Boko Haram pledges alliance with Islamic State
Marking an entwining of pan-Islamist terror groups, Boko Haram, the brutal Nigerian militant group, has promised an allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The leader of Nigeria’s …
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Saudi Arabia overtook India in 2014 as the world’s top importer of defence equipment, according to a new study on defence spending by London-based defence specialists. The report is published …
Read MoreA 41-year-old Indian IT professional, Prabha Arun Kumar, was stabbed to death in Sydney in Australia on March 7, just a few metres from her home. Prabha Kumar was talking …
Read MoreAmid a new bounce in India-US relations following the visit of US President Barack Obama to New Delhi in January, India has named Arun Kumar Singh, a 1979 batch Indian …
Read MoreChina, the most powerful emerging economy known for its expectations of double-digit growth rates, has lowered its 2015 economic growth expectations to about 7%. Speaking at the opening of China’s …
Read MoreDefying the pressure from Indian government to censor the controversial documentary on the December 16 gang rape, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) aired ‘India’s Daughter’ on March 4 for a global audience, saying that the documentary had handled the issue “responsibly”. However, in a concession, the BBC said it would not telecast the documentary in India.
The documentary is based on the traumas of a young physiotherapist, Nirbhaya (a pseudonym given to the victim), who was savagely gang-raped, tortured and killed by six men on a moving bus in the capital Delhi on December 16, 2012. It has ignited a blazing controversy in India for its inclusion of the interview of Mukesh Singh, one of the rapists.
It’s a chilling interview to watch: there is not a trace of remorse as he speaks about teaching a lesson to girls who wear wrong clothes and go to discos. “A decent girl won’t roam around at nine o’clock at night. A girl is far more responsible for rape than a boy,” he says. “Housework and housekeeping is for girls, not roaming in discos and bars at night doing wrong things, wearing wrong clothes. About 20% of girls are good.”
In a move that will be closely watched in the region, China has announced its intention to increase its annual defence spending by 10 per cent. National People’s Congress spokeswoman …
Read MoreIn an unexpected move, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lowered its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 7.5 percent on March 4. This move has come …
Read MoreAmid India’s concerns about the impact of withdrawal of NATO forces in Afghanistan, Afghan Ambassador Shaida Mohammad Abdali has assured that his country will never allow its territory to be …
Read MoreIndia and Pakistan will be looking to map the way forward for improving their strained ties during Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar’s maiden trip to Islamabad March 3. Mr Jaishankar will …
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