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Swaraj to preside over celebrations at the first International Yoga Day; not to be overshadowed by domestic controversy
Nearly two billion people across 192 nations would have participated in commemorating the first International Yoga Day by the end of June 21.
China says to end construction of islands in disputed South China Sea
"The land reclamation project of China's construction on some stationed islands and reefs of the Nansha Islands, as planned, will be completed very soon," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in Beijing.
PM Modi making India-Pakistan peace talks difficult, says Pervez Musharraf
Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN, the former Pakistan president and Army chief cautioned India against what he calls "similar adventurism".
India's Health & Biopharma sector deserve more attention, says experts
India's health and biopharma sector deserves better attention from the government to help realise its full potential and provide much cheaper health care and medicine to millions of patients, leading industry experts and academicians have said.
India sees 'strongest' growth in first quarter of 2015: OECD
Indian economy saw the "strongest growth" in the first quarter of 2015 among large economies, including China, the US, Germany and Canada, according to Paris-based think tank OECD.
Chinese Communist Party official commits suicide
An official from northwest China's Qinghai Province allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday, less than a year after he was warned by the ruling Communist party for "disciplinary violations".
US Army takes down its website after hackers post messages
A group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility for the hack and said it left messages on the US Army website.
Nepal's major parties agree to adopt federal system
Nepal's four major political parties on Monday agreed to adopt a federal system in the country with eight provinces.
Turkey's ruling AKP party likely to struggle forming new government
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP party won around 41 per cent of the votes in Sunday's election and was projected to take 258 seats — 18 below the minimum required to rule alone.
Iran calls for removal of 'oppressive' western sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday called for removal of the "oppressive" western sanctions so that the country's economy can thrive.
China gears up to welcome Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi
Her visit comes at a time when China-Myanmar relations are experiencing border tensions over Myanmar crackdown on Kokang rebels prompting Beijing to conduct live military drills near the border.
Obamas, Clintons join Vice President Joe Biden's at son Beau's funeral
"Beau Biden was an original. He was a good man. A man of character. A man who loved deeply and was loved in return," Obama said.
Barack Obama committed to intensifying India-US relations: White House
US President Barack Obama is committed to further intensifying relationship with India and the recent visit of a top American defence official is reflective of the depth of the ties, the White House has said.
Narendra Modi visits 1971 war memorial in Bangladesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the National Martyrs' Memorial in Dhaka and paid tributes to the valour and the sacrifice of those who gave their lives in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.
US government computers hacked; investigators point finger at China
Hackers believed to be working for the Chinese military breached US government computers from nearly every agency, possibly compromising the personal data of 4 million current and former employees, in what could be the biggest breach ever of the governmen...
US: Doctors in Texas perform historic skull and scalp transplant surgery
A photo of Boysen after the surgery shows him with sutures in a ring around the top of his head, about an inch (2.5 cm) above his ears, where the transplanted skull and scalp were attached.