'BJP Wants India To Become Like Iran'

'Their role model is Iran: high control of the citizens by the State.''In Iran it is Islamic control; in India, it will be Hindutva control.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi, Union......

Israel escalates Gaza attacks as conflict enters Day 4; targets Hezbollah

Israel has intensified the counter-offensive against Hamas, with several air strikes raging into the Gaza territory and a combat helicopter attacking another observation post of the Hezbollah......

China to host third FMs' meet on Afghanistan on March 30, India kept out

China will host the third meeting of the foreign ministers of Afghanistan's neighbouring countries on March 30-31, as Beijing along with its all-weather ally Pakistan seeks to firm up their......

US Wants To Be Friends With Taliban?

The regional States will be worried that the US's nascent engagement with the Taliban behind the fig leaf of humanitarian aid enables the return of US intelligence personnel to Afghanistan,......

Iran pipeline: India to meet Pak soon

India said on Tuesday it will meet Pakistan 'soon' to resolve issues such as transit fee that have stalled a trilateral agreement on the proposed multi-billion dollar gas pipeline originating from......

'Economic benefits not reaching people in Ind,Chn'

India and China account for 64 per cent of GDP in 23 Asian countries included in a study but rank quite low when it comes to benefits percolating to their people. While India ranks 18th, China......

Pak favours onland Indo-Iran pipeline

Former Pakistani Oil Minister Usman Aminuddin on Friday made a strong appeal to India to consider importing natural gas from Iran through an onland pipeline passing through Pakistan."This is a......

India is good news, says WEF

The Indian economy is on the ascent. The country is set to register a GDP growth of over 7 per cent in the current fiscal year, with its agricultural, manufacturing, and services sectors......

World Chess: Iran's Sara Khadem competes without hijab

IMAGE: Iranian chess player, Sara Khadem at a FIDE tournament. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE An Iranian chess player has taken part in an international tournament without a hijab, according to......

Arrest warrant issued against Iranian female boxer

IMAGE: Sadaf Khadem beat a French boxer, Anne Chauvin, in the bout, which took place in western France on Saturday. Photograph: Twitter The first Iranian woman to contest an official boxing bout......

Sports Shorts: Bengaluru whip Mumbai to top ISL table

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Sunil Chhetri takes the spot kick and converts it. Photograph: ISL Media Sunil Chhetri showed his goal-scoring......

U17 World Cup: Strife-torn Iraq determined to make mark despite odds

‘Our preparations was not as we hoped but we did our best’ ‘Our people are passionate about football and everybody is watching matches’ IMAGE: Iraq are placed in a group of......

Iranian women's football captain banned... by husband!

Niloufar Ardalan, right, the captain of the Iranian women’s football team. Photograph: Facebook The Iranian woman’s football captain, Niloufar Ardalan, will miss the Asian Cup......