No Party Has Mechanism to Check Education Degrees
With one of its MLAs arrested in an alleged fake degree case, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said there is no mechanism with any political party to examine the degrees of its party members. “There is no mechanism available with any party to check (educational) degrees of its party... read more »
Bangladeshi family from UK traced to ISIS
A Bangladeshi family of 12 from England, who went missing on the way back from a holiday in Dhaka, have confirmed in a statement issued by ISIS terrorists that they are in the “Islamic State”. The statement from the Mannan family, obtained from Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)... read more »
Syrians increasingly desperate for healthcare as barrel bombs strike hospit...
in southwestern Syria with barrel bombs last month was only the latest episode in a long series of attacks by the Assad regime on medical facilities across the country. It was one of 10 medical facilities struck by the Syrian military in June alone, according to the humanitarian group Medecins... read more »
Philippines ferry capsize toll rises to 59
The toll in the ferry capsize in central Philippines` Leyte province has risen to 59, officials said on Saturday. The passenger vessel MV Kim Nirvana-B, which capsized on Thursday near the port of Ormoc, was carrying 173 passengers and 16 crew members, Xinhua reported, citing the coast guard. The... read more »
Sri Lankan actress Jacqueline Fernandez Idolises Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Sri Lankan actress Jacqueline Fernandez was recently happy to learn that her Kick co-star Salman Khan compared her to yesteryear’s glamorous actress Zeenat Aman. But it’s... read more »
Iraq crisis : Emboldened Kurd secession bid faces major hurdles
Baghdad – Iraq’s Kurds would face enormous challenges if they were to secede, but the threat of an independence vote amid chaos nationwide could squeeze concessions from the... read more »
Protests Over Price Rise in Parliament and Outside
New Delhi – The new government today confronted sharp protests over price rise in Parliament and outside, on the first day of the Budget session. There was no Question Hour in either... read more »
Sumangal group MD held for money laundering
The managing director of Sumangal Group, Subrata Adhikari, was arrested in Mumbai on the charge of money laundering, police said on Monday. “He was arrested by a team of Kolkata police... read more »
Seventeen coal miners die after blast in west China
Seventeen coal miners have died after being trapped by a weekend gas explosion in northwestern China, an official news agency reported on Monday. The miners were trapped Saturday by the explosion at... read more »
