John Kerry greets people in Himalayan region on Tibetan New Year

US Secretary of State John Kerry today greeted people of the Himalayan region including India, Bhutan, Nepal and Tibet on Losar, the Tibetan New Year.
“On behalf of President (Barack) Obama and the people of the United States, I offer our warmest wishes to all of the peoples of the Himalayan region celebrating Losar for a joyful New Year,” Kerry said in a statement.

North Korea rocket launch a direct violation’ of UN resolutions

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg today blasted North Korea’s launch of a long-range rocket as a blatant breach of five UN resolutions and demanded Pyongyang comply with international law. In a statement, Stoltenberg said he strongly condemned the launch, which entailed the use of ballistic missile technology and came after a widely-condemned nuclear test on January 6. “This launch is in direct violation of five United Nations Security Council Resolutions,” he said. Those resolutions “repeatedly call for North Korea to suspend all activities related to its ballistic missile programme, to re-establish its pre-existing commitments to a moratorium on missile launching and not to conduct any further nuclear test or any launch using ballistic missile technology,” he said. “NATO continues to call on the North Korean authorities to comply with their obligations under international law, not to threaten with or conduct any launches using ballistic missile technology and to refrain from any further provocative actions.” North Korea earlier announced that it had placed a satellite into orbit under its right to the “peaceful and independent” use of space.

Nawaz Sharif,army chief Raheel Sharif discuss role of hostile foreign spy agencies

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and army chief General Raheel Sharif have discussed the role of “hostile” foreign intelligence agencies and their collaborators in fomenting instability in the country. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, the two met at the ISI headquarters in Islamabad, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel emphasised on the need for continued efforts across the country to consolidate gains of Operation Zarb-e-Azb against militants. Army spokesman Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa said the meeting was attended by security officials including ISI chief Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar

Matt LeBlanc to be ‘Top Gear’ co-presenter

Former “Friends” star Matt LeBlanc is set to be one of the new presenters of “Top Gear” when the motoring programme returns in May.The US actor will be the show’s first non-British host in its 39-year history, reported BBC.”Matt’s a lifelong fellow petrolhead and I’m thrilled he’s joining Top Gear,” said Chris Evans of his new on-screen colleague.

Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan looks uber cool posing with boy gang

With social networking sites becoming the rage of the season, bollywood stars have started being socially active to boost their fan reach. Social media not only keeps the fans updated about celebrity’s professional life but their personal lives as well. Such is the craze for these celebrities that fans now follow their kids on social networking sites

India.com News Bulletin: Relief for homosexuals; Messi to skip Rio Olympics; Superstar Rajinikanth detained

India.com evening news bulletin brings to you the significant stories of the day from across the beats. While the political deadlock in Jammu & Kashmir appears to remain in place, positive news came from the national capital, where the Supreme Court bench hearing the plea of homosexuals agreed to form a five-judge bench to reconsider the validity of section 377 in the Indian constitution. For sports fans, their beloved footballer Lionel Messi will miss the Rio Olympics citing his hectic schedule.

Ranbir Kapoor dumps Katrina Kaif for Alia Bhatt – Katrina gets the taste of her own medicine?

Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor are hogging all the limelight as their breakup has come as a shock to everyone. Ran-Kat were madly in love and they even lived-in together for almost a year until the news of the breakup spread like fire. For all those who still believe that the breakup is a part of the promotional strategy to promote their next film Jagga Jasoos, we are sorry to disappoint you. The duo has actually split and in fact, Ranbir seems to have already moved on. Even Katrina is seen donning a happy face everywhere she goes to promote her forthcoming film Fitoor.