Ebola in New York: Doctor tests positive for deadly disease after returning...
Authorities in New York confirmed on Thursday night that a doctor who had recently returned to his home in Harlem after working for Doctors Without Borders in Guinea helping treat patients with Ebola had tested positive for the disease and had been put in isolation at a Manhattan hospital. The... read more »
Boko Haram Said to Abduct More Women in Nigeria
DAKAR, Senegal — Scores of young women have been kidnapped in new abductions by Islamist militants in Nigeria, according to local journalists, a Roman Catholic bishop and news reports, indicating that Boko Haram’s campaign of violence is continuing despite official reports of a cease-fire with... read more »
Islamic State among world’s richest militant groups: US
WASHINGTON: The Islamic State has fast become one of the world’s wealthiest terror groups, generating tens of millions of dollars a month from black market oil sales, ransoms and extortion, officials said on Thursday. It earns $1 million a day alone by selling crude oil from fields captured... read more »
After Andhra Pradesh Rahul Gandhi now visits cyclone hit Odisha
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visited the cyclone-hit areas of Odisha on Monday. He interacted with people and assured them that his party will help them in getting back to normal life. He also met the farmers who suffered extensive damages to their crops due to the cyclone in Jeypore of... read more »
Protein therapy may stop cancer from spreading
Stanford researchers have developed a new protein therapy that could offer a safe and effective alternative to chemotherapy that is used to stop cancer from spreading. The protein therapy... read more »
Two Indians elected MPs in New Zealand
Wellington – Two Indian-origin leaders have made it to parliament in the recently concluded general elections in New Zealand, media reported on Monday. Mahesh Bindra and Parmjeet... read more »
2G: Supreme Court turns down plea of CBI director Ranjit Sinha on case against him
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought assistance of Special Public Prosecutor in 2G case to decide a plea filed against CBI director Ranjit Sinha in visitors’ list... read more »
Jayalalithaa inaugurates 4 more ‘Amma’ canteens in Chennai
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa declared open four more “Amma Unavgam”s (low-cost canteen) in Chennai on Monday. With this, the number of such canteens in the city goes up to... read more »
Saradha scam: CBI grills Congress MP Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury
KOLKATA: Senior Congress leader and former union minister Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury Monday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after being summoned in connection with the... read more »
