Passenger Sets Self on Fire on Japan’s Bullet Train
A passenger on one of Japan’s high-speed bullet trains tried to set himself or herself on fire Tuesday, causing smoke to fill the carriage and forcing the train to stop, Japan’s transport ministry said. Two people were found unconscious, a ministry official said. Japanese media reported... read more »
Sushma Swaraj arrives in Bangkok to pay visit to Thailand
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Bangkok on Saturday to pay a two-day visit to Thailand. The External Affairs Minister will also be attending the Vishwa Sanskrit Sammelan and a meeting of the Indo – Thailand Joint Commission during her visit to the country. The Vishwa... read more »
People in Tunisian resort hold march after deadly beach attack
People in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse have held a march through the town expressing sympathy with the relatives of the victims who were killed in Friday’s deadly terror attack. According to the BBC, those killed in the attack were mostly tourists. The crowds gathered late on Saturday... read more »
Tihar Jail’s 3-tier security breached; two undertrials dig tunnel to ...
In a daring jailbreak, two undertrials dug a tunnel in the country’s most secure prison, Tihar jail, and managed to escape. While one of the escaped convict was caught, the other one is still at large, as per news reports. Housed in Jail no 7, the two convicts reportedly scaled the wall and... read more »
Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram may be ineligible to vote in upcoming election
Nigerians fleeing a wave of killings by the Islamist group Boko Haram have already lost loved ones, livelihoods and most of their possessions. Now they seem likely to lose their vote. A... read more »
Charlie Hebdo: Why Pope Francis’s friendly ‘punch’ needs a counter
Pope Francis, widely acknowledged as one of the most progressive popes in recent times, appears to have joined the “condemn, but” brigade in the context of the Charlie Hebdo... read more »
Belgium terror arrests: Cops launch more overnight raids in hunt for ‘Jihadi cells&#...
The operations come after two suspected Islamists were killed and a third arrested during a gun battle with cops in the Belgian town of Verviers yesterday Cops in Belgium have launched... read more »
Another threat message scribbled in Mumbai airport toilet wall
A threat message warning of an Islamic State (ISIS) attack on Republic Day was spotted on a toilet wall in Mumbai airport on Friday, nine days after a similar message. Central Industrial... read more »
BJP has a visionary leadership, can give strong, experienced govt...
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kiran Bedi, who joined the party on Thursday, today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership inspired her to join politics and she... read more »
