Tokyo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday deplored the “expansionist” tendency among some countries which “encroach” upon seas of others, in oblique comments against China which is having a maritime dispute with Japan. “The whole world accepts that the 21st century will belong to Asia. But I have a question.Read More

Patna, Nalanda University (NU), which attracted students from the world over in ancient times, rose again on Monday as classes restarted at its newly established campus at Rajgir. The event marked the fruition of the idea proposed by former president APJ Abdul Kalam while addressing a joint session of BiharRead More

Tokyo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe reportedly agreed to expand the bilateral cooperation between two nations in various sectors with Tokyo on Monday committing to double its direct investment in India from $2 billion last year to 3.5 trillion yen in next five years. MinistryRead More

New Delhi,  The new scheme offers flats ranging from Rs seven lakhs to Rs 1.2 crore across categories, viz – EWS, LIG, MIG, HIG, Janata flats and one-room apartments.    “We are offering 25,034 flats in the 2014 scheme out of which 22,627 would be one-bed room apartments. Among others, 896Read More

Melborne,  There is an increasing Canadian presence in the Australian drug scene, where traffickers brave harsh enforcement for large profits in a “high-risk, high-reward” MARKET, authorities say. The Australian Crime Commission reports that most of the cocaine brought into the country comes from Chile, with Canada second, climbing three spots since 2010. TheRead More

Quebec, A former Quebec schoolteacher has been sentenced to nearly two years in jail for sexually assaulting a teenaged student more than a decade ago. Tania Pontbriand was found guilty in January of sexual assault and two counts of sexual exploitation for a sexual relationship she had with a 15-year-oldRead More

Montreal,  For the past month, Sheila Sedinger woke up every morning fraught with worry over the prospect of being deported to Mexico without her two young children. But Sedinger, who came to Canada in 2005, was recently granted a stay from a Federal Court justice, guaranteeing her at least two more yearsRead More

LA PAZ, Bolivia, Bolivian police say eight foreign tourists are among the 10 people killed when a bus returning to La Paz from theSalar de Uyuni salt flats ran off the highway and crashed. Police Capt. Gonzalo Carrasco said that another 24 people, most of them foreigners, were injured and beingRead More

Islamabad,  In the backdrop of the anti-government protests led by Imran Khan and Tahir-ul-Qadri demanding resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) chief on Sunday said he will fight for freedom till his last breath. Khan wrote on PTI’s official Twitter handle – “I will fight for freedom till i breathRead More

Islamabad,  Thousands of anti-government protesters tried to raid the official residence of Pakistan’s prime minister, sparking clashes with police that killed three people and wounded nearly 400 amid cries for the premier to step down, officials said Sunday. The overnight violence has raised the stakes in the two-week sit-in led by oppositionRead More