Abe visits Yasukuni war shrine, China protests
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid his respects on Thursday at a shrine honouring Japan’s war dead in a move that drew a quick rebuke from China warning that the visit celebrated Japan’s military attacks on its neighbouring countries. The visit to the shrine, which honours 2.5 million war dead... read more »
Rocks, tear gas fly as Thai protests escalate
Protesters trying to halt preparations for elections fought running battles with police in the Thai capital on Thursday, as the country’s festering political crisis again flared into violence. Officers fired tear gas and rubber bullets toward protesters trying to force their way into a sports... read more »
Clean chit to Modi today on Zakia Jafri’s plea in 2002 Gujarat riots
Ahmedabad – A magistrate court in Ahmedabad is likely to pronounce on Thursday its order on Zakia Jafri’s petition against Special Investigation Team (SIT) closure report that gave a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in 2002 Gujarat riots. Magistrate BJ... read more »
Syria, Russia sign deal on offshore oil production
Damascus – Syria’s Ministry of Petroleum has signed a contract with a Russian oil company on oil exploration, development and production in the Syrian territorial waters, media reports said. The official SANA news agency spelled no further details Wednesday, but other media reports said... read more »
Indian ship captain to reach home Friday
Mumbai – Indian merchant navy ship captain Sunil James, released from a Togo jail Thursday, is expected to reach his home in suburban Malad here Friday afternoon, a relative... read more »
US says no to dropping charges against Khobragade
By Arun Kumar Washington – India and US seemed to be back to square one in probably their worst diplomatic spat over the arrest of an Indian diplomat with Washington rejecting a key... read more »
Voila Ageing can be reversed, say scientists
Sydney – The ageing process is like the married couple next door — when young, they communicate well, but over many years the communication breaks down. And as in relationships,... read more »
Fog cover thins in Delhi, flights unaffected
New Delhi – The fog was not dense in the national capital Friday morning, giving respite to the city and allowing for smooth air operations. Some trains coming into Delhi were,... read more »
Kerala handloom gets a make over
Thiruvananthapuram – A clothing line crafted entirely from Kerala handloom and specializing in ethnic wear for women will be launched here Sunday. Hornbill, the new brand, is an outcome of the... read more »
