Washington: The United States today announced it will withdraw from the UNESCO, accusing the UN’s cultural body of “anti-Israel” stance.

The withdrawal will take effect on December 31, 2018. The US will remain a full member of UNESCO until that time.

“This decision was not taken lightl

Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today said the US was in danger of “sacrificing” its relations with Turkey, as he blamed the American envoy to Ankara for the crisis in relations between the NATO allies.

“It is the ambassador here who caused this,” Erdogan told a meeting in Ankara, referri

New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh will go to polls on a single day on November 9 to elect a new assembly, the Election Commission announced on Thursday without finalising a schedule for Gujarat, drawing sharp criticism from the Congress which accused the Centre of putting pressure on the poll panel.

The result from Congress-ruled Himachal Pr

New Delhi: The EC had countermanded the by-election that was scheduled to be held on April 12 after reports emerged of heavy bribery of the voters by a candidate.

Last month, hearing a public interest litigation (PIL), the Madras High Court had directed the Election Commission to hold the by-poll “preferably&rdqu

New Delhi: Ghana rode on a brace by skipper Eric Ayiah to enter the knockout stages with a 4-0 win over India in their Group A match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup here on Thursday.

Eric (43rd, 52nd minutes) struck on either side of the break as Ghana finished the group stage with six points from three matches.

Richard Danso (86t

Jerusalem: Israel will withdraw from the UN’s cultural and education body after a United States decision to do the same on accusations of bias against the Jewish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.

“The prime minister instructed the foreign ministry to prepare Israel’s withdrawa

Nairobi: Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday shocked the country by withdrawing his candidacy for the fresh presidential election ordered by the Supreme Court, saying the election commission has not made changes to avoid the “irregularities and illegalities” cited in the nullified August vote.

New Delhi: Veteran Film actor Anupam Kher has been appointed the new chairman of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

Earlier, TV actor Gajendra Chauhan’s tenure – marked by controversies and protests by the student community of the top film institute of the country ended on March 3.

New Delhi: A court here on Wednesday issued summons to former Indian Air Force chief S.P. Tyagi and others in the multi-million-dollar AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case.

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Arvind Kumar issued the summons, asking them to appear before him on December 20.