Last chance to Sahara to negotiate deal for Subrato Roy’s release: SC
New Delhi: Sahara Group on Friday was granted the third and last opportunity by the Supreme Court to negotiate a deal for selling its offshore properties for raising Rs 10,000 crore to ensure the release of its Chief Subrato Roy, who has been in jail for a year for non-refund of over Rs 20,000... read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram bomb factory uncovered in troubled northeast
Nigerian troops discovered a Boko Haram bomb factory this week after they seized a northern town from the extremists, the military said. The factory was tucked inside a fertilizer company in Buni Yadi town in Yobe state, according to officials. Islamist fighters took over the town in August, one... read more »
Maldives’ Ex-President Convicted, Calls for Protests
A former president of the Maldives called on his supporters to go out in the streets to protest his imprisonment after a quick and disputed trial that raised fears of more instability in the Indian Ocean nation. A three-judge panel ruled Friday that Mohamed Nasheed, the country’s first... read more »
21 dead, 26 missing after Myanmar ferry sinks: police
A passenger ferry has sunk off the coast of western Myanmar leaving at least 21 people dead and 26 missing, police said Saturday. The “Aung Takon” was carrying more than 200 passengers from Kyaukphyu to Sittwe in western Rakhine state when it went down on Friday evening. “We have... read more »
Ranbaxy merger: Sun Pharma readies new leadership team
Taking forward its acquisition of Ranbaxy Laboratories , Sun Pharma has put in place a team of top executives, including Dilip Shanghvi’s son Aalok Shanghvi, to lead the businesses... 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... read more »
Sri Lanka seizes passports of 74 Indian nationals
The Government of Sri Lanka has reportedly seized the passports of 74Indian nationals working at a plywood factory near Colombo. The Indian nationals have reportedly been charged with... read more »
Triple murder convict executed in Pakistan
Islamabad: A man convicted in a triple murder case was executed on Thursday in Pakistan`s Punjab province. Muhammad Siddique was hanged in a district jail in Toba Tek Singh city, Dawn... read more »
Australian teen among ISIS suicide bombers in Iraq, Govt still pr...
Australia’s government was trying to confirm reports that an Australian teenager was among a group of suicide bombers from the Islamic State movement that struck Iraq’s embattled Anbar... read more »
