North, South Korea begin family reunion talks
North and South Korean Red Cross officials kicked off talks on Monday on organising a rare and emotional reunion for families separated by the Korean War. The discussions at the border truce village of Panmunjom were the product of an agreement the two Koreas reached two weeks ago to end a... read more »
Saudi-led coalition forces kill 20 at a wake in Yemen
Saudi-led coalition’s jets killed at least 20 people at a wake in northern Yemen on Sunday, as warplanes pounded Houthis and other forces behind a missile strike that had killed dozens of Gulf Arab soldiers. The air strikes targeted troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, an ally... read more »
OROP: Parrikar says ‘small issues’ will be sorted, Naidu slams ...
Defence minister Manohar Parrikar has said the “small issues” in the implementation of the one rank one pension (OROP) scheme will be addressed in due course. “OROP as a principle has been accepted, full financial requirements have been fulfilled. There might be a few small issues... read more »
The little Syrian boy who’s become the face of Europe’s migrant...
Aylan Kurdi lost his life crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. His five-year-old brother Galip and their mother also drowned in a desperate attempt to find a better life.Aylan’s father Abdullah survived. Thursday, he collected the bodies of his wife and young sons from the... read more »
Rijiju apologizes, says no passenger was offloaded
Stating that no passenger was offloaded from the Air India flight, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said he was sorry if any passenger was inconvenienced. “No... read more »
Michelle Obama to promote girl education in more developing countries
First Lady Michelle Obama has announced she will take her Let Girls Learn and Let’s Move initiatives further to other countries soon after a halt to Japan, Cambodia and the UK. US... read more »
Time of the ‘mute Prime Minister’ has gone
Taking a jibe at former prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said that the Congress has forgotten the time of the ‘mute Prime... read more »
Congress furnishes new documents on Dholpur Palace ownership
The party also demanded an independent probe into the entire controversy. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh produced documents, allegedly showing that Raje’s son Dushyant Singh and... read more »
Never said govt would scrap Section 377
A day after reports quoted DV Sadananda Gowda as indicating that India could abolish Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code decriminalising ‘unnatural sex’, the Union Law Minister on... read more »
