Danish intelligence was alerted by police on the attacker
Denmark’s domestic intelligence service acknowledged on Tuesday that prison officials alerted the agency last year to the suspected gunman in last weekend’s shooting attacks that killed two people and wounded five in Copenhagen. The Danish Security and Intelligence Service, known by its Danish... read more »
Jamaat leader sentenced to death in Bangladesh
A top leader of Jamaat-e-Islami party was sentenced to death on Wednesday by a special tribunal in Bangladesh for crimes against humanity during the independence war against Pakistan in 1971. Abdus Subhan, in his early 80s, was sentenced by the three-member International Crimes Tribunal-2 in Dhaka,... read more »
More reforms on the anvil: Sushma
The new Indian government will unveil more reforms in the coming days, including in the forthcoming budget this month to woo foreign investment and make India a manufacturing destination, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said. Addressing a gathering of the Indian diaspora here in the... read more »
Militants kill 4 Tunisian National Guards
Militants killed four members of the National Guard in the mountainous Kasserine region near the Algerian border, Tunisia’s Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. The brief statement blamed “terrorists” for the attack but gave no other details. Local radio added that the attack took place... read more »
India will succeed so long as it is not splintered on religious lines: Obama
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday addressed a gathering at Delhi’s Siri Fort auditorium as he closed out a three-day visit to India. Speaking to an audience of young people, Obama... read more »
CS exams: Two Ahmedabad girls, Dahod boy in India’s top 10
AHMEDABAD: Three students, including two girls, from Ahmedabad are in the top 10 in the All India Company Secretary (Foundation) exam, results of which were declared here on Friday. Out of... read more »
Amit Shah Defends Projecting Kiran Bedi As Delhi Chief Minister
BJP today strongly denied “borrowing” Kiran Bedi to win Assembly elections in Delhi and played down the controversy over the charge that she had asked India Against Corruption... read more »
Gold Prices Fall as Traders Lock In Gains
Gold prices retreated from five-month highs as some investors locked in profits ahead of the weekend. The most actively traded gold contract, for February delivery, ended $8.10, or 0.6%,... read more »
World leaders head to Saudi to meet new King Salman
RIYADH: Dignitaries and leaders from around the world were to arrive in Saudi Arabia Saturday to offer their condolences to its new King Salman, a day after the death of his half-brother King... read more »
