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Pakistan fishing boat explodes

Ut World January 5, 2015 0

A Pakistani fishing boat laden with explosives bound for India blew up, killing all four people on board, after the Indian Coast Guard tried to stop and search it, the Indian government said on Friday. It was not possible to independently verify the Indian account. In a first reaction, Continue Reading

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Objects found on ocean floor during search

Ut World January 5, 2015 0

Ships searching for the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet that crashed with 162 people on board have pinpointed two “big objects” on the sea floor, the head of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said on Saturday.The Airbus A320-200 plunged into the Java Sea on Sunday while en route from Indonesia’s second-biggest city Surabaya to […]Continue Reading

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Dissidents freed by Cuba

Ut World January 1, 2015 0

 Cuba freed some leading dissidents on Wednesday after holding them overnight to thwart an unauthorized demonstration in a crackdown that has tested its new detente with the United States. Police arrested several political opponents on Tuesday and kept others under virtual house arrest ahead of an open microphone protest that was to have taken place outside the communist Continue Reading

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Deaths in China during New Year’s celebration

Ut World January 1, 2015 0

A stampede killed at least 36 people during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Shanghai, authorities said, possibly caused by people rushing to pick up fake money thrown from a building overlooking the city’s famous Bund waterfront district. The government in China’s gleaming business capital said large crowds started to stampede in Chen Yi Square on […]Continue Reading

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Air Asia presumed to be at sea bottom

Ut World December 29, 2014 0

A missing Air Asia jet carrying 162 people could be at the bottom of the sea after it was presumed to have crashed off the Indonesian coast, an official said on Monday, as countries around Asia sent ships and planes to help in the search effort. The Indonesia Air Asia plane, an Airbus A320-200, disappeared […]Continue Reading

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Ut World December 29, 2014 0

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 hack against the U.S.-based film studio arm of Japan’s Sony […]Continue Reading

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P N C Menon, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Sobha Ltd wins MBA Award 2014

Ut World December 27, 2014 0

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

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India faces competition in diamond polishing

Ut World December 26, 2014 0

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

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Military to find tribal militants responsible for attack in Assam

Ut World December 26, 2014 0

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

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Cuban spy’s wife artificially inseminated

Ut World December 24, 2014 0

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