Obama to attend memorial events in honour of Mandela
Washington – US President Barack Obama will fly to South Africa next week to attend the memorial events to be he! ld in honour of Nelson Mandela, the White House said Friday. First lady Michelle Obama will accompany the president during his trip to pay respects to the memory of Mandela and to... read more »
Nepal to deploy security force at customs points
Kathmandu – Amid rising complaints from the private sector about feeble security situation and cases of anomalies at customs points, the Nepal government is set to form the Industrial and Revenue Security Force (IRSF) to maintain order. Though envisioned three years ago and followed by... read more »
Africa must ensure its own security: France
Paris – France has said it is up to African leaders to guarantee people’s security in the continent. Heading a two-day Africa summit on peace and security, French President Francois Hollande Friday said it was up to African leaders to guarantee people’s security in the continent,... read more »
South Korea mourns Nelson Mandela’s death
Seoul – South Korean President Park Geun-hye Friday condoled the passing away of former South African President Nelson Mandela, describing him a “great statesman” who peacefully ended the apartheid that divided South Africa for a long time. “I express my deepest condolences... read more »
Kanchi seers, all accused let off in Sankararaman murder
Chennai – A Puducherry court Wedne! sday acquitted all the accused in the high-profile Sankararaman murder ! case in which two seers of Kanchipuram Sankara Mutt Jayendra Saraswathi... read more »
West Indies score 263/5 against India
Kanpur – A quick-fire unbeaten 67-run partnership between Darren Bravo (51 not out) and Darren Sammy (37 not out) catapulted the West Indies to 263 for five against India in the third... read more »
File report on Virbhadra probe, HC tells CBI
New Delhi – The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the CBI to file a status report on its ongoing investigation into the alleged corruption complaint against Himachal Pradesh Chief... read more »
WikiLeaks doubts ‘unauthorized’ US’ Assange ‘unlikely to face char...
Sydney – Wikileaks has doubts over new claims by US officials that Julian Assange is unlikely to face charges for publishing secret documents. Assange will not be coming out of the... read more »
Sensex trades flat during pre-noon session
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading flat at 34.33 points or 0.17 percent down in the pre-noon session Wednesday. Good buying was observed in auto and consumer... read more »
