At least 10 Mexican states over the past few days have suffered serious gasoline shortages, which the state oil company Pemex attributes to the clandestine theft of fuel from the pipelines. “We are currently taking various measures to re-establish the adequate and opportune supply of gasoline and diesel to the country,” Pemex tweeted. As local […]
Pope Francis celebrated a late Saturday night Christmas Mass at the Vatican amid heavy security, a media report said on Sunday. The Mass celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ is the first major event of the Christmas season for the Pope, which will include his Sunday noon blessing on Christmas Day, the BBC reported. During […]
In an ancient Iraqi Christian town recently liberated from the Islamic State (IS) terror group, Christmas was celebrated for the first time in over two years on Saturday, a media report said on Sunday. It was an emotional return for members of Bartella town’s displaced Christian community, who had been forced to flee when their […]
Christmas brought some relief for the dry spell hit Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday as the weather office forecast light rain and snowfall at isolated places in the state. “There was light rain during the night in Katra, Bhaderwah and Bannihal areas of the Jammu region while there was rainfall in Kashmir Valley’s Qazigund town,” […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on his 66th birthday. “Birthday wishes to Pakistan PM Mr. Nawaz Sharif. I pray for his long and healthy life,” Modi tweetws. The Prime Minister wished Sharid, right after greeting the nation on the ocassion of Christmas. “Merry Christmas! We remember and celebrate […]
A day after Najeeb Jung resigned as Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy, Manish Sisodia, met him separately at his residence here. Kejriwal, the national convenor of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), who was locked in a running battle with Jung for a long time, told reporters that the two met over […]
The US government began asking select foreign visitors to provide their Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts upon arriving in the country, a move designed to spot potential terrorist threats, a media report said. Since Tuesday, foreign travellers arriving in the country on the visa waiver programme have been presented with an “optional” request […]
Income Tax (IT) officials on Thursday ended their raid at the house of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary P.Rama Mohana Rao. The raids began on Wednesday morning and continued all night. On Wednesday, searches were also conducted in Rao’s office in the state secretariat and in several other places connected to Rao, his son and others. […]
A van reportedly carrying gas cylinders drove into the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) headquarters in capital city of Canberra on Wednesday night, authorities said. According to the police, there were no injuries suffered from people inside the building but the driver was being treated, The Canberra Times reported on Thursday. The van was destroyed and […]
The Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against DCW chief Swati Maliwal in an alleged case of irregularities in the appointments to the women’s rights panel. Maliwal, however, denied the charges and said the action was taken to put pressure on her not to investigate cases against leaders of a political party. ACB […]