Five firsts at Indian Republic Day 2015
All-women contingents of the Army, Navy and Air Force march through Rajpath for the first time The Army contingent, led by Captain Divya Ajith from Chennai, wants to serve in combat roles. “We believe we are equal and second to none. We have already marched for the first time on the Army Day and... read more »
Indian PM Narendra Modi’s Speech on Obama Visit in Full
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Barack Obama held a joint news conference in New Delhi on Sunday after a holding talks. It is a great pleasure and privilege to welcome back President Obama and the First Lady in India. Mr. President, we are honored that you accepted... read more »
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Outshines Michelle Obama With Airport O...
U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to India began with a pair of style statements. It was not Mr. Obama who sent a sartorial message, but his wife First Lady Michelle Obama and his host, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Few men wear paisley as well as Mr. Modi who donned a saffron-colored... read more »
Indonesia Search Team to Float AirAsia Fuselage
JAKARTA: Indonesian salvage teams launched today an operation to raise the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501 from the sea bed as they recovered four more bodies from the wreckage of the crashed jet. The bid came a day after divers were able to enter the main section of the jet, which crashed in the... read more »
Car bombs in Kirkuk, Baghdad kill 33
The first major attack in the disputed Iraqi city of Kirkuk in months killed 18 people ton Thursday, while two car bombs in a frequently targeted Shiite district of Baghdad left 15... read more »
Jammu and Kashmir: 5 security personnel, 3 militants killed in attack at army artillery ca...
Five members of the Indian security forces were killed in a suicide attack on an army artillery camp in northern Kashmir early on Friday as militants step up violence in the disputed region... read more »
Russia’s Putin calls for Russians to be self-reliant
Speaking to both chambers in the Kremlin, Mr Putin condemned Western governments for seeking to raise a new iron curtain around Russia. Russia has been hard-hit by falling oil prices and by... read more »
Protests After Grand Jury in Eric Garner Chokehold Case Doesn’t Indict Officer
A Staten Island grand jury on Wednesday ended the criminal case against a white New York police officer whose chokehold on an unarmed black man led to the man’s death, a decision that... read more »
Hong Kong student leaders mull protest retreat
Members of the Hong Kong Federation of Students said on Thursday that they’re mulling whether to stay or go, with spokeswoman Yvonne Leung telling a local radio station that the group hopes to come... read more »
