“Finally, last morning, when the ever mounting pile reached the right height, I told my family, ‘That’s it. China launches first home-grown aircraft carrier, catching up with India in naval powerChina on Wednesday launched its first locally-built aircraft carrier, less than four years after the construction of the 70,000 tonne warship began at the Dalian shipyard. The Chinese carrier has been launched at a time when India is still struggling to build its first indigenous carrier. Kashmir separatist leader Asiya Andrabi arrestedSeparatist leader Asiya Andrabi was arrested in Srinagar late on Wednesday night. “The blast was huge and could be heard in Damascus,” said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Source: Hindustan Times April 27, 2017 06:22 UTC