500 migrants rescued in Mediterranean, says Italian coastguard
Some 500 migrants were rescued in seven operations launched over the weekend in the Mediterranean, the Italian coastguard said. A spokesperson told AFP on Sunday that four of the rescue operations had already wound up but the others were ongoing. “Saturday was quiet on the whole but now there is... read more »
Maldives president escapes speedboat blast, wife injured
Maldives president Abdulla Yameen was saved from an explosion on his speedboat unhurt but his wife and two aides were injured on board when the boat approached the capital Male on Monday, a senior aide told Reuters. The cause of the blast was not immediately clear, but it was witnessed by several... read more »
China’s Didi Kuaidi Firms Up Anti-Uber Alliance, Invests in Ola
China’s most popular ride-hailing app Didi Kuaidi said on Monday it has invested in Indian peer Ola, forging a new alliance within a network of companies challenging US rival Uber Technologies Inc. Didi joins existing investors including SoftBank Corp, Falcon Edge, Singapore sovereign wealth... read more »
Ola Opens Up API for Mobile Apps, Individual Developers
Taxi aggregator Ola Saturday announced the public release of its API, allowing major mobile apps as well as individual developers to integrate the company’s offering with their platforms. “The public release of our API to developers is a giant leap in collaborative technology. With this... read more »
Face Of Patel Reservation Movement, Hardik Patel Goes Missing After Organising A Meeting
The face of the Patel agitation, Hardik Patel, spearheading the Patel reservation movement in Gujarat, gave the police a slip when they tried to detain him for organising a public meeting... read more »
Reserved or wait-listed? Why RSS wants ‘review’ of quota policy
It was with considerable shock and awe that long time watchers – both, critics and admirers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) – heard the Sarsanghchalak say at a book release on... read more »
9 days in the dark: 2 workers rescued from Bilaspur tunnel
Two labourers trapped more than 40 metres underground for over a week in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district were rescued on Monday, bringing relief to their worried families after a... read more »
Thai blast: Malaysian police may arrested two suspected bombers
Malaysian police have sent to Thai authorities photos of two men, one of whom is suspected to have carried out Thailand’s worst bombing at a Brahma temple here that killed 20 people... read more »
Pope Francis Looks Beyond Havana in Cuba Trip
After holding Mass in Havana and meeting with Fidel Castro Sunday, Pope Francis will have another busy day today in Cuba as part of his 10-day visit to that country and the United States. The pontiff... read more »
