India says Indians bombed in boats between Yemen and Somalia
Warplanes bombed two boats carrying 20 Indian crew members as the vessels traveled between Somalia and Yemen, India’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, a day after the Yemeni coast guard said a Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemeni Shiite rebels bombed boats off the war-torn country’s... read more »
Emergency accommodation the priority as WA prepares for Syrian refugees, Co...
Western Australia’s government agencies have begun planning for the arrival of Syrian refugees, with Premier Colin Barnett saying WA would be prepared to provide more than the 1,000 places he originally offered. Mr Barnett has welcomed the one-off increase in Australia’s refugee intake... read more »
Bihar polls to be held between Oct 12 and Nov 5, results on Nov 8
The Bihar assembly elections will be conducted in five phases between October 12 and November 5, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday, setting the stage for a tough contest between the BJP and an alliance of the JD-U and RJD that has the backing of the Congress. The counting of votes will... read more »
Yemen air strike: 13 out of 20 Indian crew members safe, 7 missing, MEA say...
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday said that reports about killing of 20 Indians in a Saudi-led alliance in air strikes on fuel smugglers at a Yemeni port on Tuesday are untrue. “Out of 20 crew members, 13 are alive and 7 are reported to be missing,” Vikas Swarup,... read more »
AirAsia India unveils Rs 990 flight offer; Rs 3,699 sale for international travel also ann...
AirAsia India offer says all-in-fares have been slashed to as low as Rs 990 to celebrate the group having achieved the 300 mn passengers flown mark – the AirAsia Group reached the mark... read more »
Xiaomi ties up with Foxconn in India, unveils Redmi2 Prime as first locally made smartphon...
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc has tied up with Taiwan’s Foxconn to start assembling phones in India – its first such move in the world’s third largest smartphone... read more »
The rise and rise of Google’s new CEO Sundar Pichai
Many of the people who use Google’s ubiquitous Chrome browser and Android mobile software may have never heard of Sundar Pichai, named the new CEO of the search giant. He is a decidedly... read more »
20,000 kgs of Maggi seized from a Nestle warehouse in Lucknow
Lucknow: In more trouble for Maggi, the Uttar Pradesh Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized 20,000 kgs of the two minute noodles from a Nestle warehouse in Lucknow. Earlier in 2015,... read more »
AL-QAEDA CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR SECULAR BLOGGER HACKED TO DEAT...
In a communique issued in Bengali and English, and posted on its Facebook and Twitter accounts on August 7, 2015, Ansar al-Islam declared the attack to be “vengeance” for the honor of the Prophet... read more »
