Explosions kill over 45 persons
MAIDUGURI – More than 45 people were massacred in twin bomb blasts, including one by a female suicide bomber, at a crowded market in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri. The explosions in the Borno state capital targeted the same Monday Market area where at least 15 people died July 1 in blast... read more »
Militants kill four polio workers in Pakistan
At least four polio workers, including three women, were killed on Wednesday in an attack by militants in Pakistan’s restive southwestern Balochistan Province. The workers were going from their homes to a health centre when they were attacked near Eastern Bypass area of Quetta city. They were... read more »
Pope: EU risks loss of trust
Pope Francis said Tuesday that the European Union risks losing the trust of citizens by ignoring the social costs of the financial crisis.In the first papal address to the European Parliament since 1988, the year before communism’s collapse in Eastern Europe, Francis warned about the... read more »
Meghalaya’s most wanted ANCA militant arrested in Tamil Nadu dictrict
Shillong: A most wanted ANCA militant, who escaped from police lock-up about three months ago, was arrested along with his aide in Tamil Nadu, police said today. William A Sangma, a self-styled commander of the Achik National Cooperative Army (ANCA), and his accomplice Alas R Sangma were arrested... read more »
Cabinet reshuffle: Technocrats in Team Modi for reforms push
In the coming months, the government has promised to move on big-ticket issues such as land acquisition, infrastructure, skill development and also to step up growth in industry and... read more »
Fate of Isis leader remains unclear after US airstrike in Iraq
Officials in Baghdad and Washington remained unclear on Sunday about the fate of the Islamic State (Isis) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi after a key aide was killed in a US air strike near... read more »
Centre sanctions 4,000cr for national supercomputing policy
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chairman of the Parliamentary standing committee on science, technology and environment Ashwani Kumar said that the Centre has approved the national supercomputing... read more »
Daily habits of happy people
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act but a habit, according to Greek philosopher Aristotle. The world is changing faster than you can wrap your head around new... read more »
Has Ekta Kapoor sued Sunjay Dutt for Rs 1.5 crore?
Problems for Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt don’t seem to settle down any soon. According to the latest buzz in B-town, television and film producer Ekta Kapoor has filed a suit against Bollywood... read more »
