Suicide bombers carrying guns and grenades stormed a military base near Jammu on Tuesday, triggering a fierce pre-dawn gunfight that left three soldiers and two attackers dead, officials said. Three more militants died in another shootout near the International Border with Pakistan. The attacks at the army base and a BSF camp – both on […]
Google Doodle pays tribute to “Little Women” creator Louisa May Alcott to mark her 184th birthday. The doodle shows the creations of Alcott — Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy and Jo’s best friend Laurie, their neighbour in a scene from the “Little Women” which is considered as Alcott’s semi-autobiographical. The novel was very well received and […]
As nearly 500,000 children are living under siege amid escalating violence across Syria, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for lifting sieges and allowing immediate humanitarian access. The number of children living under siege has doubled in less than one year, Xinhua news agency quoted UNICEF as saying in a press release. “Nearly 500,000 […]
The first HIV vaccine efficacy study in seven years has begun in South Africa to test whether a modified vaccine candidate can provide effective protection against the AIDS virus, the US National Institutes of Health said. The study — called HVTN 702 — aims to enroll 5,400 sexually active men and women aged 18 to […]
Two militants were killed and three soldiers injured in a gunfight on Tuesday after heavily armed suicide attackers stormed into an army camp in a garrison town near here, officials said. A police officer said the group of an unknown number of militants entered the field regiment camp of the army around 5.30 a.m. in […]
There is a cash crunch in Parliament, the temple of Indian democracy. With a severe cash crunch, staff at the reception where various souvenirs are sold, the canteens in the premises as well as tea vendors are battling a difficult time. Even the few ATMs in the premises frequently run out of cash. The Rajya […]
Opposition party activists were arrested on Monday in Tamil Nadu for protesting against the demonetisation of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes. DMK Treasurer M.K. Stalin, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President S. Thirunavukkarasar and CPI-M Tamil Nadu Secretary G. Ramakrishnan were among those taken into custody. Educational institutions, shops and other offices worked as usual across […]
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow on Monday officially inaugurated the Asian International Railway line connecting the two countries at a special ceremony organised in Turkmenabad, local media reported. Ghani called the inauguration of the Imam Nazar (Turkmenistan) and Aqina (Afghanistan) railway line “historic” and said his government remains committed to turning […]
A bomb was found on Monday morning near the US embassy in the Philippines capital, Manila, according to media reports. Police closed the southbound lane of Roxas Boulevard in front of the embassy at around 7.30 a.m. local time, Xinhua news agency reported. The Manila Police District’s bomb squad unit detonated the bomb around 8 […]
The robust economic growth coupled with low oil prices will make India’s automobile asset based securities (ABS) or vehicle loans stable, said Moody’s Investors Service on Monday. According to Moody’s India’s securitisation markets will perform in a stable manner with good credit quality across most asset classes. “In India, robust growth and low oil prices […]