Obama in India, China cautions India over Indo-US nuclear deal
China today extended conditional support for India’s Nuclear Suppliers Group membership bid but said “prudence and caution” needs to be exercised on the issue, a day after US President Barack Obama backed India’s inclusion into the elite 48-member body. “We believe that such (an)... read more »
India will succeed so long as it is not splintered on religious lines: Obam...
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday addressed a gathering at Delhi’s Siri Fort auditorium as he closed out a three-day visit to India. Speaking to an audience of young people, Obama said that while he has had extraordinary opportunities, “there were moments in my life where I’ve... read more »
BJP patriarch L.K. Advani, A. Bachchan and Dilip Kumar get Padma Vibhushan ...
BJP patriarch L.K. Advani, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and actors Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar are among the nine Padma Vibhushan awardees, the second highest civilian award of the country. Senior advocate K.K. Venugopal, nuclear scientist M.R. Srinivasan, philanthropist Veerendra... read more »
Cartoonist R.K. Laxman “very critical”; back on ventilator supp...
Eminent cartoonist R.K. Laxman took a turn for the worse after he slipped into a “very critical state”, following which he has been put back on mechanical ventilator support, said medical sources on Monday. The 93-year-old Mr. Laxman was taken off the ventilator last week after his health... read more »
China ex-security chief’s fall cements Xi’s grip on power
The Chinese Communist Party’s decision to arrest and expel former security chief Zhou Yongkang is a bold step that demonstrates President Xi Jinping’s determination to... read more »
LIVE: Army seizes Pak-made arms, food packets from slain terrorists
Taking a jibe at PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti over her statement blaming the media for yesterday’s terror attacks, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy today said the high... read more »
Pak support for Hafiz Saeed nothing short of mainstreaming terrorism: India
New Delhi: Lashing out strongly, India on Friday said Pakistan’s support to UN-designated terrorist and Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed and his proscribed Jamaat-ud-Dawah... read more »
China media: Obama chided for remarks on Xi Jinping
US President Barack Obama faces criticism in China after he said President Xi Jinping had consolidated power at an unprecedented rate. In remarks to top US executives on Thursday, Mr Obama... read more »
Philippines braces as monster Typhoon Hagupit nears coast
Thousands of people in the Philippines sought shelter in churches, schools and other makeshift evacuation centres on Friday as monster Typhoon Hagupit bore down on the disaster-weary nation. The... read more »
