21:53:06.392147+00:00 IST

Robert Mugabe, longstanding dictator of Zimbabwe, dies at 95

Singapore, Sept 6 (ANI): Zimbabwe's revolutionary leader and long-time dictator Robert Mugabe has died in Singapore aged 95 on Friday, according to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

2019-09-06T06:24:41.757343+00:00 IST

Sudanese PM announces formation of first cabinet since removal of Bashir

Khartoum [Sudan], Sep 6 (ANI): Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Thursday (local time) announced the formation of a transitional cabinet, the first since the ouster of former President Omar al-Bashir.

2019-09-06T03:10:53.543777+00:00 IST

Liberal Democrat MEPs under fire for concern over Kashmir, ignoring prickly issues

Brussels, Belgium Sept 5 (ANI): Ten Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) hailing from the UK's Liberal Democratic Party, who showed concern over the Kashmir issue, are now facing the heat for ignoring various issues that the world faces today.

2019-09-05T13:25:00.574565+00:00 IST

India, Russia are keen to realise full potential of their ties: Modi

Vladivostok [Russia], Sep 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India's economic relations with Russia have immensely improved and that the two countries were keen to realise the full potential of their ties.

2019-09-05T12:28:20.029027+00:00 IST

India, Russia sign 30 MoUs to promote trade and investments

Vladivostok [Russia], Sept 5 (ANI): India and Russia have signed 30 memoranda of understanding to promote trade and investments during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit here, FICCI President Sandip Somany said on Thursday.

2019-09-05T08:28:08.473384+00:00 IST

India-Australia to enhance cooperation on cyber security

New Delhi [India], Sept 5 (ANI): During the India-Australia Cyber Policy Dialogue, New Delhi and Canberra agreed to further enhance practical cybersecurity policy cooperation through reciprocal expert exchanges on the information of policy development, on telecommunications, legislative developments, and engagement with the private sector, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

2019-09-05T07:45:27.686115+00:00 IST