Seven-Day State Mourning for Former President APJ Abdul Kalam but No Holida...
The Government has announced a seven-day state mourning in honour of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, however, there will be no holiday. “As a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, seven days of state mourning will be observed throughout India from July 27, 2015 to August 2, 2015, both... read more »
Afghanistan: 21 dead, 10 wounded in wedding gunfight
KABUL: A shootout at a wedding party in northern Afghanistan has left 21 people dead and another 10 wounded, an official said Monday. Jaweed Basharat, spokesman for the governor of Baghlan province, said a gunfight broke out between two groups attending the wedding in Andarab district late Sunday.... read more »
Delhi on high alert after Gurdaspur attack, security stepped up
Authorities sounded high alert across Delhi on Monday with hundreds of policemen deployed at railway stations, railway stations, shopping malls and crowded markets in the wake of a terrorist attack in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district that left five people dead. A burst tyre near Parliament also... read more »
At least 13 dead in al Shabaab attack on Somali hotel
The Somali militant Islamist group al Shabaab attacked a Mogadishu hotel on Sunday, driving a car packed with explosives through the hotel gate and killing at least 13 people, a first responder and the rebel group said. A Reuters witness said blood and pieces of flesh were spattered around the site... read more »
Fisheremen issue will take sometime to resolve: Modi
India and Sri Lanka on Friday inked four agreements, including on cooperation in customs, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena in... read more »
Death toll rises to 7 after Bangladesh cement factory collapse
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The death toll from the collapse of the roof of a five-story cement factory in Bangladesh rose to at least seven Friday, a government official said. M. Jahangir... read more »
Pakistan court rules 26/11 mastermind Lakhvi’s detention as illegal, orders release...
Islamabad: A court in Pakistan on Friday ordered the release of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, an alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack. The Islamabad High Court has ruled Lakhvi’s... read more »
CBI arrests 3 people in corporate espionage case for leaking sensitive documents from vari...
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday night arrested three people in the corporate espionage case. The trio were detained in the case for leaking sensitive documents... read more »
United Nations to Hold Disaster Meeting in Tsunami-Hit Japan
TOKYO: The UN will hold a once-in-a-decade meeting on disaster risk reduction this weekend, with policymakers gathering in tsunami-struck Japan after warnings that the cost of climate change-related... read more »
