Protests by BJP, a ruling coalition partner in Jammu and Kashmir, and the opposition Congress continued here on Sunday against the release of separatist leader Masrat Alam by Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed’s government.Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers staged a protest here and in the border district of Poonch against Alam’s release.Protesting BJP workers demanded […]
New Delhi/Canberra, March 8 An Indian woman IT consultant, employed with Bengaluru-based tech firm MindTree,was stabbed to death while she was walking home from work in the Australiancity of Sydney, police said on Sunday.Prabha Arun, in her 40s, was attacked at Amos Street in the western part of the cityabout 9.30 p.m. on Saturday. She […]
Washington, March 8 Islamic State (IS) supporters are operating a minimum of 46,000 Twitter accounts, a 92-page study by global think tank Brookings Institution has revealed. The study also found that at least 1,000 accounts supportive of IS, and possibly many more, were suspended by Twitter from September to December last year, the New York […]
New Delhi, March 8 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said “our heads hang in shame when we hear of instances of crime against women” and that his government has initiated several steps to help women who face violence and abuse. In a statement on the International Women’s Day, the prime minister said he “salutes […]
New York, March 8 Singer Lady Gaga reportedly wants her wedding to be “a family celebration”. According to a source, the 28-year-old, who got engaged to actor Taylor Kinney on February 14 after four years of dating, wants to serve her guests food from her parents’ Italian restaurant Joanne Trattoria based here, reports female first.co.uk. “She’s […]
Melbourne, March 8 The so-called household “green” products, including air fresheners, cleaning products, laundry supplies and personal care products, contain lot of health hazards, finds a new study. The study team found 156 different volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from 37 products examined, with an average of 15 VOCs per product. “Given the lack of […]
– By Rahul Vaishnavi New Delhi, March 8 For 45-year-old Kashmiri filmmaker Ajaz Rashid, who was among hundreds displaced in the September 2014 torrential rains and floods in the Valley, the disaster was literally a life-changing experience that prompted him to leave his profession and become a full time social worker – all thanks to […]
-By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, March 8 Thousands of people may have driven out of Chandigarh’s Sunday car bazaar with their newly-acquired possessions in the past three decades, but the well-known used car market of the region is still looking to park itself in a permanent space to carry out its business. Car dealers operating from […]
New Delhi, March 8 Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Outlook founder editor Vinod Mehta, who died here on Sunday, as a “fine journalist and writer”. “Frank and direct in his opinions, Vinod Mehta will be remembered as a fine journalist and writer,” Modi said in a message. “Condolences to his family on his demise.”
The Commonwealth and New South Wales Governments have marked the start of construction on Sydney’s new world class motorway, West Connex. The Australian Government is investing a record $50 billion to build world class infrastructure for a stronger and more prosperous Australia. The first sod was turned today on the $500 million M4 […]