Smooth hearing for US envoy nominee to India 09/12/2014 12:06 pm Arvind Rajput Richard Rahul Verma, President Barack Obama’s nominee as the next ambassador to India, sailed smoothly through his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Dec. 2, as senators emphasized the critical importance of the diplomatic post in the 21st century and praised the Indian American nominee’s background and qualifications
US drone attack kills top Pak Qaida leader 09/12/2014 12:06 pm Arvind Rajput A top al-Qaida leader was among five militants killed on Sunday in a US drone attack in Pakistan's troubled North Waziristan region, a day after the chief of the terror group's global operations was also killed in a Pakistani military operation.
Pakistan runs special trains for Hafiz Saeed's meeting 09/12/2014 12:06 pm Arvind Rajput Pakistan Railways run special trains to transport people from the southern cities of Karachi and Hyderabad to Lahore for Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed's jihadist congregation on last Thursday and Friday.
Nepal prevents airing TV show for satirising Indian PM 09/12/2014 12:06 pm Arvind Rajput The Nepalese authorities have banned the telecast of a popular comedy TV show, "Tito Satya" (Bitter Truth), for reportedly satirizing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Bhopal gas victims families still await for justice 10/12/2014 7:38 am Arvind Rajput Thirty years after more than 5,000 people, some say 20,000, died after the deadly gas leaked from the Union Carbide's plant in Bhopal, the family members of the victims still await for justice. The horrifying events of the night of December 2-3 1984 haunt the residents of Bhopal even this day. Pressure groups say half a million people suffered varying degrees of health problems.
