LoC tension live: Jaitley says India will make Pakistan’s adventurism...
Defence minister Arun Jaitley is out of hospital and is all guns blazing against Pakistan. In comments to the media, his first official interaction since being discharged from AIIMS, Jaitley decried ‘unprovoked’ firing from Pakistan along the Line of Control, and said that Indian forces... read more »
Iraq conflict: Australian Super Hornet drops two bombs on Islamic State tar...
Two bombs were dropped from an F/A-18F Super Hornet onto what Defence described as an “ISIL facility”. A Defence statement said all aircraft left the target area safely and returned to base. Pilots of the Super Hornet jet fighters had aborted one of their previous air strikes because of... read more »
At least 20 killed in suicide bombing in Yemeni capital
At least 20 people were killed this morning in a suicide attack apparently targeting a Shi’ite Muslim Houthi checkpoint in the centre of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, witnesses said. One witness counted at least 20 bodies after the bombing in Tahrir Square in central Sanaa, which is under... read more »
Myanmar: Vow to Free 3,073 Prisoners
President Thein Sein pledged on Tuesday to release thousands of prisoners for the sake of “peace and stability.” The State Department welcomed the move, which came a month before Myanmar is to host the East Asia Summit, which President Obama and other world leaders are expected to attend. But... read more »
Visakhapatnam to be IT capital of AP: Minister
IT Minister Palle Raghunatha Reddy said here on Tuesday that the government’s new IT policy would be announced in 10 days to attract large-scale investments. Single window clearance for... read more »
PM Narendra Modi meets Putin, favours broadening of strategic partnership
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has favoured broadening of the strategic partnership with Russia in nuclear, defence and energy sectors and invited President Vladimir Putin to visit Kudankulam... read more »
Mix of tears, cheers and violence in Argentina
Despite the 1-0 loss to Germany in the down-to-the-wire, extra-time match, young Argentines climbed onto traffic lights and bus stops, dancing and singing to the beat of drums. But after... read more »
Israel strikes Gaza for the 7th day as death toll hits 172
Israel kept up air strikes and artillery fire on the Gaza Strip Monday despite diplomatic efforts to halt the bloodshed, as its offensive entered the seventh day, AFP reported. Aircraft... read more »
FIFA 2014 :Huge Success for Brazil, But Not on the Field
RIO DE JANEIRO — When Mario Götze settled a crossing pass with his chest and volleyed a goal that won the World Cup, German fans roared in ecstatic release. Those from Brazil were nearly as... read more »
