Barack Obama drops objection to letting Congress vote on Iran deal; Israel ...
Obama dropped his opposition on Tuesday to a bill giving Congress a voice on a nuclear deal with Iran, after members of his Democratic Party negotiated changes to the bill that had won strong support from both parties. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama, who had said he would veto the... read more »
2G scam: Raja misled former PM Manmohan Singh, says CBI
New Delhi: In its final arguments in the 2G spectrum allocation case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday told the Special Court that ex-telecom minister A Raja had misled then PM Manmohan Singh on policy matters pertaining to 2G spectrum allocation. The CBI also said 2G spectrum... read more »
PM Modi writes in German daily, says India should be an engine for worldwid...
India should be an engine for worldwide growth on the strengths of its democracy and a fresh push to revitalise the country’s economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Since India’s voters gave the first clear majority mandate to the BJP in three decades, the NDA government has put... read more »
Shiv Sena faces flak over ‘Muslims’ rights’ remark, compl...
Mumbai: A day after Shiv Sena MP and editor of party mouthpiece Saamna, Sanjay Raut, stirred controversy for his remarks that voting rights of Muslims should be revoked as the community has often been used to play vote bank politics, the party is now facing flak from various political parties on... read more »
Death toll rises to 7 after Bangladesh cement factory collapse
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The death toll from the collapse of the roof of a five-story cement factory in Bangladesh rose to at least seven Friday, a government official said. M. Jahangir... read more »
Pakistan court rules 26/11 mastermind Lakhvi’s detention as illegal, orders release...
Islamabad: A court in Pakistan on Friday ordered the release of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, an alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack. The Islamabad High Court has ruled Lakhvi’s... read more »
CBI arrests 3 people in corporate espionage case for leaking sensitive documents from vari...
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... 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... 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... read more »
