Tag: Turkey
Turkey-Syria Quake Deaths Increase To 8,364
At least 8,326 people have now been confirmed dead and nearly 40,000 injured following the devastating 7.8-magnitude quake that stuck Turkey and Syria earlier this week, with aid agencies saying that the figures could significantly rise as many people still remain trapped under the rubble. ....
Erdogan Again Raises Kashmir At UN; Calls For India-Pakistan Dialogue
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again raised the Kashmir issue saying that resolving it through dialogue by India and Pakistan will lead to regional stability.....
Turkey Is Biggest Threat To India: Singhvi
Amid an uproar over Bollywood actor Aamir Khan's meeting with Turkey's First lady, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi has pointed to the threat posed by Turkey. ....
Udaipur World Music Festival To Begin On February 10
With around 150 artistes from over 16 countries, the stage is set for the second edition of the Udaipur World Music Festival which will begin on February 10, 2017.....
Turkey Probes Financial Motive Behind Nightclub Attack
Turkish authorities are looking into possible financial motives behind a gunman's deadly attack on a nightclub in Istanbul as about $150,000 believed to be belonging to the militant were seized, the media reported on Monday. ....
Arrested Istanbul Nightclub Suspect Confesses To Massacre
A suspect arrested for the deadly Istanbul nightclub attack on New Year's Eve has admitted to the crime, the city's governor said on Tuesday. ....
Syrian 'Twitter Girl' Pens A Letter To Trump
Bana Alabed, the seven-year-old girl whose tweets from Aleppo gave devasting insights into the Syrian war, has pleaded with new US President Donald Trump to "do something for the children in Syria" in an open letter, the media reported.....
Turkish Army Lifts Ban On Female Officers Wearing Veil
Turkey's Defence Ministry lifted the ban on female officers wearing the veil, media reported. ....
Indians Can Enter Russia's Far East Without Visa: Medvedev
Citizens of India are eligible to visit Russia's far east without visas, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said.....
US Deeply Concerned About Turkey's Airstrikes In Syria, Iraq
The US said it is "deeply concerned" that Turkey conducted airstrikes in Syria and Iraq without "proper coordination" with Washington or the coalition forces, media reports said.....
