Japan PM Shinzo Abe rushes home to lead hostage crisis response
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was rushing home from the Middle East Wednesday to take charge of Tokyo’s response after Islamic militants threatened to kill two nationals unless he pays a $200 million ransom. A defiant Abe vowed he would not bow to “terrorism” as Japan... read more »
‘Delhi Debate’ heats up: Maken accepts Kejriwal’s challen...
New Delhi: A clash of personalities appears to be in the making in the high-stakes battle for Delhi with Congress’ Ajay Maken accepting Arvind Kejriwal’s challenge to him and Kiran Bedi to hold a public debate over issues concerning Delhi. Now all eyes would be on whether Bedi... read more »
Kerala bar bribery case: Audio recording reveals rift within Congress-led U...
The bar bribery issue which has recently rocked the Congress-led UDF Government in Kerala took a new turn on Monday with a recorded conversion revealing that two senior leaders of the ruling coalition offered their support to bar hotel owners to incriminate finance minister K M Mani the... read more »
Russia issues grim warning to Ukraine over rebel crackdown
Ukraine has accused Moscow of sending more troops and armour into the country to support separatist rebels, as Russia warned Kiev that its campaign against the militants was a grave error that could have “irreversible consequences”. Fighting at Donetsk airport and elsewhere in eastern Ukraine... read more »
Nigeria vows to track down militants
Nigeria’s president has pledged to track down those responsible for Friday’s attack on a mosque in the northern city of Kano that reportedly left 120 dead and a further 270 injured. The... read more »
PM Modi thanks voters in Jharkhand, says ensure same results as LS polls
Expressing his gratitude to the people of Jharkhand for reposing their faith in him during the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the voters here to ensure the... read more »
Islamic State a major challenge, some youths are swayed by its ideology: Rajnath Singh
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that there may be many terrorist organizations in the world but the government will not allow them to get a foothold in... read more »
Murder of Lee Rigby ‘could not have been prevented’
The murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby could not have been prevented by the intelligence agencies, according to a parliamentary inquiry, despite the names of his killers appearing in seven... read more »
24 killed, 52 injured in China’s coal mine fire
Beijing: At least 24 workers were killed and 52 others injured today when a fire broke out in a coal mine in China’s northeastern Liaoning province soon after a mild earthquake jolted the... read more »
