Migrant crisis: Germany to release funds to help regions cope
Germany’s coalition government has agreed to spend 6bn euros (£4.4m) to support record numbers of migrants and other measures to deal with the influx. Critics at home have accused Chancellor Angela Merkel of creating a dangerous precedent by opening Germany’s borders. About 18,000... read more »
North, South Korea begin family reunion talks
North and South Korean Red Cross officials kicked off talks on Monday on organising a rare and emotional reunion for families separated by the Korean War. The discussions at the border truce village of Panmunjom were the product of an agreement the two Koreas reached two weeks ago to end a... read more »
Saudi-led coalition forces kill 20 at a wake in Yemen
Saudi-led coalition’s jets killed at least 20 people at a wake in northern Yemen on Sunday, as warplanes pounded Houthis and other forces behind a missile strike that had killed dozens of Gulf Arab soldiers. The air strikes targeted troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, an ally... read more »
OROP: Parrikar says ‘small issues’ will be sorted, Naidu slams ...
Defence minister Manohar Parrikar has said the “small issues” in the implementation of the one rank one pension (OROP) scheme will be addressed in due course. “OROP as a principle has been accepted, full financial requirements have been fulfilled. There might be a few small issues... read more »
Chennai metro tunnelling causes cave-in, road gulps car
Acrater more than 10 feet across swallowed a car after a combination of metro rail tunnelling and layers of loose soil apparently caused a sudden cave-in near Rajiv Gandhi Government... read more »
GOVT HIKES MINIMUM EXPORT PRICE OF ONION TO CHECK DOMESTIC MARKET RATE
In an effort to curb soaring prices of onion in the domestic market, the government has increased the minimum export price (MEP) of onion by more than 140% from $175 per tonne to $425 a... read more »
Our margins are strong enough to service debt
Concerned about the dull business environment in the steel sector, Sajjan Jindal, chairman and managing director of JSW Group, has deferred his long-term investment plans. In an interview... read more »
Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho
The genre of satire has always existed in Bollywood. Be it religious satire or political satire, Bollywood has seen almost everything. This week’s release MISS TANAKPUR HAZIR HO is a... read more »
‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’: What makes it a ‘hatke’ Salman K...
Harshaali Malhotra has been missing from the promotional events of Bajrangi Bhaijaan. While the reason behind the same is being speculated, reports suggest that it is a part of a well thought... read more »
