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 »
Buhari Leads in Nigeria Presidential Vote as Protests Endure
Former Nigerian military ruler Muhammadu Buhari took a lead in the presidential race with half of the 36 states reporting results from the March 28-29 general elections. Buhari led with 54.6 percent of the vote to 41.6 percent for President Goodluck Jonathan with tallies from 18 states and the... read more »
AAP crisis: Kejriwal insisted on ouster of Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav from PAC
NEW DELHI: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal stamped his dominance over the party on Wednesday when two of his critics, Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav, were removed from the Political Affairs... read more »
Turkish Airlines plane crash-lands after overshooting runway
A Turkish Airlines plane has crashed after overshooting the runway as it tried to land in dense fog at an airport in Nepal. The Airbus A330’s front landing gear collapsed and the... read more »
Documentary on 2012 Delhi gang rape banned in India
A documentary film about the fatal gang rape of a woman in New Delhi in 2012 has been banned in India over concerns that derogatory comments made by one of the rapists could create an... read more »
‘Netanyahu’s Iran speech insult to intelligence of United States’
Washington: While Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech aimed at blocking a nuclear deal with Iran might have received rapturous applause and standing ovations from the Republican members of... read more »
Will Yogendra Yadav, Bhushan stay with PAC? AAP’s national ...
Aam Aadmi Party leaders Prasanth Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav are likely to recuse themselves from the party’s political affairs committee at a crucial meeting to be held on Wednesday, sources... read more »
