What is a Smart City? Find the full list of nominated smart cities here
The central government on Thursday announced 98 cities and towns for development as smart cities based on evaluation of financial and institutional capacities and past track record of urban local bodies. According to Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu, a smart city “is one having... read more »
Kim Jong Un at it again: N Korea dismisses top officials
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed top officials after a recent standoff with South Korea, state media reported on Friday, a move that suggests the young leader holds them responsible for allowing the confrontation to nearly spin out of control. The rival Koreas earlier this week... read more »
Migrant crisis: Up to 200 feared dead in Libya sinking
A boat packed with mainly African migrants bound for Italy sank off the Libyan coast on Thursday and officials said up to 200 might have died. A security official in the western town of Zuwara, from where the overcrowded boat had set off, said there had around 400 people on board. Many appeared to... read more »
Austria: Bodies of up to 50 migrants found in abandoned truck near Vienna
Austrian police found the decomposing bodies of up to 50 migrants in an abandoned truck, sparking a cross-border hunt for the people-smugglers responsible for the latest tragedy in Europe’s migrant crisis. The grisly discovery near the Slovakia and Hungary borders came as at least 30 more... read more »
Shahid, Mira’s grand wedding reception on July 12
Newly-wed Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor and his wife Mira Rajput reached here this evening where the couple will be hosting a reception for B-town celebrities on July 12. Shahid, clad in a... read more »
When Kajol’s ‘reel’ and ‘real’ husbands dined together in Bu...
It was a treat to Kajol fans on Thursday when her ‘reel’ and ‘real’ husbands dined together. Shahrukh Khan and Ajay Devgn are two Bollywood stars who are known for different genres... read more »
SC declines to go into PIL on Dawood Ibrahim
Supreme Court today dismissed a plea for setting up of a special investigating team (SIT) to probe whether the government has made any serious effort to bring to justice fugitive Dawood... read more »
Pakistani court adjourns Mumbai attack case hearing till July 15
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court holding the trial of the seven accused in the Mumbai attack case, including its mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, today adjourned the hearings till July 15... read more »
Scott Disick wishes ‘Happy B’day’ to daughter P...
Despite of split from long-time partner Kourtney Kardashian, Scott Disick seems to be maintaining good rapport with his kids, as he wished his daughter Penelope “Happy Birthday” with a... read more »
