Tamil Nadu CM Panneerselvam urges Modi to secure release of 14 fishermen he...
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has written a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to ensure the release of 14 fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday for trespassing into Lankan waters. He said it is unfortunate that incident has taken place after... read more »
BJP leader shot dead in Bihar, violent protests follow
A senior state BJP leader, Srikant Bharti was shot dead in Bihar’s Siwan district, triggering violent protests Monday by his supporters, police said. Mr. Bharti was killed by unidentified men late on Sunday night when he was returning from a marriage party. “Hundreds of supporters of the... read more »
Portuguese ex-PM Jose Socrates kept in jail amid fraud case
LISBON: Former Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates is spending a third straight night in jail as officials continue to investigate him for suspected corruption, money-laundering and tax fraud. Socrates’s lawyer, Joao Araujo, told reporters that after a preliminary hearing yesterday the... read more »
Suicide attack toll at least 50: Afghan official
KABUL, Afghanistan: An Afghan official says the death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a volleyball tournament has risen to at least 50, with more than 60 wounded. The attack is the deadliest in Afghanistan this year. It happened in eastern Paktika province, bordering Pakistan, during the final... read more »
Additional CBI director RK Dutta may take over 2G probe
A day after CBI director Ranjit Sinha was removed from the probe into the 2G scam by the Supreme Court, the second-incommand in the agency, special director Anil Sinha, had a long meeting... read more »
16 Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh
Sixteen Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) cadres have surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar District. The 16 Maoists, including a woman, had a bounty of rupees one lakh on their... read more »
UN moves to prevent child marriage
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations on Friday, November 21, 2014, adopted the first-ever resolution calling on governments to stop child marriages, despite misgivings from countries who... read more »
11 die at Magaya crusade…Cops teargas congregants, spark stampede
The incident occurred at around 10pm on Thursday soon after the service, which attracted about 30,000 congregants. The injured sustained broken legs, ribs, bruises all over their bodies... read more »
Al-Shabab militants kill 28 in Kenya bus: Police
Nairobi: Al-Shabab militants from Somalia hijacked a bus in Kenya’s north and killed 28 non-Muslims on board after they had been singled out from the rest of the passengers, police officials... read more »
