Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish teens
Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli security forces in the West Bank early Tuesday, the Israeli military confirmed. Acting on intelligence information, soldiers and police... read more »
Jet Airways kicks off 9-day sale for Bangalore flyers, tickets start at Rs ...
ith the festive season just around the corner, airlines seem to be pulling out all stops to woo flyers and with its latest discount Jet Airways may have set its sights on low cost rival AirAsia that presently operates primarily out of Bengaluru . Jet Airways today announced nine-day special fare... read more »
Lawyer: Uighur scholar in China gets life sentence
BEIJING – An outspoken scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority was convicted of separatism Tuesday by a Chinese court and sentenced to life in prison, according to the scholar’s lawyers. The Urumqi People’s Intermediate Court convicted Ilham Tohti after a heavily... read more »
India to focus on UNSC reform, terrorism, peacekeeping at UNGA
Early reform of the U.N. Security Council, terrorism and peacekeeping will be among the main issues that India will pursue during the world body’s General Assembly session, Indian Ambassador to the U.N. has said. Highlighting the broad areas that will occupy India’s attention during the 69th... read more »
Malaysia to seek justice for MH17 via UNGA
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein Saturday said that Malaysia will use the platform of the ongoing 69th UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, to seek justice... read more »
Turkey secures release of hostages held by Islamic State
Turkish intelligence agents brought 46 hostages seized by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq back to Turkey on Saturday after more than three months in captivity, in what President... read more »
I will take back entire Kashmir from India: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
ISLAMABAD: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the ‘Gen Next’ politician of Pakistan, has said that his Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) would get back entire Kashmir from... read more »
Tech Mahindra aims to clock USD 5 billion revenues by FY17
Tech Mahindra, India’s fifth largest software services exporter, is on track to become a USD 5 billion dollar company by fiscal 2017, a top company executive said today. “So far... read more »
ONGC to begin oil production from KG-5 block in 2019
State-owned ONGC’s significant oil discovery in Bay of Bengal will begin production in 2019, with a peak output of 4.5 million tonnes a year, 20% more than previous estimates. The oil discovery... read more »
