2 dead, many injured in Sweden restaurant shooting
Several people were shot inside a restaurant in the city of Goteborg and at least two of them have died, Swedish police said. Police said in a statement that an automatic weapon is believed to have been used in the shooting. They had no details on any suspects but said several people had been... read more »
Prashant Bhushan, Yadav fire another letter in Aam Aadmi Party game of thro...
If the two days since Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal returned to Delhi have been dominated by negotiations and meetings in the deeply divided AAP, they have also been replete with political posturing. It emerged that senior leader Prashant Bhushan had written a note to Kejriwal, which sources said,... read more »
Singapore’s first Prime Minister Lee remains critically ill
Singapore’s first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, remains critically ill in intensive care, the prime minister’s office said on Thursday. Seen as the founding father of modern Singapore, which he led from 1959 until 1990, the 91-year-old Lee has been in hospital with severe pneumonia... read more »
IAS officers petition PM Modi, urge for CBI probe in DK Ravi’s death
Several Indian Administrative Service officers in Karnataka have signed an online petition addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the death of their colleague DK Ravi, reports said on Thursday. At least 13.58 lakh people have signed the... read more »
Government cuts import tariff on gold and silver
NEW DELHI: The government has slashed import tariff value on gold to $375 per 10 grams and silver to $512 per kg following weak global price trends. During the first fortnight of the month,... read more »
Last chance to Sahara to negotiate deal for Subrato Roy’s release: SC
New Delhi: Sahara Group on Friday was granted the third and last opportunity by the Supreme Court to negotiate a deal for selling its offshore properties for raising Rs 10,000 crore to... read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram bomb factory uncovered in troubled northeast
Nigerian troops discovered a Boko Haram bomb factory this week after they seized a northern town from the extremists, the military said. The factory was tucked inside a fertilizer company... read more »
Maldives’ Ex-President Convicted, Calls for Protests
A former president of the Maldives called on his supporters to go out in the streets to protest his imprisonment after a quick and disputed trial that raised fears of more instability in... read more »
21 dead, 26 missing after Myanmar ferry sinks: police
A passenger ferry has sunk off the coast of western Myanmar leaving at least 21 people dead and 26 missing, police said Saturday. The “Aung Takon” was carrying more than 200 passengers... read more »
