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  • 56inchrocks tweets rajyavardhan rathore after cross border

    #56inchrocks, tweets Rajyavardhan Rathore after cross-border operation in Myanmar

    Politics | June 10, 2015 11:57 IST

    New Delhi: Union Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore has said that the Indian Army gave befitting reply to ultras responsible for killing jawans on June 4 in Manipur.Rathore, a retired Colonel from the Army, said that it

  • nsa skipped pm modi s dhaka trip to plan cross border

    NSA skipped PM Modi's Dhaka trip to plan cross-border operation in Myanmar

    India | June 10, 2015 17:16 IST

    New Delhi: 18 Indian Army jawans were killed in Manipur on June 4 after the militants ambushed a convoy of 6 Dogra Regiment in the worst attack in two decades. What followed after could very

  • pm modi gave go ahead for hot pursuit of militants into

    'PM Modi gave go ahead for 'hot pursuit' of militants into Myanmar'

    Politics | June 10, 2015 8:38 IST

    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given the go ahead to the Indian Army for "hot pursuit" of militants into Myanmar in which two militant camps were completely annihilated, Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

  • indian army hits insurgents in myanmar kill 15

    Indian army hits insurgents in Myanmar; kill 15

    India | June 09, 2015 21:08 IST

    New Delhi:  Hitting back at rebels who killed 18 soldiers in Manipur, special forces of the army today carried out a surgical strike inside Myanmar, slaying about 15 insurgents of the groups believed to be

  • pakistan pm forms cabinet committee on rohingya relief

    Pakistan PM forms cabinet committee on Rohingya relief efforts

    World | June 07, 2015 11:09 IST

    Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has constituted a federal cabinet committee to suggest measures and relief efforts that Islamabad can undertake for Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims.The committee members include Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan,

  • actor matt dillon puts rare celebrity spotlight on rohingya

    Actor Matt Dillon puts rare celebrity spotlight on Rohingya Muslims

    World | June 02, 2015 10:58 IST

    Sittwe, Myanmar: American actor Matt Dillon put a rare star-powered spotlight on Myanmar's long-persecuted Rohingya Muslims, visiting a hot, squalid camp for tens of thousands displaced by violence, and a port that has been one

  • rohingya crisis malaysia finds graves of suspected

    Rohingya crisis: Malaysia finds graves of suspected trafficking victims

    World | May 24, 2015 20:38 IST

    Kualalampur, Malaysia: Malaysian authorities said Sunday that they have discovered a series of graves in more than a dozen abandoned camps used by human traffickers on the border with Thailand, where Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar

  • barack obama renews authority for us sanctions on myanmar

    Barack Obama renews authority for US sanctions on Myanmar

    World | May 16, 2015 7:46 IST

    Washington: President Barack Obama has renewed for a year his authority to maintain sanctions on Myanmar, amid international alarm over the plight of Rohingya Muslims whose mass flight has caused a refugee crisis in Southeast

  • myanmar bans alcohol sale during water festival

    Myanmar bans alcohol sale during water festival

    World | April 13, 2015 10:38 IST

    Nay Pyi Taw: Myanmar authorities have banned the sale of alcohol in Nay Pyi Taw during the annual Thingyan Water Festival which begins on Monday.The four-day Thingyan festival marks the beginning of the Burmese New

  • myanmar high level meeting political talks consider reforms

    Myanmar high-level meeting political talks consider reforms

    World | April 11, 2015 11:44 IST

    NAYPYITAW, Myanmar: Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi held talks with Myanmar's top political and military leaders in what a government spokesman described as a "successful meeting," but there was no sign the participants bridged

  • solar impulse plane leaves myanmar for china

    Solar Impulse plane leaves Myanmar for China

    World | March 30, 2015 9:25 IST

    Mandalay: The Solar Impulse (Si2), the solar-powered aircraft on a mission to fly around the globe without a drop of fuel, left Mandalay in Myanmar for China on Sunday on the fifth leg of its

  • myanmar ceasefire deal should include kokang armed group

    'Myanmar ceasefire deal should include Kokang armed group'

    World | March 22, 2015 14:22 IST

    Yangon: The negotiator of the ethnic armed groups in Myanmar taking part in peace talks with the government said on Saturday that the nationwide ceasefire agreement should include the Kokang armed group for ensuring peace.U

  • solar impulse 2 bids adieu to india leaves for myanmar

    Solar Impulse 2 bids adieu to India, leaves for Myanmar

    India | March 19, 2015 13:23 IST

    Varanasi: The Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), the aircraft powered with sun's energy, which is on a round the world trip, has left from Varanasi early morning today for its next destination Mandalay in Myanmar.The aircraft

  • myanmar expresses regret over border bombing

    Myanmar expresses regret over border bombing

    World | March 16, 2015 11:25 IST

    Yangon: Myanmar on Sunday openly responded for the first time to Friday's bombing incident across the border with China which left five Chinese citizens dead and eight others injured in China's southwestern Yunnan province.According to

  • india had highest level of social hostilities in 2013 pew

    India had highest level of social hostilities in 2013: Pew Research

    India | February 27, 2015 16:32 IST

    New Delhi: India had the highest level of social hostilities involving a religion and China had the most government restrictions in 2013, according to a new study by an American think-tank.Among the world's 25 most

  • india second most optimistic nation in asia pacific

    India second most optimistic nation in Asia Pacific

    February 11, 2015 21:12 IST

    Mumbai: India is the second most optimistic nation among the Asia Pacific Region after Myanmar, says a study. According to the MasterCard consumer confidence index, the country scored 91.6 in the index which is calculated

  • myanmar to stop recruiting child soldiers

    Myanmar to stop recruiting child soldiers

    World | January 28, 2015 12:48 IST

    Yangon: The Myanmar military has reiterated its strong commitment to end recruitment of children in the army, a media report said Wednesday.Forty-two child soldiers were recently released from military service and returned to their families,

  • sniff a glue this ridiculous way to forget hunger would

    Sniff a glue! This ridiculous way to forget hunger would shock you!

    Life | January 21, 2015 11:10 IST

    Somewhere in this world kids sniff glue to forget hunger...But then, whats the most humane way to deal with hunger pangs? Probably most of us would say, "Dude just grab a bite!" but somewhere reality

  • ceasefire talks in myanmar put off again

    Ceasefire talks in Myanmar put off again

    World | December 01, 2014 11:04 IST

    Yangon: Ceasefire talks between the Myanmar government and the ethnic armed groups that were originally scheduled to resume Wednesday have been put off again to an indefinite date, media reported Monday.The resumed talks were planned

  • saarc to engage observer nations in productive projects

    SAARC to engage observer nations in productive projects

    World | November 27, 2014 20:51 IST

    Kathmandu: Increasing the engagement with observer countries like China, the eight-member SAARC bloc today decided to involve them in “productive and demand-driven” projects in priority areas.This comes in the backdrop of China pushing for an

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