PM Modi offers prayers at Sri Maha Bodhi tree in Sri Lanka
Accompanied by Sri Lanka’s President, Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here and offered prayers at the sacred Sri Maha Bodhi tree. He also stopped at the Buddhist temple in the historic north-central city. Worshippers believe that the Sri Maha Bodhi Tree has grown... read more »
Death toll rises to 7 after Bangladesh cement factory collapse
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The death toll from the collapse of the roof of a five-story cement factory in Bangladesh rose to at least seven Friday, a government official said. M. Jahangir Alam, the local chief government administrator in Mongla in Bagerhat district where the accident happened... read more »
Pakistan court rules 26/11 mastermind Lakhvi’s detention as illegal,...
Islamabad: A court in Pakistan on Friday ordered the release of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, an alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack. The Islamabad High Court has ruled Lakhvi’s detention as illegal. Justice Noorul Haq accepted Lahvi`s appeal filed against his third time detention orders... 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 change-related calamities could bankrupt future generations. The meeting will review what lessons have been learned... read more »
