Osama died afraid, says ex-US Seal Rob O’Neill
WASHINGTON: Osma bin Laden “died afraid”, says a former US Navy SEAL who claims he fired the fatal shot that killed the al-Qaida chief in Pakistan in 2011. “He died afraid, and he knew we were there to kill him. And that’s closure,” Robert O’Neill says. His... read more »
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe meets China’s Xi Jinping, calls it ‘firs...
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held an ice-breaking meeting on Monday on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific conference in Beijing, following more than two years of deep tensions over an island dispute. The spat between China and Japan over uninhabited... read more »
G20 global infrastructure hub set for Australia
A global infrastructure hub proposed by G20 nations to help strengthen economic growth will be based in Sydney and funded by Australia, a report said on Monday. The Group of 20 of the world’s biggest developed and emerging economies agreed in September that a Global Infrastructure Initiative... read more »
U.S., Iran holding secret talks to renew diplomatic ties, Times reports
Iranian and American officials have held secret talks to discuss renewing diplomatic relations if a deal is reached on Iran’s nuclear program and sanctions are lifted, the Times reported early on Monday. According to the report, the two nations are discussing the possibility of opening a U.S.... read more »
No one can give warning to India, Rajnath Singh says
NEW DELHI: No one can give a warning to India, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, a day after China objected to India building road along the border. “No one can give... read more »
UP to develop Agra-Lucknow-Varanasi ‘heritage arc’
Lucknow: With an intention to boost tourism in Uttar Pradesh, the state government will develop a “heritage arc” involving Agra, Lucknow and Varanasi on the lines of... read more »
After Bangalore, racism in Gurgaon: 2 northeast men attacked
A day after the attack on Manipuri men in Bangalore, two young men from Nagaland were brutally beaten up in Gurgaon by a gang of locals. The locals numbering about seven, held the two in... read more »
Modi govt shifts finance secy Arvind Mayaram to tourism
The central government has transferred finance secretary Arvind Mayaram to the tourism department and brought in Rajasthan chief secretary Rajiv Mehrishi to replace him, according to a... read more »
ONGC sends second lot of relief aid for ‘Hudhud’ vict...
The ONGC said here said on Thursday that they have second lot of relief aid forcyclone Hudhud affected people in form of 1.2 lakh liters water, transported through tankers in worst-hit... read more »
