Sailing away from troubles: Navy evacuates 348 Indians stranded in war-torn...
New Delhi: Indian Navy Tuesday night evacuated 348 Indians from strife-torn Yemen. INS Sumitra rescued the Indian nationals after New Delhi got permission to dock its ship at the Aden harbour for the evacuation of its citizens from the sea port city as the government launched a massive air and sea... read more »
Supreme Court stays trial court order summoning former PM Manmohan Singh in...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a summons issued to former prime minister Manmohan Singh by a special court in connection with a coal scam case. The apex court took up a petition challenging the summons in a hearing in which Singh also raised the issue of lack of sanction to prosecute him in... read more »
Indians evacuated from Yemen to reach Djibouti today en-route home
The 348 Indians dramatically evacuated by an Indian warship from the Yemeni port of Aden amidst an overnight bombardment are expected to reach Djibouti by mid-day on Wednesday. The group of men, women and children will be flown home from Djibouti, where minister of state for external affairs V K... read more »
Buhari Leads in Nigeria Presidential Vote as Protests Endure
Former Nigerian military ruler Muhammadu Buhari took a lead in the presidential race with half of the 36 states reporting results from the March 28-29 general elections. Buhari led with 54.6 percent of the vote to 41.6 percent for President Goodluck Jonathan with tallies from 18 states and the... read more »
Sony U-turn on North Korea film
The Interview was put back into cinemas when Sony announced a limited Christmas Day release for the comedy that provoked an international incident with North Korea and outrage over its... read more »
Sony Hacking: Key North Korean websites back online after shutdown
Key North Korean websites were back online Tuesday after an hours-long shutdown that followed a US vow to respond to a crippling cyberattack on Sony Pictures that Washington blames on... read more »
Pakistan was warned about Peshawar school attack in August, says report
Peshawar: Government departments in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province were warned of an imminent attack on the Army Public School months before the carnage unfolded in Peshawar on 16... read more »
Two blasts kill at least 20 in restive northern Nigeria
Two blasts rocked crisis-hit northern Nigeria on Monday, with one bombing killing at least 20 people and a second explosion setting fire to a market, where heavy casualties were feared. The... read more »
Saradha scam: Left leaders meet PM Modi, demand quick probe into ...
With West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee already training her guns at the Left front accusing them of colluding with the BJP against Trinamool Congress, reports on Monday said that a... read more »
