Saudi-led coalition mistakenly kills 15 in Yemen
About 15 pro-government fighters were killed when Saudi-led warplanes shelled their military positions by mistake in Yemen’s oil-rich province of Marib, a military official has said. “A convoy of tribesmen fighting alongside with the Saudi-backed government forces was mistakenly hit by... read more »
For the first time in 70 years, Japan to let troops fight abroad
TOKYO: In a middle-of-the night vote that capped a tumultuous struggle with opposition parties in Parliament, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan secured final passage of legislation on Saturday authorizing overseas combat missions for his country’s military, overturning a decades-old policy... read more »
Confusion on Netaji’s death, snooping on kin: What Bengal files say
The West Bengal government declassified 64 closely-guarded files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at a low-key event at a police museum in Kolkata on Friday. The firebrand freedom fighter may have survived a purported air crash in 1945 and his family was under widespread surveillance after... read more »
Hardik Patel detained before ‘Ekta Yatra’, says Gujarat govt wa...
Ahmedabad: Police today detained Patel quota stir leader Hardik Patel along with 35 of his supporters from Varachha area here for trying to take out the ‘Ekta Yatra’ without taking prior permission from authorities. “We detained Hardik Patel along with his 35 supporters from... read more »
