Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets in IPL thrillerPolice recover Rs 84 lakh, luxury vehicles from 13 members arrestedDislodged from govt bungalow, Bittu spends night at party officeIndian Air force rescues 2 NRI women tourists from forest of Himachal’s SirmaurFourth Indian national arrested in Nijjar’s murder CaseArvind Kejriwal can campaign for Lok Sabha polls; gets 21-day interim bailIndia: 28,200 mobiles suspected of being used in cyber fraud blocked‘Donkey’ flight? Plane with 200 Indians sent back from JamaicaIndia says Canada has not shared any specific evidence or information yetIndian-origin robber responsible for crash that killed Indian couple, grandsonKaran Brar, says he entered Canada using ‘study permit’ visa2 brothers from Haryana’s Karnal arrested for killing Indian student in Australia
Jakarta, December 21 Indonesian police said today they were on their highest terror alert after foiling plans for a suicide attack in Jakarta and arresting radicals linked to the Islamic State group. Three-day raids across Java ending yesterday saw the confiscation of explosive materials, an IS-inspired flag and nine arrests.Read More
New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay his first state visit to Russia on December 23-24. Though the dates are yet to be officially announced, sources say Modi will head to Russia next week. The visit is likely to see major agreements in the defence sector and further Russian commitmentRead More
United Nations, December 19 The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution endorsing a peace process in Syria to end the five-year-long war through talks between the government and the Opposition, but the draft is silent on the role of President Bashar Assad in a political transition. In its firstRead More
Washington, December 19 President Barack Obama has praised the US leadership for making the historic Paris agreement possible by bringing “big, emerging countries” like China and India on board as he listed his successes from the year that showed “what is possible when America leads”. “…last week, in Paris, nearlyRead More
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin has said Russia’s unwavering position on the crisis in Syria, where it has steadfastly resisted calls for Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, has facilitated its negotiations with both Washington and Damascus on the issue. “We find it easy to work with both (Syrian President Bashar) al-Assad and theRead More
DIYARBAKIR: Sixty-nine Kurdish insurgents and two Turkish soldiers have been killed in four days of fighting across southeast Turkey as security forces ramp up operations against the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), security sources and the military said on Saturday. The military said Turkish warplanes taking off from their southeasternRead More
Washington, US President Barack Obama has promised Sikhs to look into their demand to allow them to serve in the American military “without restrictions” on their articles of faith like growing a beard and wearing a turban, according to a prominent community organisation. Rajwant Singh, chairman of the Sikh CouncilRead More
New York, A 12-year-old Sikh boy was kept behind the bars for three days for allegedly joking to a classmate that he has a bomb in his backpack, the boy’s cousin wrote in a Facebook post this week. “A bully in class thought it would be funny to accuse himRead More
Beijing, China warned residents across a large part of northern China on Friday to prepare for a wave of choking smog arriving over the weekend, the worst of which is expected to over capital Beijing, prompting the city to issue its second ever “red alert”. The National Meteorological Centre said theRead More
Washington, Voicing concern over Pakistan’s nuclear and missile programmes, the US has asked it to restrain them and avoid any developments that might lead to increased risk to nuclear safety and strategic stability. “I wanted to say that we do share your concerns particularly about the development of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal.Read More
