Democracy can help counter extremism, Obama tells summit
President Barack Obama has ended a three-day summit on tackling violent extremism, by rejecting as “an ugly lie” the notion that the West is at war with Islam. He also warned nations that failing to promote freedoms and address grievances only serves the interests of extremists. “When dissent... read more »
Petroleum Ministry documents leak case: Delhi Police arrests two energy con...
New Delhi: In a development that caused reverberations in political as well as corporate circles, the Delhi Police on Friday arrested two energy consultants in connection with leaking of classified documents from the Petroleum Ministry. We have arrested Prayas Jain and Santanu Saikia in this... read more »
Reserve Bank warns banks against making “mockery” of its lendin...
The Reserve Bank of India is getting tougher on extending unlimited credit to the country’s banks to try to ensure they push interest rate cuts through the financial system and to stop them from making what one official called a “mockery” of its operations. India’s... read more »
Jitan Ram Manjhi resigns as Bihar CM, alleges he and his MLAs got death thr...
Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi resigned on Friday ahead of a crucial trust vote in the assembly in which he was expected to face a certain defeat. Manjhi met governor Keshari Nath Tripathi an hour before the start of assembly proceedings and tendered his resignation. Later addressing a... read more »
Kerry to meet Abbas as new Israeli settlements fan tensions
JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State John Kerry is set for talks on Thursday (Nov 13) with the Palestinian leader on easing regional tensions, after Israel approved new settler homes in east... read more »
What next? Can Fadnavis lead minority govt survive for 5 years with some help from NCP?
Although chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ minority government passed its first test on the floor of the state Assembly through a controversial voice vote, the question on... read more »
WTO standoff is over: India, US finally end impasse over food stock holding
After months of stalemate, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that India and US had reached an agreement with regard to public food stock holding and it was expected to help resolve... read more »
Egyptian Militant Group Pledges Loyalty to Islamic State
CAIRO: They have slaughtered hundreds of Egyptian soldiers and police officers, recruited experienced fighters and staged increasingly sophisticated raids from the Western desert to the... read more »
Nigeria’s fight against extremist Islamic militants includi...
Security analysts are questioning the Nigerian government’s commitment to confronting extremist Islamic militants, following a suicide bombing in the Nigerian town of Potiskum overnight. A... read more »
