Catalan head says already feels like the president of a free country

Madrid: Catalonia will move on Monday to declare independence from Spain following October 1’s banned referendum as the European Union nation nears a rupture that threatens the foundations of its young democracy. Mireia Boya, a Catalan lawmaker from the pro-independence Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP).


Women-only Cambridge college to accept transgender students

London: A women-only Cambridge University college is opening its doors to applications from transgender.


US secy of state Tillerson affirms support to Trump, denies...

Washington: US secretary of state Rex Tillerson has affirmed support for President Donald Trump and denied he.


CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist Centre form alliance in Nepal

Kathmandu: In a surprise move, two of Nepal’s biggest leftist parties – the CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist.


Egypt steps up crackdown on homosexuals, arrests 27

Cairo: Egypt has stepped up a crackdown on people suspected of homosexuality, arresting a total of 27.


2017 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry...

New Delhi: The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics was on Tuesday awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry C Barish and.


Afghanistan pull-out would be ‘to our ultimate peril’: James Mattis

Washington: US defence secretary James Mattis warned Tuesday that an American withdrawal from Afghanistan.


US senators raise concerns about human rights, business issues with...

Washington: US senators cutting across party lines reaffirmed their support for ties with India on Tuesday.


First US crude oil shipment arrives in India’s Paradip port

new delhi: The first shipment of US crude oil in over four decades reached Indian shores on Monday, reaffirming.


90% vote ‘Yes’: Why Catalonia wants independence and what’s next...

new delhi: Catalonia’s regional government declared a landslide win for the “yes” side in a disputed.