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Taiwanese President Flies to Singapore t...

Taiwanese President Flies to Singapore to Pay Last Respects to Lee Kuan Yew...

TAIPEI: Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou flew to Singapore today, a source familiar with the matter said, amid local media reports that Ma would pay his last respects to Singapore’s first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, who died aged 91 on Monday. Ma would be unlikely to attend Sunday’s... read more »

Nirbhaya documentary: SC seeks response ...

Nirbhaya documentary: SC seeks response from 2 lawyers for making derogator...

New Delhi: As the ban on the telecast of controversial BBC documentary “India’s Daughter” on the December 16, 2012, gang-rape continues, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from two lawyers for making derogatory remarks against women in the short film. While hearing the... read more »

Blast in LPG refills-laden lorry

Blast in LPG refills-laden lorry

A lorry laden with LPG refills caught fire and the cylinders exploded one after the other on the National Highway No.44 near Enugumarri in Kurnool District in the early hours of Thursday and threatened to cause huge destruction. The truck was on its way from Vadiampet in Anantapur District from the... read more »

IAS Officer’s Death: Protests Turn...

IAS Officer’s Death: Protests Turn Violent in Karnataka, Police Resor...

NEW DELHI: Violent protests took place across Karnataka today over the question of a CBI probe into the death of IAS officer DK Ravi. In Bangalore, the protesters of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad — the student wing of the BJP — were lathicharged by the police. In Tumkur too, the... read more »

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Sikhs fight back against new Pentagon dress code

Washington –  American Sikh leaders, disappointed that new Pentagon dress code requirements released on Wednesday do not go as far as the Sikhs would like, are turning to Congress to increase... read more »

Somnath Bharti won’t quit; summoned by women...

New Delhi –  Somnath Bharti, Delhi’s Law Minister, has been summoned by the state’s women’s commission at 3 pm today. Mr... read more »

‘Narendra Modi’, ‘Rahul Gandhi’...

'Narendra Modi', 'Rahul Gandhi' now Aam Aadmi Party members

Arvind Kejriwal should stop worrying about competition in the national election, since “Narendra Modi” and “Rahul Gandhi” are now both... read more »

Pathribal fake encounter : Army says no proof its perso...

Jammu –  The Army has closed an investigation against its personnel accused of killing five civilians in a fake encounter in Pathribal, Jammu and... read more »

AAP finally asks Somnath Bharti to mind his language

New Delhi – Embarrassed by his crass remarks against senior lawyer Harish Salve and BJP leader Arun Jaitley, the Aam Aadmi Party ordered Delhi’s... read more »

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Devyani Khobragade gets full diplomatic immunity, on her way to India

US action against Indian diplomat: Classic American double standa...

By Arun Kumar Washington – Is the US decision to arrest and strip search Indian diplomat Devyani Khobrgade on charges of visa fraud, sparking a major diplomatic row with what it calls an... read more »

US law enforcers should be mindful of global realities: Haqqani

US law enforcers should be mindful of global reali...

Against the backdrop of the arrest and humiliating treatment meted out to a senior Indian diplomat, a former Pakistani diplomat to the U.S. has... read more »

Singapore man jailed for three years for cyber-stalking

Singapore man jailed for three years for cyber-stalking

Singapore – A man in Singapore was sentenced to three years in jail Friday for cyber-stalking US singer Leandra Ramm for six years from 2005 to... read more »

India, Pakistan, Afghanistan can only be friends: Shari...

India, Pakistan, Afghanistan can only be friends: Sharif

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday said India, Afghanistan and Pakistan have no other option but to become good friends. In an... read more »

Nelson Mandela memorial interpreter admitted to psychia...

Nelson Mandela memorial interpreter admitted to psychiatric hospital

London – The interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s funeral, who was accused of making up sign language, has been admitted to a psychiatric... read more »

Abe visits Yasukuni war shrine, China protests

Japan PM Shinzo Abe rushes home to lead hostage crisis response

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was rushing home from the Middle East Wednesday to take charge of Tokyo’s response after Islamic militants threatened to kill two nationals... read more »

‘Baby’ is a well-carved film; talks about terrorism, says Akshay Kumar

New Delhi: After impressing audiences and critics with his army officer act in “Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty” in 2014, Bollywood’s action star Akshay Kumar is once... read more »

Australian Open 2015: Novak Djokovic & Stan Wawrinka win

Djokovic, a four-time champion in Melbourne, beat Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene 6-3 6-2 6-4, while Wawrinka saw off Turkey’s Marsel Ilhan 6-1 6-4 6-2. Czech fourth seed Petra Kvitova... read more »

4th ODI: Williamson, Ronchi seal New Zealand’s win over Sri Lanka

Nelson: Kane Williamson scored 103 to rescue an ailing New Zealand innings Tuesday and steer them to a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the fourth one-day international for a 2-1 lead in... read more »

Carlton tri-series: Our bowling needs to be much better, says Rai...

Brisbane: Jolted by the opening loss to Australia, India would look to plug the bowling loopholes and ensure a stronger batting display when they take on England in their second ODI tri-series match... read more »