British cleric sentenced to life in prison on terror charges
A 56-year old British cleric has been sentenced to life in prison by a court here after being convicted of 11 terror-related charges, including providing material support to Al Qaeda and conspiring to establish a terrorist training camp in the US. Abu Hamza, also known as Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, was... read more »
17 fresh FIRs filed in coal scam under money laundering law
NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered 17 fresh criminal cases against firms from various parts of the country in connection with coal blocks allocation scam. This is in addition to the 16 cases that the agency has already registered in connection with the scam under Prevention of... read more »
Sunanda murder case: Pushkar’s son, friends may be questioned soon by Delhi...
After police found nothing conclusively new in the statement Shashi Tharoor’s help, Narayan Singh, gave them, they are drawing up a list of persons Sunanda Pushkar was in touch with in the two months prior to her death. Police have come up with a list, which includes friends, family and business... read more »
Militant group Boko Haram killed around 2000 people in an attack in Norther...
A small city on the northern border of Nigeria witnessed an Islamic extremist attack by the jihadist group Boko Haram on January 9, 2015. The attack killed as many as 2000 people. The attack is said to be the deadliest in the history of Boko Haram in its ongoing five-year long insurgency in... read more »
Islamic State beheads American hostage Peter Kassig, Obama calls it pure evil
Islamic State militants have beheaded another American hostage, Peter Kassig, issuing a video claiming the killing on Sunday and warning the United States they would kill other US citizens... read more »
David Cameron warns of looming global financial crisis
Prime Minister David Cameron has warned of an impending global financial crisis, saying that “red warning lights are once again flashing on the dashboard of the global... read more »
Global economy to suffer as Putin quits G20 early
David Cameron may have hailed the G20 meetings in Brisbane over the weekend as a success for the global economy. But in reality, the gathering of the world’s most powerful leaders will be... read more »
G20: Obama warns of Asia ‘intimidation’ ahead of summit
US President Barack Obama has said that Asia’s security must not be based on intimidation where big nations bully small ones. Mr Obama told students in Brisbane, Australia –... read more »
Reform process bound to face resistance, must be insulated from p...
BRISBANE: As he seeks to accelerate his economic reform drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said reform process is bound to face resistance and wanted it to be insulated from political... read more »
