Jerusalem, Dec 11 (IANS) A joint forensic team Thursday ruled in a preliminary autopsy report that the death of Palestinian cabinet minister Ziad Abu Ein during a protest Wednesday was caused by “blockage to the coronary artery”. The Israeli health ministry circulated the initial results of the autopsy, which was carried out by two Israeli […]
Siliguri, Dec 11 (IANS) Chilly and foggy conditions continued to play havoc with air and train traffic in northern West Bengal for the second day Thursday. While as many eight flights were cancelled from Bagdogra airport, several trains were running well behind schedule. With fog reducing visibility below 50 metres, air traffic from Bagdogra remained […]
Oslo, Dec 10 (IANS) India’s child rights crusader Kailash Satyarthi Wednesday said that his life’s aim was to “make sure that every child is a free child” after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize here along with Pakistani girls’ education activist Malala Yousafzai. “My only aim in life is to make sure that every child is […]
Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) The US says “now is not the time for business as usual with Russia” but insists Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming India visit would not cast a shadow on President Barack Obama’s own trip in January. “Let’s wait and see what comes from the visit,” State Department spokesperson Marie Harf told […]
Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) Dr. Arun Majumdar, an Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay alumni is among four eminent scientists chosen to serve as US Science Envoys beginning in January, 2015. Majumdar, a professor at Stanford University and an expert in energy, climate change, and innovation was named by the State Department along with Dr. Peter […]
Manila, Dec 6 (IANS) A Swiss national was rescued from the Abu Sayyaf militant group Saturday after being held hostage for more than two years, the Philippine security forces said. Lorenzo Vinceguerre, 49, is one of the two European bird watchers held by the militants in the Sulu province, Xinhua reported. He was reportedly injured […]
A leading Information Technology (IT) services company is using a programme developed in India to create jobs worldwide and train and place minority women in high-quality IT jobs in 10 cities across America. After its “impressive work” in India, Mexico and the US, Aliso Viejo, California-based UST Global, is planning to launch additional programmes in […]
Cairo, Dec 2 (IANS) Security forces broke into Al-Azhar Girls University in Nasr City, eastern Cairo following a protest rally staged by alleged Muslim Brotherhood-linked students. A group of students Tuesday staged an on-campus protest against former president Hosni Mubarak’s acquittal verdict and raised anti-police slogans, state-run MENA news agency reported citing a security source. […]
Seoul, Dec 1 (IANS) A South Korean fishing ship sank in the Bering Sea Monday, with at least one person dead and 52 missing, media reported citing the fisheries ministry. The 1,753-ton fishing vessel, owned by the South Korean deep-sea fishery company Sajo Industries, sank in the western part of the Bering Sea near Russia […]
Lahore, Dec 1 (IANS) The issues of cooperation between Syria and Pakistan at the level of their parliaments and the fight against terror were discussed at a meeting between the two countries here Monday. These issues were raised when Speaker of the Syrian People’s Assembly Mohammad Jihad al-Laham met chairman of the Pakistani Senate’s defence […]