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 »
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... read more »
Attack on journalists at Hisar: Supreme Court to hear plea on Monday
The plea filed by a group of media persons has sought punishment for “erring police officials” for resorting to lathi charge “without caution and care”. It has also... read more »
Supreme Court urges state govts to give incentives to family with girl child
Emphasising upon a need to assure people that the State would take care of the girl child, the Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the state governments to give incentives to every family with a... read more »
Congress adjournment notice on black money rejected in Lok Sabha
A notice by the Congress to bring an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha on the issue of black money was rejected by speaker Sumitra Mahajan Wednesday. She, however, agreed to look into the... read more »
Hawks circle over Iran talks extension
WASHINGTON – Buoyed by the failure of the US and five other powers to reach a comprehensive agreement with Iran over its nuclear program after a week of intensive talks, pro-Israel and... read more »
