Concern over access to US press during Obama’s visit: White House
Expressing concern over access being given to the American press during Barack Obama’s visit to India, the U.S. on Friday cautioned that not resolving those issues could have an impact on the coverage of the President’s trip. “I think that he (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) and his government... read more »
UN chief appoints Saraswathy Menon in peace-building panel
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Indian sociologist Saraswathi Menon to a panel that will review peace building activities. Ms. Menon, a former lecturer at Madras University, has extensive experience in women’s and development issue. She has been the director of the... read more »
Japan not to give up on hostages issue
Japan promised Saturday not to give up “until the very end” on efforts to rescue two Japanese hostages threatened with beheading by Islamic militants demanding a $200 million ransom, after a deadline passed with no word from the captors. Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group posted... read more »
Bhupathi out of mixed doubles in Australian Open
Mahesh Bhupathi went out of the mixed doubles competition following a first-round loss, even as India’s junior tennis players began their campaign on a positive note in the Australian Open on Saturday. Bhupathi and his Australian partner Jarmila Gajdosova frittered away early advantage to lose... read more »
Air traffic rises 15% in December, SpiceJet registers highest percentage of cancellations
New Delhi: Domestic air passenger traffic increased by 15.29 percent in December to 64.40 lakh passengers — up from 55.86 lakh in the corresponding month last year, official data... read more »
Twitter acquires Indian mobile marketing startup ZipDial
Twitter has just acquired an Indian startup ZipDial, a mobile marketing and analytics company based in Bangalore. ZipDial came into prominence in 2013, when it effectively converted missed... read more »
Sri Lanka: Police raids Mahinda Rajapaksa’s country home
Colombo – Embattled former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s country home in the southern province has been raided by police who were looking for a luxury sports car but the... read more »
AirAsia Flight 8501: Investigators say no evidence of foul play
AnThe transport safety committee has been analyzing the aircraft’s “black box” recorders, which search crews pulled last week from the floor of the Java Sea. The aircraft... read more »
United Nations condemns escalating attacks by Nigerian extremist ...
The UN Security Council condemned the recent escalation of attacks by the Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram on Monday and expressed deep concern that its activities are undermining peace and... read more »
