Ghaziabad, Nov 22 (IANS) A woman committed suicide after a tiff with her mother-in-law when the latter scolded her son, police said Saturday. The incident, which occurred in Avantika residential colony, came to light Saturday morning. Police said on Friday night, Pallavi (30) fought with her mother-in-law Lata who shouted at her three-year-old son. After […]
Jakarta, Nov 22 (IANS) At least five people were killed and many houses damaged in landslides in Indonesia’s North Sumatra Saturday, an official said here. Heavy downpour caused the landslides in Sibio Bio village of Tapanuli Tengah district, damaging five houses located on the slope of a hill, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the national […]
Marrakech, Nov 22 (IANS) Nine agreements were signed between the Moroccan General Confederation of Enterprises (CGEM) and several small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as between major Moroccan banks and start-ups at the 5th Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES 2014) held in Morocco. The GES 2014 wrapped up Friday night in Marrakech after three days […]
Jaipur, Nov 22 (IANS) Over 65 percent of 63.29 lakh voters cast their votes in Saturday’s elections for 46 civic bodies in Rajasthan including the Jaipur Municipal Corporation, officials said. The voting percentage was higher than 61.79 percent recorded five years back “The voting, which was held was held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., […]
Baghdad, Nov 22 (IANS) Iraqi security forces launched a major offensive against Islamic State (IS) militants in the western province of Anbar Saturday, even as fighting continued in the province of Salahudin, a security source said. In Anbar province security forces backed by allied tribal fighters and aircraft launched a major offensive against the IS […]
Kathmandu, Nov 22 (IANS) Nepal Police shot dead an Indian national along the Nepal-India border while he was smuggling weapons from India. The incident took place Saturday afternoon in Bishnupura village of Rupandhei district, 20 km south from Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha. Rajendra Dhakal, superintendent of police in Rupandhei district, said an Indian […]
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Saturday held an all-party meeting to ensure smooth functioning of parliament during the winter session beginning Monday. Leaders of political parties in the Lok Sabha attended the meeting. It was, however, not attended by the Trinamool Congress, sources said. It was followed by dinner which […]
Panaji, Nov 22 (IANS) Over 100 Malayalam films are made every year, but it is not a cash rich industry. The new producers of Kerala often sell property or borrow money to make films, says a distributor from the southern state. “The total investment on films last year was Rs.300 crore. And most new producers […]
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS/EFE) The US Department of Defense has reported that five prisoners from the US military detention center in Guantanamo, Cuba, have been transferred to Georgia and Slovakia. Three of them, identified as Salah Mohammed Salih Al-Dhabi, Abdel Ghaib Ahmad Hakim and Abdul Khaled Al-Baydani were sent to Georgia, while two others, Hashim […]
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) India will host the 11th International Inter-Ministerial Conference on Population and Development in Delhi Nov 25-26 to promote cooperation on reproductive health and development. The conference will be organised by the ministry of health and family welfare. It will focus on issues like understanding demographic dividend and improving the financing […]