New Zealand PM wants world to remember victims, not mosque shooter


New Zealand PM wants world to remember victims, not mosque shooter

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern promised on Tuesday that the man responsible for last week's macabre mosque massacres would face "the full force of the law", as she vowed never to utter his name. "He sought many things from his act of terror, but one was notoriety — that...

State Funeral for Goa CM Manohar Parrikar


State Funeral for Goa CM Manohar Parrikar

The funeral of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will be held on today. His body is kept at the Goa BJP office and will later be taken to the Kala Academy for people to pay their last respects to the leader. Mr Parrikar would be accorded a state funeral with full military honours this...

Supreme Court revokes life ban on Sreesanth


Supreme Court revokes life ban on Sreesanth

The Supreme Court revoked the life ban on former Indian cricketer S. Sreesanth in a case of spot-fixing and asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to re-examine its quantum of punishment. A Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and K.M. Joseph said the life ban was “too harsh.”...

Azim Premji Gives Shares worth $7.5 Billion to Charity


Azim Premji Gives Shares worth $7.5 Billion to Charity

Azim Premji, the billionaire chairman of Indian conglomerate Wipro Ltd., will give a further 34 percent of shares in the company worth $7.5 billion to support philanthropic activities, the most generous donation in Indian history. The shares held by entities controlled by Premji have...

China draws ire of other UNSC members


China draws ire of other UNSC members

Virtually calling China a terrorism supporter, the US indicated that members of the UN Security Council may need to consider “other actions” if Beijing continued to prevent the sanctions committee from designating Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist....

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