Cold wave continued throughout Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as night temperatures remained below freezing point in the valley and Ladakh region. An official of the MET department told IANS: “Cold wave is likely to continue during the next 24 hours as weather is expected to remain dry during this period.” “Srinagar recorded minus 5.0 […]
Two YouTube stars were removed from a Delta Air Lines flight in London on Wednesday following complaints by other passengers of them speaking in Arabic, the media reported on Thursday. Adam Saleh was returning home to New York after a world tour when he was removed from the flight after his co-passengers expressed discomfort with […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has visited the site of the terror attack that struck a Christmas market here, killing 12 persons. The head of government, during her visit to the attack site on Tuesday, was accompanied by Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière, Foreign Minister Franz-Walter Steinmeier and the governing mayor Michael Müller, Efe news reported. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the reinforcement of security measures after the assassination of Russian ambassador in Ankara and terror attack in Berlin. Putin called on the intelligence services to take additional steps to ensure security within Russia and abroad, and to strengthen the security of diplomatic delegations overseas as well as their employees, […]
The White House said US President Barack Obama spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel to offer condolences over Monday’s fatal attack on a Christmas market in Berlin. “The President reiterated the US offer of assistance and underscored that no attack could sway our determination — and that of our German allies — to defeat terrorism […]
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE after opening at 26,368.88 points and touched a high of 26,394.14 and a low of 26,318.59 points. On Tuesday the Sensex closed at 26,307.98 points. The Sensex is trading at 26,337.59 […]
At least 29 people were killed when several explosions ripped through a fireworks market in Mexico, authorities said. Seventy people were injured in the incident that took place on Tuesday in Tultepec, about 40 km north of Mexico City, said Eruviel Avila, governor of the State of Mexico. Avila said at a press conference that […]
The Islamic State (IS) terror group has claimed responsibility for Monday night truck assault at a Berlin Christmas market that killed 12 people. The IS-affiliated Amaq news agency released a statement late Tuesday saying the attack in which 49 others were also injured, was carried out by “a soldier of the Islamic State” in response […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly condemned the assassination of Russian ambassador to Ankara, describing it as a “provocation” aimed at ruining Turkey-Russia ties. “Turkey-Russia relations were vital for the region and those who aim to harm ties are not going to achieve their goals,” Erdogan said in a televised message on Monday, Xinhua […]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov in Turkish capital of Ankara, calling it as a “senseless” act of terror. Earlier on Monday, Karlov, who served as Russian ambassador to Turkey since 2013, was shot dead by a gunman when he spoke at the opening of an […]