By Amulya Ganguli The beauty of an open society is that its air of freedom has a calming effect on fundamentalists. They soon realise that their chest-thumping display of seemingly potent sentiments not only fails…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Scout – The Definitive Account of David Headley and the Mumbai Attacks; Authors: Shirish Thorat with Sachin Waze; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 232 Price: Rs.399 What kind of a person can…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said that global efforts to improve nuclear security have removed from circulation material equivalent to 150 nuclear weapons, safeguarding it from extremists. “That’s material that will never…
Hanoi, April 2 (IANS) Vietnam’s National Assembly on Saturday elected Tran Dai Quang as the country’s new president. Quang has been elected and sworn in as the president with 452 “yes” votes out of 481…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said Donald Trump’s suggestion that Japan and South Korea should consider obtaining nuclear weapons demonstrates the Republican presidential front-runner’s lack of understanding about foreign policy. “The person…
Kuala Lumpur, April 2 (IANS) Four Malaysian crewmen were abducted in Malaysian waters off southern Philippines, police said on Saturday. Accordingt o authorities, the four Malaysians were abducted on Friday evening by eight armed militants…
US President Barack Obama. (File Photo: Xinhua/Bao Dandan/IANS) From Lalit K Jha Washington, Apr 2 (PTI) US President Barack Obama has questioned Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s foreign policy credentials, saying he doesn’t “know much”…
Baghdad, April 2 (IANS) A total of 1,119 Iraqis were killed and 1,561 others wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflicts in March across Iraq, a UN statement said on Friday. The statement…
Brasilia, April 2 (IANS/EFE) Members of the MST Landless Workers Movement told Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday they would take to the streets to defeat a plan to oust her in a “coup”, as…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) India’s move to get Pathankot terror attacks mastermind, Jaish-e-Mohamed chief Masood Azhar, banned by the UN was rebuffed for the second time by China, a close friend of Pakistan. New Delhi…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) India’s move to get Pathankot terror attacks mastermind, Jaish-e-Mohamed chief Masood Azhar, banned by the UN was rebuffed for the second time by China, a close friend of Pakistan. New Delhi…
Cairo, April 2 (IANS/EFE) At least 65 alleged terrorists were killed on Friday in military operations carried out by the Egyptian army in the north of the Sinai peninsula, according to a statement by army…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) India on Friday said it was disappointed that a “technical hold” has been put on its application to include the name of Pathankot terror attack mastermind, Jaish-e-Mohamed chief Mohamad Masood Azhar,…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined a PIL by the former top cop Julio Riberio and other eminent people seeking setting up of a machinery to verify the assets declared…
Kolkata: The site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkata on March 31, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Heart-wrenching cries of relatives taking custody of the dead and…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) It is not proper for Muslims to say ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ as it amounts to worshipping a goddess and is against their monotheistic belief, says Islamic seminary Darul Uloom…
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) The one-day meeting of the BJP’s Uttar Pradesh executive ended here on Friday, with party leaders asking workers to ensure that it wins the 2017 assembly elections. National vice president Om…
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The Election Commission on Friday said it has made a slew of arrangements for polling and police personnel ranging from health care to transport facilities to services at the polling station…
Dehradun, April 1 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said it was the duty of our institutions to instill in their students core civilisational values, and love for the motherland. “It is the duty of…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The central government is on a sticky wicket over its decision to impose President’s Rule in Uttarakhand, Congress sources said here on Friday. The sources insisted that state governor Krishan…