Pakistan court rules 26/11 mastermind Lakhvi’s detention as illegal,...
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 detention as illegal. Justice Noorul Haq accepted Lahvi`s appeal filed against his third time detention orders... read more »
CBI arrests 3 people in corporate espionage case for leaking sensitive docu...
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 from various ministries. On Thursday, the investigation agency searched various ministries and the offices of... 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 calamities could bankrupt future generations. The meeting will review what lessons have been learned... read more »
Australian teen among group ISIS suicide bombing in Iraq
Australia’s government was trying to confirm reports that an Australian teenager was among a group of suicide bombers from the Islamic State movement that struck Iraq’s embattled Anbar province. The Islamic State group claimed in an online statement that it used foreign fighters from Australia,... read more »
Bihar CM Manjhi calls cabinet meet, supporters protest
Mr. Manjhi had earlier called the party legislature meeting as “unauthorized and unconstitutional” and had summoned a separate meeting of party legislature on February 20 Ahead... read more »
The New York Times editorial slams Modi
After U.S. President Barack Obama raised the issue of religious intolerance in India, The New York Times published a very strong editorial criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what... read more »
Coal scam: CBI files progress report in sealed cover before special court
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday filed the progress report of its further investigation in a sealed cover before a special court in connection with a coal blocks allocation... read more »
Obama includes Republicans in big delegation to meet new Saudi King
President Barack Obama will fly a 30-member delegation including top officials and Republican foreign policy veterans to Riyadh on Tuesday to meet new Saudi Arabian King Salman as the... read more »
Obama in India, China cautions India over Indo-US nuclear deal
China today extended conditional support for India’s Nuclear Suppliers Group membership bid but said “prudence and caution” needs to be exercised on the issue, a day after US President Barack... read more »