Three suspected Maoist attacks in Kerala
Suspected Maoists attacks have been reported from three places in Palakkad and Wayanad districts, the main targets being Forest Department offices in the two districts. According ot the police, the Maoists vandalised a Forest Department range office at Mukkali near Attappady in an early morning... read more »
Sydney siege gunman’s wife taken into custody
The former partner of siege gunman Man Haron Monis will be taken into custody after her bail was revoked by a Sydney court. Amirah Droudis, 34, was in November 2013 charged with the murder of Monis’ former de facto and mother-of-two Noleen Hayson Pal. Ms Pal, 30, was stabbed and set alight at... read more »
Pakistan hangs four prisoners as execution campaign widens
Pakistan hanged four Islamist militants on Sunday in the second set of executions since the government lifted a moratorium after the Taliban massacred 132 children and nine others at a school last week. None of those hanged has anything to do with the school rampage in Peshawar, and some Pakistani... read more »
Regrouped Janata Parivar stages protest against Modi govt at Jantar Mantar
The regrouped Janata Parivar is staging a protest against the Narendra Modi government at Jantar Mantar over various issues on Monday. Six political parties of the erstwhile Janata Parivar will share a common platform on Monday. Sources said that while the grand merger of the former constituents... read more »
Give Rs 15,500 to get Rs 5.50 crore: Scamsters posing as Raghuram Rajan
Taking bank lottery scam to a new level, scamsters are using the name and picture of RBI chief Raghuram Rajan to lure gullible people into making a cash deposit of Rs 15,500 to get a... read more »
China media: Obama chided for remarks on Xi Jinping
US President Barack Obama faces criticism in China after he said President Xi Jinping had consolidated power at an unprecedented rate. In remarks to top US executives on Thursday, Mr Obama... read more »
Philippines braces as monster Typhoon Hagupit nears coast
Thousands of people in the Philippines sought shelter in churches, schools and other makeshift evacuation centres on Friday as monster Typhoon Hagupit bore down on the disaster-weary... read more »
Car bombs in Kirkuk, Baghdad kill 33
The first major attack in the disputed Iraqi city of Kirkuk in months killed 18 people ton Thursday, while two car bombs in a frequently targeted Shiite district of Baghdad left 15... read more »
Jammu and Kashmir: 5 security personnel, 3 militants killed in at...
Five members of the Indian security forces were killed in a suicide attack on an army artillery camp in northern Kashmir early on Friday as militants step up violence in the disputed region near the... read more »
