MAY 12, 2018
New Delhi: Ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appeared to admit that Pakistani terrorists carried out the 2008 Mumbai attacks, known as 26/11, and suggest that such terror strikes could have been prevented. In an interview to the Dawn newspaper published on Saturday, Mr Sharif also lamented that Pakistan had isolated itself. He indicated that his country...
MAY 11, 2018
MUMBAI: A mid-air mishap was averted in the Dhaka airspace after an automatically generated warning alerted the pilots of IndiGo and Air Deccan planes, which came dangerously close to each other, allegedly breaching the mandatory separation limit, sources said.
The incident, which took place on May 2 in the Bangladesh airspace, happened when IndiGo's Agartala-bound flight 6E892 from...
MAY 11, 2018
Brief Scorecard: Rajasthan Royals 177 for 6 (Buttler 95*, Thakur 1-22) beat Chennai Super Kings 176 for 4 (Raina 52, Watson 39, Archer 2-42) by four wickets
Jos Buttler struck an unbeaten 95 to take Rajasthan to win over Chennai in Jaipur. (Source: PTI)
JAIPUR - Jos Buttler anchored a tricky chase to perfection as Rajasthan Royals beat...
MAY 11, 2018
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters after talks with senior U.S. legislators on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., May 10, 2018. REUTERS/David Ljunggren
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senior American, Canadian and Mexican officials on Friday ended a week of talks without a deal to modernize NAFTA, agreeing instead to resume negotiations soon, ahead of a deadline...
MAY 11, 2018
BOSTON - It seems like Boston Dynamics robots get more human-like every day. A new video shows its Atlas robot performing several tests. It runs through a grassy field and even senses when it is approaching an object, CBS Boston reports.
At one point, the robot detects it is coming upon a log on the ground. It slows to...
MAY 11, 2018
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, Thursday, May 10, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Elkhart, Ind., for a campaign rally. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
After meeting with President Trump last week, French President Emmanuel Macron made two predictions: The United States would pull out of the Iran nuclear deal — and...
MAY 11, 2018
A view of Mount Merapi following an eruption as seen from Donoharjo village, near Yogyakarta - REUTERS/Dwi Oblo
Indonesian authorities ordered people living near a volcano to leave their homes on Friday and a major city closed its airport after the 5,500 meter (18,000 ft) peak sent a column of steam and ash into the sky.
The Mount...
MAY 11, 2018
Rupee has opened higher by 16 paise at 67.15 per dollar versus 67.31 yesterday.
The Indian rupee gained in the early trade on Friday. It has opened higher by 16 paise at 67.15 per dollar versus 67.31 yesterday.
Rupee rose against the US dollar after coming under pressure for the past few sessions, a move that came on back...
MAY 10, 2018
Inside CANSEC 2017 Global Defense Trade Show
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is expressing “regret” after airport security demanded that Justin Trudeau’s industry minister remove his turban, sparking a Canadian government complaint.
Navdeep Bains, who is Sikh and serves as Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, was on his way to Detroit in April 2017...
MAY 10, 2018
President Trump has given us plenty of opportunities to learn how sensitive he is to criticism. And Trump seems particularly sensitive to his chief Republican antagonist in the Senate, Sen. John McCain (Ariz.).
The president still hasn't forgotten that night almost a year ago when McCain gave a thumbs down vote, ending Republicans' hopes of repealing Obamacare. While in Dallas last week to...
