All the Indian ‘Beliebers’ are in for a treat as American pop sensation Justin Bieber is bringing his ‘Purpose World Tour’ to the country with a performance on May 10 in Mumbai. Apart from India, the Asia leg of the tour comprises Tel Aviv in Israel and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, according to promoters of the tour White Fox India.
Category: World News
Official: Suicide attack kills 5 in northwestern Pakistan
People attend a candlelight vigil for the victims of Monday’s suicide bombing in Lahore, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 in Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore on Tuesday mourned the victims of a suicide bombing the previous day that killed 13 people.
Official: Suicide attack kills 5 in northwestern Pakistan
People attend a candlelight vigil for the victims of Monday’s suicide bombing in Lahore, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 in Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore on Tuesday mourned the victims of a suicide bombing the previous day that killed 13 people.
Somebody left their cucumber behind after this ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ screening
Look, you’ve probably figured out by now that the new Fifty Shades Darker film hasn’t received the most positive reactions from critics . But it seems some people rate it rather highly.
Rejected for her weight, she became a beauty queen
At 62 kg, Miss Indore Mannat Singh, who recently walked at the LFW is struggling to gain acceptance on the catwalk. her father is a nutritionist and her mom, a beautician — Mannat admits that it was challenging to find her niche in the fashion industry.
Rejected for her weight, she became a beauty queen
At 62 kg, Miss Indore Mannat Singh, who recently walked at the LFW is struggling to gain acceptance on the catwalk. her father is a nutritionist and her mom, a beautician — Mannat admits that it was challenging to find her niche in the fashion industry.
Rejected for her weight, she became a beauty queen
At 62 kg, Miss Indore Mannat Singh, who recently walked at the LFW is struggling to gain acceptance on the catwalk. her father is a nutritionist and her mom, a beautician — Mannat admits that it was challenging to find her niche in the fashion industry.
I met my husband, BSF trooper Tej Bahadur Yadav’s wife tells HC
New Delhi: The wife of BSF trooper Tej Bahadur Yadav told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that she had met her husband and was convinced that he was safe. Yadav, whose social media video clip on ‘substandard food’ triggered an uproar, got to meet his wife at the battalion Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba area where he was posted, she told the court.
I met my husband, BSF trooper Tej Bahadur Yadav’s wife tells HC
New Delhi: The wife of BSF trooper Tej Bahadur Yadav told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that she had met her husband and was convinced that he was safe. Yadav, whose social media video clip on ‘substandard food’ triggered an uproar, got to meet his wife at the battalion Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba area where he was posted, she told the court.
The Latest: Officials: Dam water level continues to drop
Workers are rushing to repair the barrier at the nation’s tallest dam after authorities on Sunday ordered… . A building is submerged from the overflowing Feather River downstream from a damaged dam at Riverbend Park on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Oroville, Calif.
The Latest: Officials: Dam water level continues to drop
Workers are rushing to repair the barrier at the nation’s tallest dam after authorities on Sunday ordered… . A building is submerged from the overflowing Feather River downstream from a damaged dam at Riverbend Park on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Oroville, Calif.
The Latest: Officials: Dam water level continues to drop
Workers are rushing to repair the barrier at the nation’s tallest dam after authorities on Sunday ordered… . A building is submerged from the overflowing Feather River downstream from a damaged dam at Riverbend Park on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Oroville, Calif.
Inspiring story
The founder of The School of St Jude will share her story at a Taree fundraiser on March 9 at 7pm. Former Australian teacher Gemma Sisia opened the gates to The School of St Jude 15 years ago in Tanzania and now, thanks to the support of thousands of Australians, 1,800 promising yet impoverished students have access to a free, high-quality education.
Police looking for clues in death of NKorea leader’s brother
Police were checking surveillance tapes Wednesday for clues about who may have assassinated the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an airport in Kuala Lumpur, a senior official said. An autopsy will also be performed on the body of Kim Jong Nam, police said.
Sri Lankan prime minister says refugees safe to come home
Sri Lankan asylum seekers held on Pacific island camps who could potentially find new lives in the United States are free to return home without fear of persecution, Sri Lanka’s prime minister said Wednesday. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe made the comments during a visit to Australia in which he discussed with his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull bilateral cooperation on combating people smuggling.
Missing German couple found dead in Australian Outback
Police say a German couple who disappeared in the Australian Outback were unprepared for the harsh environment and likely died before anyone noticed they were missing. Northern Territory police launched a search for Gisela and Wilfred Thor on Sunday after a ranger found the couple’s car at Trephina Gorge, a nature park northeast of the Outback town of Alice Springs.
Plans for new climate change adaptation project for Tonga
A new climate change adaptation project for Tonga, likely to cost more than $40m in grant financing, is expected to be submitted to the Green Climate Fund ( The new project is a combination of two ongoing Green Climate Fund design projects at the request of the Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga, Hon Siaosi Sovaleni, and will involve a coalition of government leaders, technical experts and cooperation entities working together. Our Climate Change vision is to have [a] more resilient Tonga and a key part of that vision is to strengthen the resilience of our coastal communities,” said Hon Sovaleni.
Trump toilets, condoms could be flushed after his China win
President Donald Trump’s triumph in the fight to wrest back his brand for construction services in China could spell the end of more than 225 Trump-related marks here that don’t belong to him, including Trump toilets, Trump condoms, Trump pacemakers and even a “Trump International Hotel.” After a decade of grinding battle in China’s courts, an official finding in Trump’s favor expected this week could signal a shift in fortune for the U.S. president’s intellectual property.
Trump still considering moving US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
Shortly before Donald Trump’s inauguration last month, Jerusalem’s mayor unveiled a video tribute to the incoming president for his much-touted campaign promise to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. On Tuesday, on the eve of the first White House summit between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mayor Nir Barkat emphasized his support for the move during a conference in the city.
10 Things to Know for Wednesday
The ouster of national security adviser Michael Flynn, less than a month into Trump’s tenure, marks another jarring setback for the new administration.
Trump’s wish to ban Muslim immigration is widely shared in Europe
A migrant climbs a fence during clashes with Hungarian riot police at the border crossing with Serbia in Roszke, Hungary on Sept. 16, 2015.
Kenyan pastors offer young people a token of love
The Rev. Geoffrey Wanjala Munialo hands a rose and gift to Mary Mutua, a youth living with HIV, on Valentine’s Day in Nairobi, Kenya, on Feb. 14, 2017.
Google, Facebook argue against ‘punitive’ tax proposal for digital media
Proposals for tax changes aimed at helping Canadian publishers fight for revenues with online news aggregators would result in a punitive “tax on advertisers,” executives from Google Canada and Facebook Canada told a Commons committee studying the country’s media industry. That’s because tax laws currently on the books designed to prop up the industry are archaic and simply don’t apply to the Internet age, Jason Kee, Google Canada’s head of policy and government relations, told the heritage committee Tuesday.
B.C. Appeal Court orders province to give up data in smoking lawsuit
The British Columbia government must hand over information about patients that tobacco giant Phillip Morris International says it needs to fight the province’s efforts to recover health-care costs from tobacco-related diseases. In a unanimous decision released Tuesday, the B.C. Court of Appeal upheld a lower court order that Phillip Morris be given access to the raw data used by the province in 2001 when it filed its lawsuit against 13 tobacco companies.
8 dead after knife attack in China’s western Xinjiang region
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Argentina prosecutor seeks approval to investigate president
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Experts urge expansion of legal aid to cover all defendants
Chen Man stands with his lawyer, Wang Wanqiong, following the quashing of his conviction for murder in February last year. [PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY] Lawyers and legal experts are calling on the government to expand the provision of legal aid to a larger number of defendants and provide better funding to encourage more lawyers to accept criminal defense cases.
Pirates loom as dark horse | graphic, poll
WATCHFUL EYE: Port Fairy co-captain Aaron Williams watches a ball against Brierly-Christ Church. He contributed 48 runs on Saturday.
German police say story about Arab ‘sex mob’ was wrong
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: On Feb. 6, Germany’s most-read newspaper reported that dozens of Arab men, presumed to be refugees, had rampaged through the city of Frankfurt on New Year’s Eve. The men were said to have sexually assaulted women as they went through the streets; the newspaper dubbed them the Fressgass “sex mob,” referring to an upmarket shopping street in the city.
Venezuela’s VP shrugs off drug sanctions as US weighs policy
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: In this Feb. 1, 2017 photo, Venezuela’s Vice President Tareck El Aissami, right, is saluted by Boilivarian Army officer upon his arrival for a military parade at Fort Tiuna in Caracas, Venezuela. The administration of President Donald Trump is slapping sanctions on El Aissami and accusing him of playing a major role in international drug trafficking.
Chicago ‘sanctuary church’ shelters immigrants
MARCH 05: The main cross on the Dom cathedral (Berliner Dom) stands illuminated by the sun against dark clouds on March 5, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berliner Dom is among Berlin’s principal landmarks. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Ilminster Town Council reject 450 homes plan
Ilminster Town Council have slammed a proposal by Persimmon Homes to build up to 450 new houses on land south of Canal Way. Chairman of the Planning, Highways and Transport Committee Andrew Shearman told Persimmon’s reprensentative at the meeting, planner Jamie Grant, ‘your company does not listen to what the people of this town want’.
Full Show Audio: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead Shares Official Recording From Dominican Holidaze
On December 4, 2016 Grateful Dead tribute act Joe Russo’s Almost Dead helped close out last year’s installment of Dominican Holidaze at Breathless & New Onyx Resorts in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Today’s Taper Tuesdays features an official recording of JRAD’s performance at the event which is a matrix of on-stage mics and the soundboard feed.
For Flynn replacement, Trump should ditch the status quo
National security adviser Mike Flynn resigned late on Monday when it became apparent he not only held diplomatic discussions with a Russian ambassador before President Trump was sworn into office, but also misled senior United States officials about the nature of those conversations. The White House is now considering Vice Adm.
Corruption, migration key hill issues
Lucknow, Feb. 14: Clean governance, rural migration, man-animal conflict and facilities for ex-servicemen are the foremost issues as Uttarakhand votes tomorrow. Polling will take place in all but one of the 70 constituencies as voting in Karnprayag has been deferred to March 9 following the death of Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Kuldeep Singh Kanwasi in a road accident.
Call to vet film before it’s shot
New Delhi, Feb. 14: Shree Rajput Karni Sena, which claims to have got Sanjay Leela Bhansali to remove romantic scenes between Padmawati and Allaudin Khilji in Padmavati and was blamed for an attack on the filmmaker, now wants pre-censorship of all films involving “historical” figures. Pre-censorship essentially means getting a film’s script vetted before shooting begins.
Ansari in ‘rule of politics’ rap
New Delhi, Feb. 14: Vice-President Hamid Ansari today cautioned against any attempt at “homogenisation” of India’s pluralist society and undermining of individual liberties while asking the State to adhere to the rule of law instead of the “rule of politics”. He also argued against any understanding of internal security in terms of just law and order and the tendency to handle it with greater militarisation rather than addressing the vital concerns of livelihood, rights and culture.
Online editor arrested over exit poll
New Delhi, Feb. 14: The online editor of Dainik Jagran was arrested from his house in Ghaziabad early today following the Election Commission’s order to file FIRs against editors of the Hindi publication for releasing the results of an exit poll in violation of rules. The paper’s online edition had published the results of the exit poll at the end of the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections on Saturday.
Praise, protest at stent price cap
New Delhi, Feb. 14: Health rights’ groups have hailed the Centre’s order yesterday that imposed price caps on coronary stents, saying it was a long-overdue move to curb “exploitative pricing” and help patients, but stent-makers have decried it as “unreasonable”. The order from the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority sets the ceiling prices of coronary stents – tiny devices that help declog blocked arteries – at Rs 7,260 for bare metal stents, and Rs 29,600 for drug-eluting stents, which make up over 90 per cent of the market.
Date with Brand Jharkhand
The Tricolour flanked by national flags of countries partnering Jharkhand’s first-ever Global Investors’ Summit flutter at Jaipal Singh Munda Mega Sports Complex in Ranchi on Tuesday. Picture by Prashant Mitra Ranchi, Feb. 14: Stepping out of the aircraft on to the aerobridge, as soon as you walk into the terminal of Ranchi’s Birsa Munda Airport, chief minister Raghubar Das greets you with a smile.