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Islamic militants release 300 recently-k...

Islamic militants release 300 recently-kidnapped Kurds

Islamic insurgents have released 300 Kurdish men in the country’s north who were taken captive Sunday, a Kurdish official said on Monday. Nawaf Khalil, a spokesman for the Kurdish PYD party in Europe, told Reuters by phone that the “men were released by the Islamist militant groups who... read more »

Police kill 20 sandalwood smugglers in A...

Police kill 20 sandalwood smugglers in Andhra Pradesh

TIRUPATI: Twenty red sanders smugglers were killed in an alleged encounter with a joint team of special police and forest personnel in the Seshachalam forests of Chittoor district in the early hours of Tuesday. The incident took place at Etagunta and Vacchinodu Banda hamlets, deep in the forest in... read more »

Kejriwal to lead AAP rally against land ...

Kejriwal to lead AAP rally against land bill

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will address an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rally against the BJP’s land acquisition bill at Jantar Mantar and will also lead a march to Parliament on April 22. This will be the first protest march undertaken by Mr. Kejriwal in his second stint as Delhi Chief... read more »

Kenya al-Shabab attack: Bodies recovered...

Kenya al-Shabab attack: Bodies recovered from Garissa university

Grief-stricken relatives have gone to identify bodies at a university in north-eastern Kenya where al-Shabab militants killed at least 147 people. The BBC’s Anne Soy at Garissa University says ambulances have been leaving the campus, as have students with suitcases. A dusk-to-dawn curfew has... read more »

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Tarun Tejpal case : photos leaked of reporter he allegedly raped

Mumbai – A photograph that shows Tarun Tejpal with the young journalist he is accused of raping has become the latest flashpoint in the case, with both sides asking the police to determine who... read more »

Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 66th death anniversary

Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 66th d...

New Delhi – The nation on Thursday paid homage to Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on his 66th death anniversary. Prominent leaders from... read more »

Trial against Jayalalithaa in income tax case to contin...

Trial against Jayalalithaa in income tax case to continue: Supreme Court

New Delhi –  In a setback to Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa , the Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the continuation of trial against her for not filing... read more »

Telangana deadline today, Kiran Reddy challenges his ow...

New Delhi –  The Centre’s Telangana plan faces a big test today in the Andhra Pradesh assembly, where a majority of MLAs are inclined to back... read more »

Why the Congress government will keep pursuing AAP’s fu...

Delhi CM Mr. Arvind Kejriwal leaves Janata Darbar midway due to chaos

Some time in November last year, lawyer ML Sharma filed a PIL alleging that the Aam Aadmi Party’s funds were procured from dubious sources. The PIL... read more »

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Thai opposition to boycott 2 February elections as mass protests continue

Thai opposition to boycott 2 February elections as mass protests ...

London – The main opposition party in Thailand has announced it will boycott snap elections set for 2 February. Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva told a news conference it would not be... read more »

Morsi to face third criminal trial over 2011 jail breakout

Morsi to face third criminal trial over 2011 jail ...

London – Ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi will face a third criminal trial on charges of organizing prison breaks during the 2011... read more »

Musharraf challenges treason trial in special civilian ...

Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf faces treason trial

Islamabad – Former Pakistan president military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has challenged his trial for treason in a civilian court. Musharraf... read more »

Obama warns South Sudan after US military personnel wou...

President Obama Asks Congress to Hold Off on New Iran Sanctions

Juba – US President Barack Obama warned the leaders of South Sudan against a military coup Saturday after four US servicemen were wounded in an attack on... read more »

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... read more »

Barack Obama’s India trip: US analysts cautiously optimistic

Washington: President Barack Obama’s upcoming trip to India could well lead to deeper cooperation between the two countries as it was in their mutual interest, analysts suggested... read more »

Saudi king’s death could bring ‘prolonged era of leadership change’

The death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah at the age of 90 on Thursday brings to power his half-brother, a former governor of Riyadh who has warned that democracy can only come to the... read more »

India decreases number of out-of-school children by nearly 16 million in 2 years: UN

India has been able to decrease its number of out-of-school children by nearly 16 million between 2000 and 2012, driving the progress in South Asia, but it still has 1.4 million children... read more »

ISIS executing ‘educated women’ in new wave of horror says UN

GENEVA: The UN on Tuesday decried numerous executions of civilians in Iraq by the Islamic State group, warning that educated women appeared to be especially at risk. The jihadist group is... read more »

Notice to makers of ‘PK’ for alleged plagiarism

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the producers and directors of Aamir Khan-starrer PK on a novelist’s plea accusing the makers of the movie of plagiarising certain portions from... read more »