News archive for ‘Asia’

Dr Zakir naik banned, Canada follows the footsteps of UK

Dr Zakir naik banned, Canada follows the footsteps of UK

A Massive conference scheduled to be held recently, got a blow after learning that its Ace speaker and star performer, Dr. Zakir Naik has been denied visa to Canada. This news comes just after few days of UK government banning the entry of Dr Naik. Dr Zakir Naik has been termed by the world media [...]

Mecca masjid blast accused in CBI custody

Mecca masjid blast accused in CBI custody

Devender Gupta, one of the accused for the Mecca Masjid blast in Hyderabad has been granted police custody by a Hyderabad city court on Monday. Devender is one of the many hindu radicals belonging to Abhinav Bharat, a Hindu fundamentalist organisation, which has been implicated for carrying out terrorist activities in India, noteworthy being the [...]

May puts a ban on Dr Zakir Naik’s entry into UK

May puts a ban on Dr Zakir Naik’s entry into UK

In another controversy that sparked protest in the Muslim world, the home secretary of UK, Ms Thereasa May, has ordered to ban the entry of the world renowned Islamic Scholar Dr. Zakir Naik into the country. Dr. Zakir Naik is the president founder of Islamic Research Foundation which is based in Mumbai, India. Ms Thereasa [...]

Floods in China, more than 175 dead

Floods in China, more than 175 dead

Torrential rain and flooding in southern China has caused 175 deaths, with more 107 people missing. The Chinese government has said that the heavy downpours have inundated crops, triggered flash floods, disrupted traffic and telecommunications, forcing the evacuation of more than 1 million people. The economic damage has been estimated to be around 19.7 billion [...]

Indian Navy making the Gulf of Aden safe

Indian Navy making the Gulf of Aden safe

Charges being reframed in Bhopal gas tragedy, says report

Charges being reframed in Bhopal gas tragedy, says report

New Delhi: The report for the verdict on Bhopal gas tragedy has been submitted and a 5 member team committee has been setup by the government of Madhya pradesh to check into the judgment. The petition would urge the SC to re-look into its verdict that diluted charges against the accused including Keshub Mahindra, then [...]

Police claims killing 10 jharkhand maoist in Operation “Green Hawk”

Police claims killing 10 jharkhand maoist in Operation “Green Hawk”

The Jharkhand police claims to have killed 10 Maoists in the Borhat jungle during its new operation against them. The operation “Green Hawk” was brought into action jointly by CRPF and Special Task Force. Police also claims that it has destroyed 8 Maoists camps . Nearly two thousand police personals were involved in carrying out [...]

London school of economics says “Taliban is official policy of ISI

London school of economics says “Taliban is official policy of ISI

A report published by London School of Economics, a leading institute in Britain, accused Pakistani military intelligence of having official representation in Taliban’s leadership council and thus having significant influence in its operations. Report also said that Taliban was the “official policy” of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI) and ISI funds and trains Taliban fighters. [...]

15 more die in US drone attack in Pakistan

15 more die in US drone attack in Pakistan

Islamabad: The toll of deaths due to US drone attack increased to 15 as 11 more people succumbed to injuries in the hospital they were admitted. US has increased its military strikes in North Waziristan’s Datta khel region claiming it to be militant hideout. However, more number of innocent civilians are being killed because of [...]

“Myanmar nuclear weapons pursuit is just a lie”, says Myanmar authorities

“Myanmar nuclear weapons pursuit is just a lie”, says Myanmar authorities

Myanmar has brushed off the allegations that it is developing a Nuclear weapons programme calling the allegations as “Baseless and politically manipulated”. Such allegations has been raised by the certain rebel groups to defame the Myanmar government and to stop the democratic growth of the country, said the foreign minister in the press conference. Earlier [...]