82 mines to be auctioned by end October, says Tomar
NEW DELHI: Union minister for steel and mines Narendra Singh Tomar has said that 82 mining blocks have been earmarked for auction by the end of October. Participating in a Mining Leaders Roundtable organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) this week, Tomar said another 96 blocks have... read more »
Bombings, assaults kill at least 42 in Afghan capital
A wave of attacks on Afghan police, army and NATO installations in Kabul killed at least 42 people and wounded hundreds, dashing hope that Taliban insurgents might be weakened by a leadership struggle after news of their longtime leader’s death. The attacks on Friday, which included a massive... read more »
Lalit Modi row: Sushma Swaraj’s family received money from Lalit Modi, says...
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s family of receiving money from former IPL chief Lalit Modi. The attack came a day after Swaraj told Lok Sabha that she did not extend any favours to Modi and had only helped his ailing wife on... read more »
West Bengal: Third year student beaten to death in Sabong college, 3 arrest...
A college student was allegedly beaten to death in a clash between student unions over felicitation of West Bengal minister Soumen Kumar Mahapatra at a college at Sabang, in West Midnapore district, on Friday. The victim has been identified as Krishna Prasad Jana, 21, a BA Third Year student of... read more »
13 Get 20 Years in Prison for Ordering Gangrape of Tribal Girl in Bengal
LABHPUR: A court in West Bengal has sentenced 13 people to 20 years in prison over the gang-rape of a tribal girl at Labhpur village in the state’s Birbhum district in January this... read more »
Al-Qaida affiliate in Syria kills captive Lebanese soldier
9:53 P.M. The Nusra Front, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, has killed one of the Lebanese soldiers it had been holding in captivity, Lebanese security sources and a statement on... read more »
MH17 crash: 225 victims now identified
Around 225 victims of the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have now been identified. The Dutch ministry of security and justice Friday said that out of 14 more who have been... read more »
Alibaba’s Big Debut, 10 Things to Know
New York: China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba began trading its shares Friday on the New York Stock Exchange. Here are ten things to know about Alibaba, and why its initial public... read more »
200 heavily armed militants waiting across LoC: Army
Srinagar: Around 200 heavily armed militants were waiting across the Line of Control to infiltrate into the Indian side even as the security forces foiled several attempts by the ultras to sneak... read more »
