Another BJP MP defends tobacco, says ‘no proof smoking causes cancer&...
NEW DELHI: Yet another BJP lawmaker has come out in defence of tobacco industry and said that smoking does not have any negative impact on health. According to NDTV, BJP MP from Assam, Ram Prasad Sarmah has said that whether or not smoking causes cancer is debatable. To substantiate his claim, the... read more »
Buhari wins in Nigeria, defeating Goodluck Jonathan
ABUJA: Amid anger over an Islamic insurgency that has claimed thousands of lives, Nigerians threw out the incumbent and elected a 72-year-old former military dictator in a historic transfer of power officially announced early Wednesday following the nation’s most hotly contested election... read more »
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 »
US ambassador to South Korea injured in knife attack
The U.S. ambassador to South Korea was slashed by a man screaming demands for Korean unification Thursday morning in Seoul, and was hospitalized with wounds to his face and wrist. Media... read more »
Delhi rape convict’s remarks ‘unspeakable’, says Ban ki-Moon spokesperso...
The remarks by one of the Delhi gangrape convict blaming the victim for the assault are “unspeakable”, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s spokesperson has said, stressing... 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 atmosphere of... read more »
