Month: January 2018

Rohingya insurgents say they have no option but to fight Myanmar

open view web desk YANGON- Rohingya Muslim insurgents said on Sunday they have no option but to fight what they called Myanmar state-sponsored terrorism to defend the Rohingya community, and they demanded that the Rohingya be consulted on all decisions affecting their future.  The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army […]

RS chairman sends privilege notice to LS speaker against Rahul

open view web desk New Delhi [India], Jan 6: Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has sent a privilege notice to Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan against Congress president Rahul Gandhi. As per sources, the notice was sent to the speaker as Rahul is a member of the Lower House and Mahajan could deal with […]

Cong asks PM to stop boasting about India’s economic growth

    open view web desk New Delhi [India], Jan 6: The Congress party on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to stop boasting that India is the fastest growing economy. “The GDP is at a 4-year-old low now. Will Prime Minister Modi and Finance Minister […]

Two jets collide on ground at Toronto airport

  open view web desk Two jets collided on the ground at a Toronto airport on Friday, setting the tail of one aircraft alight and prompting passengers to evacuate the other via an emergency slide. Both WestJet and Sunwing confirmed that their planes were involved in the collision […]

U.S. weighs Pakistani blowback as it piles pressure on Islamabad

open view web desk WASHINGTON- The United States is examining ways to mitigate any Pakistani retaliation as it piles pressure on Islamabad to crack down on militants, a senior U.S. official said on Friday, cautioning that U.S. action could extend beyond a new freeze in aid. Pakistan is […]

Olive branch or booby trap? N. Korea’s new tone divides analysts

open view web desk North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un could be laying a trap for the US and the South with his apparent olive branches towards Seoul, analysts say, warning that Pyongyang’s ultimate goal is to divide their 70-year alliance. After months of high tensions over the North’s […]

In small breakthrough, Koreas will meet for talks on Tuesday

open view web desk SEOUL, South Korea — The rival Koreas will sit down for their first formal talks in more than two years next week to find ways to cooperate on the Winter Olympics in the South and to improve their abysmal ties, Seoul officials said Friday. […]

Saudi intercepts ballistic missile near Yemen border

open view web desk Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Jan 5: Saudi Arabia on Friday intercepted a ballistic missileover the kingdom’s southern province of Najran, bordering Yemen. According to Al Masirah, a TV network run by the Houthi rebels, stated that the group claimed responsibility for the attack. “This hostile act by Iran-backed Houthis proves the Iranian […]

Rahul attacks govt over delay in appointing Lokpal

open view web desk New Delhi, Jan 5: Congress President Rahul Gandhi today hit out at the Modi government over continued delay in appointment of Lokpal, even four years after the enactment of the law for setting up the institution, asking how long will it “blow the tune of […]

No consensus over triple talaq bill, RS adjourned till tomorrow

open view web desk New Delhi [India], Jan 4: A united Opposition, led by the Congress party, continued to put pressure on the Centre in the Rajya Sabha for the triple talaq bill to be put before a select committee of the House, on Thursday. This led to the Upper House getting adjourned for tomorrow. Union […]

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