Pakistan cautious on Japanese PM’s shrine visit
Islamabad – Pakistan Friday was cautious in reaction to the Japanese prime minister’s controversial visit to the World War II related Yasukuni shrine, which drew strong opposition from neighbouring countries, a foreign ministry statement showed. Responding to a query about Japanese... read more »
Actresses who stood out among Bollywood’s men
By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi – Bollywood is a man’s world, they say. But female screen scorchers like Deepika Padukone and Sonakshi Sinha surprised the audiences and critics with their performances thisyear, while others like Nimrat Kaur and Huma Qureshi impressed with their finesse in... read more »
South Korea develops air defence vehicle
Seoul – South Korea’s arms procurement agency said Friday that it completed development of a multi-purpose air defence vehicle with guided missiles based on indigenous technology. The 30mm caliber air defence system was developed by combining the existing self-propelled gun vehicle... read more »
Sensex gains 136 points during pre-noon session
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets gained 136.33 points or 0.65 percent during the pre-noon trade Friday. Good buying was seen in IT, banking index (bankex) and technology, media and entertainment (TECK) sectors. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay... read more »
Ban Ki-moon calls for end to hostilities in South Sudan
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon demanded an end to growing civil conflict in South Sudan and called on all parties Sunday to negotiate a political solution to the crisis. “I... read more »
Party in need of people, Natarajan a part of that need: Rawat
New Delhi – Rubbishing the rumors surrounding the former Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan’s resignation from the post, Congress leader Harish Rawat on Sunday said... read more »
Will not form Govt. to praise BJP or Congress: AAP
New Delhi – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia on Sunday said that his party will not form the government to praise the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) or the Congress and added... read more »
Devyani Khobragade row: India talking to US to resolve standoff, no apology yet
New Delhi – India is in talks with the US to resolve the standoff over the treatment of an Indian woman diplomat as they do not want ties to be affected, External Affairs Minister... read more »
Decision on govt. formation in Delhi by tomorrow morning, says Ke...
New Delhi – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday hinted that the decision on forming the new government in Delhi would be taken by tomorrow morning. “We will make the... read more »
