Pakistan to hang Peshawar school massacre plotters
ISLAMABAD: Six militants who plotted and aided Pakistan’s worst ever terrorist attack at a Peshawar school are set to be hanged after Army Chief General Raheel Sharif confirmed their death sentences. The men, belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, were convicted late Thursday for their... read more »
In another symbol of thawing ties, Kerry to raise U.S. flag at restored Hav...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry travels to Cuba on Friday to raise the U.S. flag at the recently restored American embassy in Havana, another symbolic step in the thawing of relations between the two Cold War-era foes. The ceremony, raising the flag over the building for the first time in 54... read more »
OROP: Former servicemen resist eviction from Jantar Mantar in Delhi
A group of ex-servicemen demanding ‘One Rank One Pension’ today resisted eviction from the protest site at Jantar Mantar here by Delhi Police and NDMC which were trying to clear the area in view of security concerns ahead of Independence Day. The move came under attack from the veterans who... read more »
Traffic cops challan Sania Mirza
HYDERABAD : Tennis player Sania Mirza has been challaned by the Hyderabad Traffic Police for “improper” display of registration number on her car. The challan was issued last night after the traffic cops found the SUV with improper display of number plate and photographed the vehicle which was... read more »
Taliban confirm Mullah Omar’s death, name new leader
confirmed the death of longtime leader Mullah Mohammad Omar and appointed his successor Thursday, as a new round of peace talks was indefinitely postponed amid concerns over how committed... read more »
Bihar polls: Modi takes charge in bid to crush Nitish in his own den
After declaring a war on his principal rival, Nitish Kumar, at his earlier rally held last week in Muzaffarpur, a northern town known as the ‘political capital’ of Bihar, Prime Minister... read more »
MH370 search: Malaysian experts on way to island to study plane debris – as it happe...
The loss of communication and bizarre flight path of MH370 led a US intelligence assesment and many aviation experts to speculate that the plane was deliberately steered off... read more »
4 Indians abducted in Libya, IS involvement suspected
Four Indians have allegedly in Sirte, Libya, according to TV reports. The Islamic State group, IS, is suspected to be responsible for the kidnapping. The Indians were teaching at the... read more »
SC dismisses Yakub Memon’s petition against death warrant
The curtains came down on the legal battle of 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon as the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed his petition seeking a stay of his execution slated for... read more »
