December2017
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Britain confident of Brexit deal as May scrambles to win over Northern Irish kingmakers
Dec 5, 2017Britain said it was a confident of a deal on Brexit just hours after a tentative agreement with the European Union over the Irish border was dashed by Prime Minister Theresa May’s kingmakers in Belfast. After... -
Supreme Court lets Trump’s latest travel ban go into full effect
Dec 5, 2017The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to President Donald Trump by allowing his latest travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries to go into full effect even as legal challenges continue in... -
Sierra Leone “Peace Diamond” sells for $6.5 million at auction
Dec 5, 2017Sierra Leone sold one of the world’s largest uncut diamonds for $6.5 million at a New York auction on Monday to raise funds for development projects in the West African country. The egg-sized gem — known... -
Brigitte Macron names French baby Panda
Dec 5, 2017French First Lady Brigitte Macron revealed on Monday that the first panda born in France, to whom she is “Godmother”, will go by the name of Yuan Meng. The names means “Dream come true” and was... -
Legendary Tagore song singer Purabi Mukherjee dies
Dec 5, 2017Ms. Mukherjee was suffering from old age complicacy since long. A few days back, she suffered from viral fever. Since then, her condition became worsened. Legendary Tagore song singer Purabi Mukherjee has passed away yesterday. She...