Washington, Dec 24 (IANS/EFE) Former US president George W.H. Bush has been transferred, as a precautionary measure, to a hospital in Houston after suffering respiratory problems, according to a statement from his office. The former president, 90, was admitted Tuesday to the Houston Methodist Hospital where he would remain under observation as a precautionary measure, […]
Jakarta, Dec 24 (IANS) Floods in Indonesia’s Aceh province in the northern tip of Sumatra island have displaced at least 120,966 people, an official said here Wednesday. Water levels rose to 400 cm in the districts of North Aceh and East Aceh, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of national disaster agency, told Xinhua over phone. Those […]
Guwahati, Dec 24 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday flew into Assam to study the situation after Bodo militants massacred 65 tribals in three districts. Rajnath Singh reached Guwahati in the evening with Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram and Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju. Rajnath Singh immediately proceeded to a meeting with Chief […]
Brussels, Dec 24 (IANS/EFE) Belgian Defence Minister Steven Vandeput personally authorised the use of a military aircraft for flying Belgium’s King Philip and his family to Asia for their Christmas vacation, sparking controversy about the use of public resources for private purposes, a media report said Wednesday. Vandeput granted permission for the royal family to […]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Karnataka pacers Abhimanyu Mithun(5-31) and Vinay Kumar (2-37) shared seven wickets among them to bowl out Railways for a paltry 114 in their 2nd innings to set up a 136-run victory for their team in a Ranji Trophy Group B match here. Chasing 251 for victory, Railways were never in […]
Lisbon, Dec 24 (IANS/EFE) Three days after its inauguration, a statue of Real Madrid’s Portuguese star striker Cristiano Ronaldo erected in his honour in his hometown in the Madeira Islands has generated a great deal of buzz for what looks like as a bulge in the statue’s pants. On Wednesday, several Portuguese newspapers collected dozens […]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The 30-year-old female doctor who sustained burn injuries after acid was hurled at her at a crowded market here is showing slight improvement at the AIIMS, hospital authorities said Wednesday. Amrita Kaur, employed with an Employees State Insurance hospital, was attacked by two motorcycle-borne assailants at around 9.30 a.m. Tuesday […]
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Video jockey-turned-actor Ayushmann Khurrana feels his upcoming film “Hawaizaada” will be an image change for him. “Hawaaizaada” is based on the life of scientist Shivkar Bapuji Talpade, who is believed to have built India’s first unmanned airplane. “After ‘Vicky’ Donor, Vibhu Puri (director) offered me this amazing story of an unsung […]
Patna, Dec 24 (IANS) The panchayat in the RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s native village in Bihar’s Gopalganj district has barred girls from using mobile phones and wearing jeans and T-shirts, an official said Wednesday. A diktat was issued by Phulwaria panchayat that banned girls from wearing jeans and T-shirts, and also imposed a ban on […]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) AAP chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will contest the upcoming assembly elections from his New Delhi constituency, the party said Wednesday. Kejriwal defeated three-time chief minister Sheila Dikshit in 2013 in the constituency by over 26,000 votes. He then headed a minority government for 49 days. Kejriwal’s […]