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New York TimesHONG KONG — North Korea has arrested a Christian missionary from Australia, his family said on Wednesday, taking him into captivity even as it continues to face pressure to release an American missionary it has held for more than a year. The Australian …Australian Christian missionary arrested in North KoreaReutersFamily says Australian man […]
Hindustan TimesAndhra Pradesh chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday said that he is going to step down from his post and quit Congress to protest the UPA government’s decision to bifurcate the state and create India’s 29th state Telanagna. Andhra Pradesh …Both houses of Parliament repeatedly adjournedThe HinduTelangana LIVE: Bill passed by throwing […]
Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: Keen on the 17 seats in the region, a determined Congress managed to secure Lok Sabha’s nod for the creation of Telangana amid din raised by a group of protesting MPs and an unprecedented TV blackout of the proceedings. Interestingly, the …Telangana bill clears LS hurdle, all eyes on Rajya Sabha […]
BBC NewsThe only surprise about Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation as Delhi’s chief minister would have been if he hadn’t gone. His actions since taking over the job only six weeks ago have all pointed this way – including the final showdown over his anti-corruption bill.Lokpal or JokepalHindustan TimesAAP announces nationwide anti-graft campaign from February 23Times of […]
Press Trust of IndiaJohannesburg, Feb 3 (AFP) A light aircraft crashed today at Johannesburg’s Lanseria airport in South Africa, killing all three people aboard, an official at the city’s second hub said. “A light aircraft has come down and there were three fatalities,” said Mike …Lanseria crash: bad weather may be to blameMail & Guardian […]
New York TimesISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A special court on Friday rejected a request by the former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to leave Pakistan for medical treatment and instead issued arrest warrants in the treason case against him, according to lawyers in the case.Court rejects plea by Musharraf for treatment abroadArab NewsNo treatment abroad for MusharrafOman […]
ABC NewsThe Japanese government announced Tuesday it is revising official teaching manuals to emphasize Japan’s territorial rights to islands which are also claimed by China and South Korea. The Education Ministry says the decision was made to reflect the …Japan revises school manuals to set out territorial claimsBBC NewsJapan revises teaching manuals, says islands its […]
Hindustan TimesThere were no life jackets and divers on board the ill-fated boat that capsized in Andaman and Nicobar Islands killing at least 21 people, Union Minister V Narayanasamy on Monday said. Eyewitnesses to the boat tragedy also claimed that there was a blast …Three detained in connection with Andaman ferry tragedyThe HinduNo life jackets, […]
The News InternationalISLAMABAD: The VVIP accused of the most heinous crime in the book of country’s statutes — high treason — is seeking the exceptional luxury of getting a basic diagnostic test, angiography, from abroad, apparently to escape from the most critical trial in …AFIC report adds to Musharraf’s strategyBusiness RecorderMusharraf wants to leave Pakistan […]
Voice of AmericaIndian media reports say the Supreme Court has ordered an investigation into the gang rape of a 20-year-old woman allegedly attacked earlier this week on the orders of a village council. The Press Trust of India says the court, led by Chief Justice P.West Bengal: Gang-raped on a platform for the village to […]
Press Trust of IndiaTokyo, Jan 19 (AFP) US ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy has tweeted her concern at the “inhumaneness” of a Japanese village’s traditional dolphin hunt. “Deeply concerned by inhumaneness of drive hunt dolphin killing. USG (US …Japan’s annual dolphin capture and slaughter, as depicted in ‘The Cove,’ has …The Province250 Dolphins Await Imminent […]
ABC OnlineThe wife of a prominent Indian politician has been found dead in what appears to be a suicide after allegations her husband was having an affair. Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in her room at a luxury hotel in New Delhi last night just days after her …Sunanda Pushkar’s body sent to AIIMS for […]
Telegraph.co.ukApple supplier Foxconn has reportedly shipped about 1.4 million iPhone 5Ss handsets to China Mobile, ahead of the mobile operator’s launch on Friday 17 January. A person familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal’s Digits blog that while the initial …Apple’s China Mobile deal to extend beyond handsetsMarketWatchApple CEO Tim Cook upbeat about […]
CNN InternationalHong Kong (CNN) — Oscar-nominated Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou has been fined 7.48 million yuan ($1.2 million) for breaching China’s one-child policy, authorities say. A letter sent to Zhang by the family planning bureau of Binhu District of Wuxi City, …Baby-trafficking doctor given suspended death sentenceXinhuaChina: Baby-Stealing Obstetrician Gets Suspended Death PenaltyVoice of AmericaChinese […]
XinhuaBAGHDAD, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — At least 11 people were killed and 45 others wounded in a series of bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Sunday, a police source said. Two car bombs went off at a marketplace in Shaab district in the northeastern part …Bombings kill 15 in Iraq’s capital, BaghdadWashington […]
Hindustan TimesBesides their visible angry reactions, there was a sense of glee within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s unprecedented attack on its mascot Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addresses a press conference …‘Disastrous Modi’ irks BJPTimes of IndiaIndian Prime Minister Won’t Seek Third TermWall Street JournalIndia’s ‘powerless leader’ bows […]
The HinduResponding to the sharpest ever attack on its Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the BJP on Friday dubbed his comments as “unfortunate and condemnable”. BJP President Rajnath Singh said: “It is unfortunate …Modi would be dangerous for Congress, not for country: BJPIndian ExpressIndian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announces retirementgulfnews.comIndian […]
Times of IndiaBANGALORE: Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, who announced his party KJP’s decision to merge with BJP, on Friday flayed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s comment that Narendra Modi as PM would be “disastrous” for the country and …Manmohan’s attack on Modi ‘unfortunate and condemnable’, says BJPThe HinduModi would be dangerous for Congress, not […]
The Globe and MailIndia’s prime minister announced Friday he would step aside after 10 years following this summer’s general election, saying Rahul Gandhi should replace him if the ruling Congress Party manages to stay in power. In only his third news conference in a …Pakistan says will welcome visit by Prime Minister Manmohan SinghIndian ExpressPM […]
BBC NewsA Chinese helicopter arrived close to the vessel, bringing in a crew to assess the landing situation. The aircraft is expected to return within the hour to begin ferrying the first passengers out to another vessel. The Shokalskiy has been trapped since Christmas …Helicopter Rescue Delayed for Stranded Antarctic ShipVoice of AmericaPassenger Rescue From […]
The HinduThe Railways has apparently not learnt from past incidents. Last year, a fire in the Tamil Nadu Express claimed 30 lives and on Saturday another inferno killed 26 passengers, most of them when they were asleep. Distressingly, the causes of fire during …Ill-informed railway officials add to anxiety of relativesTimes of IndiaIndia train fire […]
ReutersNEW DELHI (Reuters) – At least 23 people were killed on Saturday in a fire on a train in southern India, authorities said. The train was on its way from the city of Bangalore to Nanded in the western state of Maharashtra. The driver stopped the train when he …Fire engulfs express train in southern […]
Indian ExpressRahul Gandhi is seeking for an extension to the Winter Session of Parliament to pass more anti-corruption laws. The Congress vice president is of the view that the Lokpal Bill alone cannot be expected to fight corruption effectively (Reuters) …Lok Sabha passes lokpal bill, Anna ends fast; Rahul says more anti-graft bills in …Hindustan […]
Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Thursday expressed himself against the Supreme Court order which declared homosexuality as illegal, saying he agrees with the Delhi high court which had decriminalized gay sex. “I personally believe that these are matters of …India’s Ruling Party to Fight Ban on Gay SexWall Street JournalSonia disappointed with SC […]
Press Trust of IndiaSingapore, Dec 9 (PTI) Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today condoled the death of an Indian national who was killed in a road accident in the city-state’s Indian district. Sakthivel Kumaravelu, 33, was fatally knocked down last night by a bus in …24 Indians arrested for worst riots in Singapore in […]