Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) A leopard which had strayed into the forest-like campus of IIT Bombay finally left after an almost four-day long sojourn early Saturday, with the institute students, management and forest officials heaving a sigh of relief, an official said. “After searching the entire premises, the forest department has concluded that it has moved […]
United Nations, July 26 (IANS) The UN Security Council has condemned the recent attacks both by the opposition and government parties in South Sudan, urging immediate peace talks. “The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the series of attacks launched July 20 by armed opposition forces, and also the July 23 attacks by the South […]
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) It was a cloudy Saturday morning here with a minimum temperature of 27.6 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. The Met Office has forecast rainfall in the evening. “The sky will remain cloudy throughout the day and rainfall is expected in the evening,” said an official of the India […]
Ramallah, July 26 (IANS) At least two Palestinian teenagers were killed by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, officials said Saturday. A 16-year-old boy was killed in the West Bank city of Bethlehem during violent protests over the Israeli offensive in Gaza, Xinhua reported. The other teenager was killed during clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian […]
Beijing, July 26 (IANS) BMW and Aston Martin Lagonda will recall autos in China over airbag and gearbox problems respectively, China’s quality watchdog has said. From Aug 25, BMW and BMW Brilliance will recall a total of 15,474 cars in the 3-Series sold in China due to defects with the airbag, which may malfunction in humid […]
Glasgow, July 26 (IANS) England narrowly head the medal standings at the end of second day of the 20th Commonwealth Games ahead of Australia. India dropped down one place to fifth with three golds, four silvers and three bronzes. Country Gold Silver Bronze Total England 12 11 9 32 Australia 11 9 12 32 Scotland 7 […]
Gaza, July 26 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 10 injured Saturday in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip, taking the toll in Gaza since the beginning of an Israeli offensive July 8 to 878. On Saturday, eight people, including four children, died in their house in the southern Gaza Strip city of […]
Srinagar, July 26 (IANS) A policeman was killed and four people were injured in a grenade explosion in Kashmir’s Sopore town Saturday, police said. “Security forces were dealing with a mob of stone pelters in Sopore town early Saturday when militants lobed a grenade at a police party at around 2.30 a.m,” a police officer told […]
London, July 26 (IANS) Didier Drogba has signed a one-year contract with Chelsea, the club announced. “It was an easy decision – I couldn’t turn down the opportunity to work with Jose again. Everyone knows the special relationship I have with this club and it has always felt like home to me,” Xinhua quoted Drogba as […]
Title: The Half Mother; Author: Shahnaz Bashir; Publisher: Hachette; Pages: 182; Price: Rs.295. There are many untold stories from the Kashmir Valley, and the ones that have been told are merely a dot in the vast expanse of lives permanently scarred with haunted memories, bitter experiences and mournful ambiguities. In between this unknown space is […]