World’s oldest person Misao Okawa dies in Japan
The world’s oldest living person, Japan’s Misao Okawa, has died from heart failure at the age of 117. She died in a nursing home in Osaka, the city she was born in on 5 March 1898. She is survived by three children, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Ms Okawa was recognised... read more »
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 »
‘Law allows me to shoot’: Lankan PM’s take on Indian fishermen intruding...
Sri Lankan Prime Minsiter Ranil Wickramasinghe has stoked a controversy suggesting that Indian fishermen may be shot if they intruded into Sri Lankan waters. Alleging that Indian fishermen... read more »
12 die, thousands evacuated in Argentina flooding
Buenos Aires flooding from heavy rains has left 12 people dead in Argentina, officials said on Saturday. Swollen rivers in the past weeks have also forced the evacuation of thousands of... read more »
Pakistan captures 48 Indian fishermen, 8 boats off Gujarat coast
Ahmedabad: The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (MSA) on Friday apprehended 48 Indian fishermen and seized 8 of their boats near Jakhau port off the Gujarat coast, officials of National... read more »
Nirbhaya documentary not in country’s interest, says BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said the Nirbhaya documentary is not in the interest of the country and added that the government’s move in this regard is aimed at... read more »
The recovery of bodies goes on after Donetsk mine blast
More bodies have been brought out of the east Ukrainian coal mine where yesterday at least 33 people died in an underground blast. Throughout the night fellow miners recovered the dead but as dawn... read more »
