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Building walls won’t help solve migrant crisis, says UN chief Ban Ki-moon

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UN chief Ban Ki-moon says building barriers won’t solve the migrant crisis in Europe. The United Nations secretary-general told German daily Bild in an interview published on Friday that “building walls, discriminating against people or sending them back is no answer to the problem”. Ban praised German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “human political leadership” in dealing […]

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Bangladesh $81mn heist’s ripple effect in Philippines: Bank secrecy laws called into question

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The laundering through the Philippines of $81 million stolen by hackers from a US Federal Reserve account is adding to pressures on the Southeast Asian country to fix loopholes in its financial regime. It also highlights a potential pitfall in global anti-money laundering efforts, which in the case of the Philippines has focused more on

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Malegaon farmer arrested for feeding poison-laced calf carcass to leopard

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A farmer from Garbad village in Malegaon taluka has been arrested for allegedly lacing carcass of a calf with poison following which a three-year-old leopard died after eating it, forest officials said here today. Gopala Gonde was arrested yesterday and produced before a local court which remanded him to three days custody, forest officers Suresh

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Omar Abdullah Questions Secrecy Around Mehbooba Mufti, Amit Shah Meet

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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has questioned the “secrecy” around the meeting between Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti and BJP chief Amit Shah over government formation in the state. “Why the secrecy this time around? Last time she met with flowers and shawls being exchanged,” Mr Abdullah wrote on Twitter.

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Focus on governance, not snooping on opponents: Kejriwal to Modi

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to focus on governance rather than “snooping on opponents”. PM shud concentrate on governance, which is suffering badly under NDA, rather than snooping on opponents https://t.co/Jz3vcnYKSw — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 18, 2016 Kejriwal alleged that officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation

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2 Held For Posting Morphed Picture Of Mohan Bhagwat On Social Media

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Two youths have been arrested here for allegedly posting and circulating a morphed objectionable photo of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on social media, Madhya Pradesh police said today. The youths identified as Shaqir, 22, and Wasim, 20, were arrested on March 16 for uploading the morphed picture of Bhagwat in a local

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In Water War With Haryana, Punjab Defies Supreme Court Order

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Punjab has decided to defy a Supreme Court order in its clash with Haryana over sharing water through the Sutlej-Yamuna link. The Punjab assembly passed a resolution moved by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, which said that it “would not abide by any order against its interests on water.” The Supreme Court had yesterday stopped

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Jammu and Kashmir: Two militants killed in encounter at Kupwara

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Two unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday. “Two terrorists have been gunned down so far by the army in an ongoing operation at Petha Wadar of Handwara area in the district,” an army official said. Acting on specific information about the presence of militants

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Islamic State committed genocide against Christians, Shi’ites: John Kerry

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Islamic State has committed genocide against Christians, Yazidis and Shi’ite Muslims, the United States said on Thursday, a finding US officials hope will bring more resources to help the groups even though it does not change US military strategy or legal obligations. “In my judgement, Daesh is responsible for genocide against groups in areas under

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Shashi Tharoor on Pakistan: Can’t talk to people who can’t control their nationals

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Differing with former union minister and colleague Mani Shankar Aiyar, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that uninterrupted talks with Pakistan is not possible. “We can’t have uninterrupted talks with Pakistan as Mani Shankar Aiyar suggests. If the military and ISI unleash Lashkar-e-Taiba in Mumbai and other cities, we should interrupt talks. We can’t talk

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West Bengal Elections: Mahabharat’s Roopa Ganguly Among BJP’s 194 Candidates

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Former state BJP chief Rahul Sinha and actor Rupa Ganguly of teleserial ‘Mahabharat’ fame figure among 194 candidates whose names were announced by the party today for the West Bengal assembly polls. The announcement was made following a meeting of the party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president

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MS Dhoni: Indian skipper’s Hummer H2 registered as Mahindra Scorpio by Ranchi transport department

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In a weird incident, India’s limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s sport utility vehicle ‘Hummer H2’ was ‘mistakenly’ registered as a Mahindra Scorpio by the Ranchi transport department in 2009, said the state’s district transport officer. According to ANI, as a result of the typing error, the Ranchi cricketer was asked to deposit only Rs 53,000

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ICC World T20: Virat Kohli will be key to India’s success, says Steve Waugh

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Former Australia captain Steve Waugh said on Thursday that he is reminded of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar whenever he watches star India batsman Virat Kohli in action. “The greatest T20 batsman right now is Virat Kohli. He has an average of over 50 and an amazing strike rate. I see a bit of Tendulkar in

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Sushma Swaraj departs from Nepal after SAARC Ministerial meeting

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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today left this Nepalese resort town after attending the SAARC Ministerial meeting on sidelines of which she held the first bilateral talks with her Pakistani counterpart and discussed the Pathankot terror attack. After wrapping up her three-day visit, Swaraj left Pokhara on an Mi17 chopper for Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh from

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EU to pitch migrant plan to Turkey but deal not certain

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European Union leaders will try to convince Turkey`s prime minister to help end Europe`s migration crisis in return for financial and political concessions but they remain unsure if Friday`s Brussels summit can clinch a deal. “Tomorrow`s negotiations with Turkey won`t be very easy,” said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who devised the outlines of the plan

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Swaraj-Aziz meet paves way for Pakistani team to probe Pathankot bloodbath

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The India-Pakistan moment in the picturesque lake town of Pokhara took place Thursday, with a bilateral between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her counterpart Sartaj Aziz. Being the first meeting since the Pathankot terror attack, the conversation expectedly focused on the investigations. “It’s not possible that I and Pakistan foreign affairs adviser meet and

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Brazil’s Lula sworn in over protests; Rousseff faces impeachment

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Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as chief of staff to his successor Dilma Rousseff on Thursday as a judge sought to block his appointment and Congress began proceedings to impeach her amid the country’s deepening crisis. Police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of opposition demonstrators who clashed with

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Amid fears of renewed quota stir, Haryana government invites jats for talks

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The Haryana government has invited jat leaders for talk on Friday as a last ditch attempt to avert a renewed quota agitation. The government has promised getting the bill on reservation passed during the ongoing Budget session that ends on March 31. The jats, who had issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the government to address

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Most of the major projects will be completed in 2019: CM Devendra Fadnavis

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Eyeing the next elections, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced the deadlines of most of the infrastructure projects in Mumbai, including coastal road, Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, Navi Mumbai air port as well as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial at Arabian sea and said that most of the projects would be completed in 2019. It

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