Asia’s largest refugee crisis: Myanmar tops as 500,000 Rohingya flee.
TEKNAF: He trekked to Bangladesh as part of an exodus of a half million people from Myanmar, the largest refugee crisis to hit Asia in decades. But after climbing out of a boat on a creek on Friday, Mohamed Rafiq could go no further. He collapsed onto a muddy spit of land cradling his wife in his... read more »
India signs MoU to train Afghan police.
India and Afghanistan exchanged a memorandum of understanding on Thursday, which will see Afghan police forces trained in India for the first time. The agreement followed a meeting between Afghanistan Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. “Prime Minister... read more »
Donald Trump to visit Asia in November, North Korea in spotlight.
Washington: Donald Trump will travel to Asia in November for the first time since becoming president, stopping in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines on a trip expected to be dominated by the North Korea nuclear threat. Joined by his wife Melania, Trump will travel 3-14 November.... read more »
Tom Alter, Padma Shri actor and writer, dies aged 67
MUMBAI: Veteran film, television and theatre actor and Padma Shri Tom Alter has died aged 67. The renowned actor and one-time sports writer and author had been battling stage four skin cancer. Alter acted in over 300 movies apart from numerous TV shows, most famously as the gangster Keshav Kalsi in... read more »
Karan Johar on Kangana Ranaut jibe at IIFA-2017
Ever since the word ‘nepotism’ has been mentioned on Karan Johar’s show by Kangana Ranaut, it has become the buzz word in the film industry. But the filmmaker is regretful... read more »
President Donald Trump lets Iran nuclear deal live, but signals he may not for long
President Donald Trump agreed Monday night to let the issue go, but only for a few more months and only after last-minute changes to distance Trump further from the deal. President Donald... read more »
We oppose militarisation of South China Sea: Australia’s foreign minister
India has commercial interests in the South China Sea and has been pressing for resolving the dispute as per the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Prime Minister Narendra... read more »
LoC firing: Pak targets schools in J&K; 217 students, 15 teachers rescued
All schools in Nowshera, Manjakote sectors of Rajouri district is closed for an indefinite periodBraving Pakistani shelling from across the Line of Control (LoC), authorities in Rajouri... read more »
Precedents suggest Mayawati’s resignation likely to be rejected o...
Her resignation may not be accepted because members quitting Parliament are expected to submit their resignation in a simple format and without conditions Hours after storming out of the Rajya Sabha... read more »
