Children return to Army Public School in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Child survivors of Pakistan´s worst ever terrorist attack returned to the school on Monday, where Taliban militants massacred their classmates, with both the students and their parents expressing a mixture of defiance and apprehension. The December 16 attack on the Army Public School in... read more »
Vibrant Gujarat 2015: US looks to invest $41 bn in India over next 3-4 yrs
The US business delegation attending the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit will be looking at a potential investment target of around $41 billion in India in the next 3-4 years. This was revealed in an informal survey done by the US India Business Council (USIBC), which is bringing one of the biggest... read more »
AirAsia flight data recorder retrieved near jet’s wrecked wing, secon...
Indonesian navy divers on Monday retrieved the black box flight data recorder from an AirAsia airliner that crashed two weeks ago, killing all 162 people on board, a government official said. Flight QZ8501 lost contact with air traffic control in bad weather on December 28, less than halfway into a... read more »
France fears more attacks, armed woman suspect at large
Key members of the French government will meet Saturday morning to decide on new measures aimed at thwarting a repeat of the attacks in Paris that culminated in a massacre of 12 people at a satirical newspaper, and a supermarket bloodbath that left four hostages dead. World leaders have telephoned... read more »
India tour of Australia: Tongue, cheek and Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Two of your senior lieutenants in the team have allegedly had a public spat. They’ve been at each other’s throats. One has accused the other of being a wimp. There’s ‘unrest’ in... read more »
Brent holds above $60, but heads for fifth weekly drop
SINGAPORE – Brent crude futures held above $60 (39 pounds) a barrel on Friday as strong U.S. economic data supported the market, but oil prices were on track for their fifth straight... read more »
Reliance Industries inks shipping deal with Mitsui OSK Lines
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Thursday sealed a long-term agreement with Japan’s biggest shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines for transportation of... read more »
Snapdeal partners with India Post to help artisans sell products online to a wider market
E-marketplace operator, Snapdeal.com launched a pilot with India Post to set-up facilitation desks at Varanasi post offices to enable local weavers sell through its platform thus providing... read more »
Bodo attacks: Ignoring intel inputs in violence-hit Assam is unpa...
Despite having intelligence inputs, the Assam government failed to stop the killing of tribals by militants of the Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S), and later the... read more »
