Pakistan to hang Peshawar school massacre plotters
ISLAMABAD: Six militants who plotted and aided Pakistan’s worst ever terrorist attack at a Peshawar school are set to be hanged after Army Chief General Raheel Sharif confirmed their death sentences. The men, belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, were convicted late Thursday for their... read more »
In another symbol of thawing ties, Kerry to raise U.S. flag at restored Hav...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry travels to Cuba on Friday to raise the U.S. flag at the recently restored American embassy in Havana, another symbolic step in the thawing of relations between the two Cold War-era foes. The ceremony, raising the flag over the building for the first time in 54... read more »
OROP: Former servicemen resist eviction from Jantar Mantar in Delhi
A group of ex-servicemen demanding ‘One Rank One Pension’ today resisted eviction from the protest site at Jantar Mantar here by Delhi Police and NDMC which were trying to clear the area in view of security concerns ahead of Independence Day. The move came under attack from the veterans who... read more »
Detaining Yogendra Yadav has shown brutal, dishonest face of Delhi Police: ...
Condemning the crackdown on Yogendra Yadav by Delhi Police, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC) vice-chairman Ashish Khetan on Tuesday said the act has shown the brutal and dishonest face of the police. It is deeply unfortunate and condemnable that the Modi Government... read more »
Singapore Extends Viewing for Lee With Mile-Long Line
Singapore’s government extended viewing hours for people to file past the coffin of first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew as thousands lined up in the city’s midday heat. The line stretched... read more »
Congress lashes out at Bharatiya Janata Party over SC order on Section 66A
Congress on Tuesday hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Supreme Court order on Section 66A of the IT Act noting that Arun Jaitley who had dubbed the law as “online... read more »
French Alps air disaster: Investigators seek clues into the Germanwings mystery day after ...
French investigators will sift through wreckage on Wednesday for clues into why a German Airbus ploughed into an Alpine mountainside, killing all 150 people on board including 16... read more »
Taiwanese President Flies to Singapore to Pay Last Respects to Lee Kuan Yew: Reports
TAIPEI: Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou flew to Singapore today, a source familiar with the matter said, amid local media reports that Ma would pay his last respects to Singapore’s... read more »
Nirbhaya documentary: SC seeks response from 2 lawyers for making...
New Delhi: As the ban on the telecast of controversial BBC documentary “India’s Daughter” on the December 16, 2012, gang-rape continues, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response... read more »
