PM Modi takes took tour of Masdar City in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a tour of the Masdar City, a hub of cleantech and science and technology innovation, here on the second day of his two-day UAE visit. The authorities briefed the Prime Minister about various aspects of the zero-carbon smart city, situated... read more »
Two arrested over Bangladesh blogger Niloy Neel killing
Bangladesh police say they have arrested two suspected members of a banned Islamist group over the killing of atheist blogger Niloy Neel. The two men were suspected members of Ansarullah Bangla Team, a militant group accused of links to previous attacks on bloggers, police said. Mr Neel was hacked... read more »
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 »
Germanwings: Terrified passengers screamed as co-pilot ‘calmly’ crashed plane
Paris: Passengers with moments to live screamed in terror and the pilot frantically pounded on the locked cockpit door as a 27-year-old German co-pilot deliberately and wordlessly smashed... 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 Le...
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 first prime... read more »
