South Korea proposed on Monday to resume stalled talks with North Korea, an overture that comes amid heightened diplomatic tension after Seoul’s key ally the United States blamed the North for a cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. North Korea has denied responsibility for the Continue Reading
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The Award Ceremony of the highly exclusive Confident Group –MBA Award was held today at Crown Plaza, Cochin. The Award was presented in Association with the Kerala Chamber of Commerce & Industry Youth Forum and The Indian World Wide Chamber Commerce Inc. The Award was organized by Pegasus Group and Unique Times. The winner of […]Continue Reading
India’s position as the world’s top diamond polisher is being challenged by soaring output from China, compelling the south Asian country to seek help from ally and top rough diamond supplier Russia to defend its market share. India has traditionally relied on the middlemen in trading hubs of Antwerp, Tel Aviv and Dubai for its […]Continue Reading
India deployed military helicopters to hunt down tribal militants in Assam on Thursday after rebels killed 75 people this week, the deadliest in the remote area in years. Assam has a history of sectarian bloodshed and armed groups fighting for secession from India. On Tuesday, suspected militants of a faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland attacked […]Continue Reading
The United States helped a Cuban spy imprisoned in California artificially inseminate his wife back in Cuba, a goodwill gesture while Washington and Havana were engaged in secret talks on restoring diplomatic ties, U.S. officials said on Monday. Now Gerardo Hernandez and his wife, Adriana Perez, are expecting his baby in two weeks, even though […]Continue Reading
Memorial services for the two victims of an Australian cafe siege were held on Tuesday as authorities swept away an expanse of flowers placed for the pair on a central Sydney avenue. Lindt Chocolat Cafe manager Tori Johnson and lawyer Katrina Dawson were killed a week ago at the end of a 16-hour siege by […]Continue Reading
When British brothers Rob and Paul Forkan survived the Indian Ocean tsunami 10 years ago that killed both their parents, they knew they had to use their lives to help other children in need. On Dec. 26, 2004, the then teenagers awoke in a beachside hotel room in Sri Lanka as a wall of water ripped through coastal communities […]Continue Reading
China said on Monday it opposed all forms of cyber attacks but there was no proof that North Korea was responsible for the hacking of Sony Pictures, as the United States has said. North Korea has denied it was to blame and has vowed to hit back against any U.S. retaliation, threatening the White House and […]Continue Reading
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday urged the world’s biggest gambling hub, Macau, to accelerate diversification away from its Casino industry, which has lost about $60 billion in Market value over the last six months. Xi, in Macau to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the former Portuguese colony’s handover to Chinese rule, said although it had developed Continue Reading
Actor George Clooney slammed Hollywood power players for not supporting Sony Pictures following the cyber attack on the company over the satirical comedy “The Interview” about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Sony on Wednesday pulled the Christmas Day release of the film depicting a fictional assassination of Kim after major theatre chains said they would not Continue Reading



















