Mumbai second most honest city in world
London: Mumbai often catches the world headlines. In the latest, the country's commercial capital caught the headlines for being a honest city. Mumbai is not just India's most 'attractive' city and commercial capital but also the second most honest in the world. In an experiment carried out by the 'Readers' Digest' magazine, India's financial capital ranked second in the world in returning a lost wallet.
The experiment was simple. Drop a w
113 countries sign pledge against sexual violence
United Nations: Ministers from 113 countries have signed a declaration pledging new action to end sexual violence in conflict. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said the declaration prohibits amnesties for sexual violence in peace agreements an
Nairobi shopping mall siege over, three floors of Westgate mall collapse
Nairobi: Kenya's president said on Tuesday that his forces had "defeated" Islamists from Somalia's al-Shabaab, had shot five of them dead and detained 11 others suspected of killing 67 people after storming a Nairobi shopping mall. It remai
US, Iran renewing direct diplomatic contact after 35 years
Washington: The United States and Iran are renewing direct diplomatic contact after nearly 35 years. Responding to Iranian overtures, President Barack Obama asked his secretary of state John Kerry to have talks with his Iranian counterpart on the sid
Kenyan minister says Americans, Briton among mall attackers, all hostages free on day 4
Nairobi: Kenyan security forces have taken control of the Nairobi shopping mall where Islamist fighters killed at least 62 people, and that police were doing a final sweep of shops early Tuesday, after the last of the hostages had been rescued. There
Indian shot in Kenya mall for failing to answer query on Islam
Abuja: An Indian man was shot when he failed to answer a question on Islam asked by Somalian militants who were holding hostages after killing 68 people at an upmarket mall in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. The heavily armed gunmen belonging to Al Qa
Militants threatens to kill hostages held in Nairobi mall
Nairobi: Somali Shebab militants on Monday threatened to kill hostages they are holding in a Nairobi shopping mall as Kenyan troops move to end their siege. "We authorize the mujahideen inside the building to take actions against the prisoners a
7 Gujaratis killed in Nairobi attack
Rajkot: The terrorist attack at an upscale mall in Nairobi has sent shock waves in Gujarat's Saurashtra and Kutch. Local officials and community members confirmed that at least seven migrants from the state were killed in the strike, but the number c
Merkel set for third term
Berlin: Germans on Sunday voted in a closely-contested parliamentary election, amid strong indications that Chancellor Angela Merkel will clinch a third four-year term. Around 62 million voters have been called upon to elect Germany's 18t
