CBI arrests 3 people in corporate espionage case for leaking sensitive docu...
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday night arrested three people in the corporate espionage case. The trio were detained in the case for leaking sensitive documents from various ministries. On Thursday, the investigation agency searched various ministries and the offices of... read more »
United Nations to Hold Disaster Meeting in Tsunami-Hit Japan
TOKYO: The UN will hold a once-in-a-decade meeting on disaster risk reduction this weekend, with policymakers gathering in tsunami-struck Japan after warnings that the cost of climate change-related calamities could bankrupt future generations. The meeting will review what lessons have been learned... read more »
Australian teen among group ISIS suicide bombing in Iraq
Australia’s government was trying to confirm reports that an Australian teenager was among a group of suicide bombers from the Islamic State movement that struck Iraq’s embattled Anbar province. The Islamic State group claimed in an online statement that it used foreign fighters from Australia,... read more »
Sri Lanka to release 86 fishermen ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to release 86 Indian fishermen. The release is being initiated as a goodwill gesture ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka on March 13 and 14. Formal orders for the release of the fishermen will be issued by the... read more »
India’s Father Kuriakose Chavara and Sister Euphrasia canonised by Pope in Vatican
Two Kerala-born Indian Catholics Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sister Euphrasia were canonized by Pope Francis on Sunday at St Peter’s Square in Vatican. Back in Kerala, special... read more »
Iran nuclear deal: Deadline day brings talk of extension
Negotiators in Vienna, Austria, are set to make a final push to try to reach a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme ahead of a 23:00 GMT deadline. They said earlier “serious... read more »
PM Narendra Modi expects fruitful cooperation from opposition; praises them for positive r...
Winter session of Parliament beginning today is all set to be a contentious affair with several Opposition parties deciding to oppose the insurance bill and corner the government on black... read more »
Senior Congress leader Murli Deora dead
Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Murli Deora, 77 passed away early morning on Monday after a prolonged illness. The veteran leader died at 3:25am. He is survived by his wife... read more »
Saradha scam: TMC MP Srinjoy Bose held, Congress, BJP demand Mama...
Kolkata: Stepping up the heat in the wake of the CBI arresting Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Srinjoy Bose, the Congress and the BJP on Friday demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief... read more »
