July 12, 2015
Vienna: World powers raced Sunday to clinch a landmark deal to prevent Iran acquiring a nuclear bomb, with a source close to the marathon talks saying an agreement was “98-percent” completed.
A file photo of Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Photo: AFP
July 11, 2015
Brief Scorecard: England 430 (Root 134, Moeen 77, Starc 5-114) and 289 (Bell 60, Root 60, Lyon 4-75) beat Australia 308 (Rogers 95, Anderson 3-43) and 242 (Johnson 77, Warner 52, Broad 3-39, Moeen 3-59) by 169 runs
July 11, 2015
Ufa, RUSSIA – The greatest foreign policy difference between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh has been Pakistan. Singh believed in dialogue with Pakistan at almost any cost.
July 10, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Republicans concede they are not likely to have enough votes to overturn President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran unless they can swing a key Democratic voice against the accord.
They’re setting their sights on Hillary Clinton, vowing to tie her to the deal in hopes of pressuring her to oppose it.
July 10, 2015
Bengaluru: The Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch five British satellites at one go on Friday, in what is being billed as its biggest commercial launch so far.
July 10, 2015
Lal Bahadur Shastri’s family appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to clear the air on his death, about 50 years after India’s second PM died under suspicious circumstances in the former Soviet Union where he had signed a peace pact with Pakistan a few hours earlier.
July 9, 2015
Ufa (Russia): Pitching for closer cooperation and coordination among BRICS nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday proposed a 10-point initiative that includes India hosting the first trade fair for the grouping and establishing research centers for railways and agriculture.
July 8, 2015
Ufa (Russia): With Prime Minister Narendra Modi talking about yoga in a meeting with him in Ufa, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said the ancient Indian spiritual practice "looks difficult" and that is why he has not tried it.
July 8, 2015
New Delhi: Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen on Tuesday expressed skepticism about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's idea of secularism, asserting he would like to see "more action" in reaching out to the minorities.
Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen on Tuesday expressed skepticism about Modi's idea of secularism.
July 8, 2015
AUSTRALIA – Marcus Stoinis, an allrounder playing for Commonwealth Bank Bushrangers in Australia's domestic circuit, matched a rare feat on Wednesday as he hit National Indigenous Squad's medium-pacer for six sixes in an over.
Australia’s Marcus Stoinis hits six sixes in an over© Getty Images
