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World’s oldest person Misao Okawa ...

World’s oldest person Misao Okawa dies in Japan

The world’s oldest living person, Japan’s Misao Okawa, has died from heart failure at the age of 117. She died in a nursing home in Osaka, the city she was born in on 5 March 1898. She is survived by three children, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Ms Okawa was recognised... read more »

Sailing away from troubles: Navy evacuat...

Sailing away from troubles: Navy evacuates 348 Indians stranded in war-torn...

New Delhi: Indian Navy Tuesday night evacuated 348 Indians from strife-torn Yemen. INS Sumitra rescued the Indian nationals after New Delhi got permission to dock its ship at the Aden harbour for the evacuation of its citizens from the sea port city as the government launched a massive air and sea... read more »

Supreme Court stays trial court order su...

Supreme Court stays trial court order summoning former PM Manmohan Singh in...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a summons issued to former prime minister Manmohan Singh by a special court in connection with a coal scam case. The apex court took up a petition challenging the summons in a hearing in which Singh also raised the issue of lack of sanction to prosecute him in... read more »

Indians evacuated from Yemen to reach Dj...

Indians evacuated from Yemen to reach Djibouti today en-route home

The 348 Indians dramatically evacuated by an Indian warship from the Yemeni port of Aden amidst an overnight bombardment are expected to reach Djibouti by mid-day on Wednesday. The group of men, women and children will be flown home from Djibouti, where minister of state for external affairs V K... read more »

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AAP has not given funding info to us, says Centre in court

New Delhi –  Leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP have failed to share information about their funding, the union government said in the Delhi High Court today. The case is based on a Public... read more »

Protestor briefly disrupts Prime Minister Manmohan...

New Delhi – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speech was briefly interrupted at the Vigya Bhawan when a protestor tried to disrupt the proceedings... read more »

Section 377: Homosexual behaviour remains a crime

Section 377: Homosexual behaviour remains a crime

New Delhi –  All homosexual behaviour will continue to be regarded as a crime in India, with the Supreme Court on Tuesday refusing to revisit a... read more »

Supreme Court may decide on death sentence commutation ...

Red beacons only for high statutory offices, rules SC

New Delhi –  The Supreme Court is likely to decide today whether to commute the death sentences of three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case... read more »

Raj Thackeray booked for telling party workers ‘p...

Mumbai –  Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has been booked in two cases by the Pune police for ordering his party workers to vandalise... read more »

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India willing to buy power from Nepal: Farooq Abdullah

India willing to buy power from Nepal: Farooq Abdullah

Kathmandu – India is willing to invest in Nepal’s potential hydropower sector and purchase electricity generated in the Himalayan country, Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq... read more »

Musharraf challenges treason trial in civilian court

Musharraf challenges treason trial in civilian cou...

Pakistan’s former ruler Pervez Musharraf on Saturday challenged the formation of a special court to try him for high treason, saying he had imposed... read more »

‘Mandela needs to be re-invoked’

'Mandela needs to be re-invoked'

New Delhi – Nelson Mandela, the world’s anti-apartheid icon and South Africa’s first non-white president who died earlier this month, need... read more »

Hyderabad-born is Texas secretary of state

Hyderabad-born is Texas secretary of state

Washington – Hyderabad-born attorney Nandita Venkateswaran Berry has been appointed the Secretary of State for Texas, making her the first person of... read more »

India, US don’t want ties to be spoilt by one inc...

India, US don't want ties to be spoilt by one incident: Khurshid

New Delhi – ExternalAffairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Saturday that India and the US are in talks to resolve the stand-off over the alleged... read more »

Pakistan troops violate ceasefire

Pakistan troops fire at three border posts

Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing on the international border here Wednesday. “Pakistan Rangers started firing at three BSF outposts in Arnia area today morning,” a senior... read more »

Shanghai New Year stampede: four officials sacked

Four top district officials have been sacked for insufficient preparation and response in the New Year’s Eve stampede that killed 36 people in Shanghai. Investigation results released by... read more »

A look at Japan and two being held by Islamic State

Two Japanese men have been threatened with death by the Islamic State (IS) if their government doesn’t pay a huge ransom. A look at hostages and Japan, and its interests in the Middle... read more »

My hard work paid off, says Finn

He scripted a memorable comeback on Tuesday snapping five wickets to set up England’s nine-wicket win over India in the cricket tri-series and pacer Steven Finn said he was happy to see... read more »

I learnt a lot from Dhoni: Vijay

With 482 runs in four Tests, opener M. Vijay was one of India’s stand-out performers down under. The in-form batsman is now back in India and is set to bolster Tamil Nadu’s batting ahead of its... read more »