Dulat’s revelations: IC-814 was Vajpayee’s fault, but what woul...
It is India’s great fortune that we have not had a repeat of IC-814 incident. Had another plane been hijacked under similar circumstances, we would have known how much of “we-don’t-negotiate” bombast of the current politicians survived public pressure. So, the Congress can... read more »
Missing UK schoolgirls, who fled Britain to join Islamic State, seen in Syr...
A video footage, believed to be of the Bethnal Green schoolgirls, giving glimpse of their life in Syria has surfaced months after they fled Britain to join the Islamic State. In the video footage, accessed by the Daily Telegraph, two out of the three British schoolgirls are seen shopping for... read more »
Strong India-USA ties will benefit people of the world at large’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that strong relations between New Delhi and Washington DC will benefit people of both countries and the world at large, wishing the citizens of United States on that nation’s Independence Day. The Prime Minister shared his message via a post on... read more »
Hillary Clinton struggled to fit in with Obama’s White House, emails ...
struggled to fit into the government of President Barack Obama after being appointed Secretary of State in 2009, according to emails released by the State Department on Tuesday.They showed Clinton turning up for meetings that had been canceled and worrying about how much time she had with her new... read more »
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Outshines Michelle Obama With Airport Outfit
U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to India began with a pair of style statements. It was not Mr. Obama who sent a sartorial message, but his wife First Lady Michelle Obama and his host,... read more »
Indonesia Search Team to Float AirAsia Fuselage
JAKARTA: Indonesian salvage teams launched today an operation to raise the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501 from the sea bed as they recovered four more bodies from the wreckage of the... read more »
Japan Awaits Hostages’ Fate After Islamic State Deadline Passes
Japan’s government and public await the fate of two Japanese captives threatened with execution, 24 hours after the passing of a deadline on Islamic State’s demand for a $200 million... read more »
In Gujarat, all schools asked to perform ‘compulsory’ Saraswati Puja
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad School Board has whipped up a controversy with its circular asking all schools to hold ‘Saraswati Vandana’ on Vasant Panchami on Saturday, drawing... read more »
Death of ‘reformer’ King Abdullah: Why Saudis will re...
The death yesterday (23 January) of Saudi King Abdullah – widely acclaimed as a “reformer”, albeit a one only in the context of the glacial pace of change in this semi-mediaeval kingdom... read more »
