Fresh tremor felt in Nepal, death toll over 7,500
Nepal’s woes don’t seem to be ending anytime soon, as a fresh tremor of magnitude 4.0 rocked the quake-hit Nepal, where more than 7,500 people have died and over 14,500 …
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India set to optimise tourism potential
For all its myriad splendours and attractions, India only gets 0.64 percent of the global tourist traffic. Finally, the ruling dispensation in India has woken up to the potential, with …
Read MoreLakhvi innocent? India hits out at Hafiz Saeed
After Jamaat-ud-Dawa Chief Hafiz Saeed called Lashkar-e-Taiba leader and 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi an innocent man, India lashed out at Saeed and underlined that his remarks showed the pervasive network of terrorists, prevalent in Pakistan.
“Hafiz Saeed is himself among the dreaded terrorist that the world has already notified. And his clean certificate to Lakhvi, who was the real mastermind behind the 26/11 terror attacks, I think shows the connection and the extensive network of terrorist that pervades Pakistan as a country,” said G. V. L. Narasimha Rao, spokesperson of Bharatiya Janta Party(BJP).
He called his comments rather amateurish and intriguing and said that Hafiz Saeed had absolutely no locus standi, and his recent comments only vindicated that Lakhvi was the mastermind behind that attack.
Read MoreCrisis in Yemen: Imperatives for Region and Beyond
As the crisis in Yemen unfolds, regional and international media reports suggest that Yemen is heading towards becoming another theatre of Shia-Sunni conflict or proxy war between Iran and Saudi …
Read MoreNepal quake: Over 160,000 houses destroyed, blow to tourism industry
Nepal’s devastating earthquake has destroyed over 160,000 households so far, and the number could go as high as nearly half a million, the Nepalese government has said. The recent catastrophe …
Read MoreAmanpour: UNESCO’s new freedom of expression ambassador
Ace CNN journalist-anchor Christine Amanpour has been named as the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Freedom of Expression and Journalist Safety, at a ceremony held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, …
Read MoreAsian century not possible without Buddha: Modi
Imagine an Asian century without the luminous spiritual presence of Lord Buddha. As millions of Buddhists across nations celebrate Buddha’s birthday, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined that the 21st …
Read MoreModi connects to China via Sina Weibo
Ahead of his visit to China, India’s Net-savvy Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached out to the Chinese people by joining Seino Weibo, the Chinese version of microblogging site twitter …
Read MoreMaking India a tech powerhouse: Focus on upgrading science and research
Amid partisan political rhetoric, it’s refreshing to see a senior Indian minister talking about moving India up the ladder of science and research – the core areas that can stimulate …
Read MoreAl-Qaeda’s new video charges Modi, World Bank of war against Muslims
Al-Qaeda’s latest video titled ‘From France to Bangladesh: The Dust Will Never Settle Down’, has mentioned India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has said that a war has been going …
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