Japan kicks off first whale hunt since UN court ruling
left port on Saturday under tight security in the first hunt since the UN’s top court last month ordered Tokyo to stop killing whales in the Antarctic. Four ships departed from the fishing town of Ayukawa in the northeast, marking this season’s start to a coastal whaling programme not... read more »
Flash floods kill 75
KABUL: Flash floods after heavy rains in northern Afghanistan killed 75 people and damaged thousands of homes, leaving authorities scrambling to help survivors in the remote region. The rains began late on Thursday and continued yesterday in four provinces. The worst affected was Jawzjan, where 36... read more »
South Korea ferry disaster: Bad weather suspends recovery of bodies as deat...
115 people are still unaccounted for after the South Korean ferry ‘Sewol’ sank last week carrying 476 people on board, including 325 high school students. Concerns are growing among anguished families that the bodies of those who died in the sinking of a South Korean ferry may never... read more »
Bollywood actor Inder Kumar arrested for allegedly raping a model
Bollywood actor Inder Kumar has been arrested by the Versova police on Friday (April 25) after a 22-year-old woman claimed he had been raping her under the pretext of getting her roles in films. The woman, who is a model. alleged in her statement to the Versova police that Inder Kumar, who played... read more »
Foreign currency worth Rs 40 lakh seized in Bihar
In poll related checking to curb misuse of money and liquor in the Lok Sabha elections, police personnel today seized foreign currency worth Rs 40 lakh from a SUV at Anjanpir Chowk in... read more »
Akhilesh Yadav confident about SP getting maximum seats in UP
Saifai: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday cast his vote from Saifai in Etawah district saying that he was confident that the Samajwadi Party would get maximum number... read more »
Karachi: 4 including Inspector Shafiq Tanoli killed in suicide blast
KARACHI: Four persons including a senior policeman Inspector Shafiq Tanoli were killed when a suicide blast occurred near old vegetable market Thursday morning, Geo News... read more »
Bad policy caused the ferry disaster, not bad culture
Moments of great tragedy often elicit national soul-searching. So it is with last week’s South Korean ferry disaster, which has triggered an outpouring of not only grief and anger, but... read more »
Nepal officials go to Everest to try to end crisis
With the Mount Everest climbing season increasingly in doubt, Nepalese tourism officials traveled to base camp Thursday to negotiate with Sherpas who want to walk off the job after an avalanche... read more »
