Tibetan Exiles a Source of Tension in China-India Ties
New Delhi – China’s state news media has welcomed India’s new prime minister, Narendra Modi, as a pragmatic new partner on economic matters, noting that as a regional leader, he had made four visits to Beijing seeking investment and even went to the trouble of printing his... read more »
Fresh Gunfire at Karachi Airport, 24 Dead in Terror Attack
Islamabad – Pakistan’s security forces said Monday they have relaunched a military operation at Karachi airport as gunfire resumed several hours after they announced the end of a militant siege that left 24 dead. “We have relaunched the operation and called in additional... read more »
Facebook post on Ambedkar sparks violence in Maharashtra
The posting of allegedly objectionable images of Dalit leader Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on Facebook on Saturday night, sparked stray incidents of arson in Pune, Aurangabad and Solapur on Sunday, the police said . The cyber cell of the Pune police has registered a case against ‘unknown... read more »
Left Front team to meet Mamata today
Indicating a temporary ‘ceasefire,’ a 12-member delegation of the State’s Left Front would be meeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday to address the issue of post-poll attacks on the Front’s supporters in the State, a press release by the CPI-M stated. While a delegation of the CPI... read more »
Lok Sabha polls 2014 : Kerala sees maximum voter turnout at 76%
Ninety-one Lok Sabha seats across 11 states and three Union Territories went to polls on the first major day of the world’s biggest vote on Thursday, with Delhi and Uttar Pradesh... read more »
Australian PM ‘confident’ over MH370 black box signals
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Friday he was “confident” that the latest signals picked up by search vessels were from the black box on board missing Malaysia Airlines... read more »
Rape is not a ‘mistake’: Delhi braveheart’s parents deplore Mulayam̵...
New Delhi – The parents of the young student who died after being gang-raped on a moving bus in Delhi in December, 2012, have condemned Uttar Pradesh politician Mulayam Singh... read more »
6.1-magnitude earthquake shakes Nicaragua
A strong earthquake damaged dozens of houses in western Nicaragua on Thursday, and authorities said that at least 23 people were injured by falling ceilings, beams and walls in one... read more »
BJP eyeing post-poll allies to reach magic figure
While confident of emerging as the biggest party in the Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party is banking not only on the popularity of its prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi but also on... read more »
