Bharat Ratna for Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Madan Mohan Malviya
New Delhi: Former prime minister and BJP veteran Atal Bihari Vajpayee and freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malaviya will be honoured with the country’s highest civilian award the “Bharat Ratna”, the government announced on Wednesday.A statement from President Pranab Mukherjee’s office... read more »
Sony U-turn on North Korea film
The Interview was put back into cinemas when Sony announced a limited Christmas Day release for the comedy that provoked an international incident with North Korea and outrage over its cancelled release. Sony Entertainment chief executive Michael Lynton said Seth Rogen’s North Korea farce... read more »
Sony Hacking: Key North Korean websites back online after shutdown
Key North Korean websites were back online Tuesday after an hours-long shutdown that followed a US vow to respond to a crippling cyberattack on Sony Pictures that Washington blames on Pyongyang. The White House and the State Department declined to say whether the US government was responsible for... read more »
Pakistan was warned about Peshawar school attack in August, says report
Peshawar: Government departments in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province were warned of an imminent attack on the Army Public School months before the carnage unfolded in Peshawar on 16 December. The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa home ministry stated that the Taliban commander Khaksar in Orakazi, a part... read more »
Erupting Japan volcano injures several, leaves 250 stranded
A Japanese volcano erupted on Saturday, injuring at least eight people, leaving more than 250 people stranded near the peak and forcing aircraft to divert their routes, officials and media... read more »
Air strikes on ISIL: US welcomes UK parliament vote
Washington says it is “pleased” that the UK parliament has voted to approve air strikes against ISIL insurgents in Iraq. On Friday, British MPs voted for military action by 524 votes to... read more »
Australian Muslims Wary of Antiterror Initiatives
Australia—After Australian police last week said that they foiled an imminent Islamic State-linked plot to behead members of the public in central Sydney, Prime Minister Tony Abbott... read more »
Clashing Goals in Syria Strikes Put U.S. in Fix
BEIRUT, Lebanon — President Obama said the American-led airstrikes in Syria were intended to punish the terror organizations that threatened the United States — but would do nothing to... read more »
FBI identifies militant beheading videos of the Islamic State
WASHINGTON – The masked militant Islamic state seen in the videos of the beheading of two Americans has been identified, said the FBI director, James Comey, on Thursday, but without giving his... read more »
