Canberra, March 26 (IANS) Families of the people aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, now declared lost, will be given free visas if they wish to come to Australia during the search and recovery operation, the immigration authority said Wednesday. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) was working with Malaysia Airlines and counterparts in China […]
Port of Spain March 26 (IANS/CMC) Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has dismissed her Indian-origin Minister for People and Social Development Glen Ramadharsingh for his disorderly conduct on board a Caribbean Airlines (CAL) domestic flight. “As I have always said, regardless of the consequences, I remain resolved to do the right thing because it […]
Moscow, March 26 (IANS) Russia accused Ukrainian authorities Wednesday of violating a bilateral agreement on air transportation and putting air travelers at risk. According to the Russian foreign ministry, the Ukrainian border service has banned the crews of Russian commercial planes from leaving their aircraft after landing on Ukrainian territory. This disrupted the timetable of work […]
Kuwait, March 26 (IANS/WAM) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sought the cooperation of the international community to end the ongoing Syrian conflict, which he said can only be resolved politically, ruling out any military solution. Ban in a wide-ranging speech to the 25th Arab League Summit in Kuwait – delivered by Lakhdar Brahimi, joint special representative […]
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) Mumbai FC took the lead and then came from a goal down to hold East Bengal to a 2-2 draw in an I-League Round-16 encounter at the Salt Lake Stadium here Wednesday. After a goalless first half, veteran striker Yusif Yakubu (61st minute) gave Mumbai FC the lead before a quick brace […]
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The central government Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that it will issue an advisory prohibiting government employees from accessing social networking websites through officials systems and networks. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul asked the centre to immediately issue an advisory prohibiting public […]
Shimla, March 26 (IANS) The opposition BJP Wednesday demanded the resignation of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh over ongoing CBI investigations into corruption charges during his tenure as union steel minister. “The chief minister should resign from the post to ensure a free and fair probe,” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Satpal Singh Satti […]
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday repeated its promise to provide quotas in private sector for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes if it returns to power after the general elections. Industry leaders said it is just a populist promise and there is nothing new in it. “Congress’s manifesto demanding private sector reservation […]
London, March 26 (IANS) Alarmed at the growing number of unwanted pregnancies in teenage British girls, the department of health has issued new guidelines for schools to give free morning-after pills and condoms to teenage girls. According to new guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice), under-25s should be able to access […]
London, March 26 (IANS) Have you ever realised that putting your hand on heart can actually make you more likely speak the truth? Try this gesture and see for yourself! Far more than a patriotic act, the move could actually make you more likely to tell the truth, researchers say. “Morality is a prominent guide of […]