Tens of thousands of Hungarians protested in central Budapest on Sunday against new legislation that could force the Central European University (CEU), a school founded by financier George Soros, to move out of the country. The demonstrators called for President Janos Ader to veto tough legislation passed by parliament targeting Central European University, The Guardian […]
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday declared a three-month state of emergency in the Arab country after two church blasts killed at least 43 and injured over 100. Earlier on Sunday, a terrorist blast at Mar Girgis Church of Tanta city in Gharbiya province left at least 27 dead and 78 injured, while a following […]
gyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday ordered the deployment of special military units to assist the police in protecting vital institutions nationwide, official MENA news agency reported. Al-Sisi’s decision came hours after deadly blasts at two churches in northern Egypt left at least 43 dead and over 100 injured. “This treacherous terrorism targets the nation […]
French President Francois Hollande on Sunday vowed to mobilise his country’s forces to support Egypt’s combat against terrorism following bombings of Coptic churches that killed 43 and injured 100 people. “Egypt is again struck by terrorists who want to destroy its unity and diversity,” Xinhua quoted Hollande as saying. The French head of state also […]
Authorities on Monday made heavy deployment of police and Central Reserve Police Force to maintain law and order as the separatists called protest shutdown affected life across the Kashmir Valley. “Etiquette deployments have been made to maintain the law and order situation on Monday,” a senior police official said here. Eight protesters were killed when […]
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was accorded a ceremonial welcome on Monday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Turnbull. He was then accorded the ceremonial guard of honour. This is Turnbull’s first bilateral visit to India since he assumed office in September 2015. His predecessor, Tony Abbott had visited India in […]
Over two weeks after he was blacklisted and grounded by all airlines, Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad here on Monday morning took wings again on a Pune-New Delhi flight, authorities said. Reduced to train and road travel and avoiding the media glare till now, the Osmanabad MP took the Pune-New Delhi AI-852, which has now […]
Bollywood megastar Akshay Kumar has been proclaimed the Best Actor for his magnanimous role as Naval Commander Rustom Pavri in the 2016 crime thriller Rustom. Inspired by the 1959 Nanavati case, this Akshay Kumar starrer was a critically acclaimed and equally successful film. The megastar took to twitter to express gratitude and posted a video. […]
Housing approvals in NSW have continued at near-record highs according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data, in a further sign the NSW Government’s commitment to boost housing supply is delivering results. Official data released today showed approvals in NSW reached 75,074 in the year to February 2017, remaining close to all-time record levels. […]
More than 8,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in the US state of Massachusetts have been banned from driving under a new, stricter background check regulations, a media report said. In November, the ride-sharing companies agreed to let the state run its own background checks as part of a deal that would let Lyft and Uber […]