Indonesia to call off search for AirAsia crash victims
Jakarta: Indonesia will on Sunday end a search for the bodies of 56 people missing from an AirAsia jet that crashed in the Java Sea in December, a national rescue agency official said. AirAsia flight QZ8501 lost contact with air traffic control during bad weather less than halfway into a two-hour... read more »
Syria claims to have brought down US drone
A US predator drone went down over Syrian territory but it is unclear whether it was shot down as claimed by the country’s government or suffered from a malfunction. “Syrian air defences brought down a hostile US surveillance plane in northern Latakia,” the country’s state news agency Sana... read more »
Pakistan hangs nine as death row convict’s mother begs for mercy
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan hanged nine death row convicts on Wednesday, media said, as the mother of a man charged as a child with murder and due to be hanged this week begged the president for mercy. Wednesday’s hangings bring the number of executions in the past two days to 21, and to 48 since an... read more »
Israel elections: Netanyahu’s ‘back’ and what’s in it for India
No one expected the results of the elections held in Israel on Tuesday to give a clear winner—in its 67-year history no party has won outright majority in the Knesset. With 99% of the votes counted the Likud party, led by current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has got 29 seats and is five... read more »
Jindal Stainless up 17% on anti-dumping duty plan of govt
Shares of Jindal Stainless surged over 17 percent intraday on Thursday hoping for anti-dumping duties on China import. The trade ministry has recommended anti-dumping duties ranging from... read more »
InMobi, Snapdeal could get boost from Google, Alibaba
Two Indian firms could get a boost from tech majors in what might turn out to be the first direct investment in the country by Google Inc and Alibaba. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is in... read more »
Ranbaxy merger: Sun Pharma readies new leadership team
Taking forward its acquisition of Ranbaxy Laboratories , Sun Pharma has put in place a team of top executives, including Dilip Shanghvi’s son Aalok Shanghvi, to lead the businesses of... read more »
United Nations to Hold Disaster Meeting in Tsunami-Hit Japan
TOKYO: The UN will hold a once-in-a-decade meeting on disaster risk reduction this weekend, with policymakers gathering in tsunami-struck Japan after warnings that the cost of climate... read more »
Sri Lanka seizes passports of 74 Indian nationals
The Government of Sri Lanka has reportedly seized the passports of 74Indian nationals working at a plywood factory near Colombo. The Indian nationals have reportedly been charged with working in the... read more »
