Egyptian court dismisses murder charge against Hosni Mubarak
CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Saturday dropped its case against ousted President Hosni Mubarak, his interior minister and six aides on charges of ordering the killing of protesters during the 2011 revolt that removed him from power. The court also cleared Mubarak and a former oil minister of graft... read more »
Nigeria vows to track down militants
Nigeria’s president has pledged to track down those responsible for Friday’s attack on a mosque in the northern city of Kano that reportedly left 120 dead and a further 270 injured. The Islamist militant group Boko Haram is suspected of carrying out the attack though so far no one has claimed... read more »
PM Modi thanks voters in Jharkhand, says ensure same results as LS polls
Expressing his gratitude to the people of Jharkhand for reposing their faith in him during the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the voters here to ensure the same results in the assembly elections. “When I came during the Lok Sabha polls at the same venue, this... read more »
Islamic State a major challenge, some youths are swayed by its ideology: Ra...
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that there may be many terrorist organizations in the world but the government will not allow them to get a foothold in India. Addressing the 49th DGPs/IGs conference in Guwahati, the Union home minister raised the issue of ISIS and... read more »
Alibaba could join hands with Snapdeal to scale up presence in India
MUMBAI – Even as Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.com goes public this week in New York with plans to raise up to $25 billion, it is working on strengthening its position in the... read more »
Aus cops foiled ISIS beheading plot: PM Abbott
Intelligence showed that militants connected with Islamic State were planning to behead a member of the public in Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Thursday after hundreds of... read more »
Modi holds extensive talks with Xi Jinping, brings up Ladakh incursions
Sources from the MEA have said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brought up border issues with China President Xi Jinping during discussions that went on in Hyderabad House. Although... read more »
SC questions lack of transparency in appointment of CVC
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday questioned Centre on lack of transparency in the appointment of chief vigilance commissioner and vigilance commissioner. The top court had on Wednesday... read more »
Ebola crisis ‘coiling out of control’: Obama
President Obama announced Tuesday a major increase in the U.S. response to the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa, including the deployment of 3,000 American troops to build treatment... read more »
