Air Strike on Islamic State-Run Refinery in Syria Kills 30
BEIRUT: A US-led coalition air strike in Syria hit an oil refinery run by the Islamic State militant group near the border with Turkey on Sunday, killing 30 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the Observatory, said the dead were refinery workers and... read more »
A day of remembrance for the women of Turkey and Syria
Turkey marked International Women’s Day yesterday with nationwide events where problems women face were highlighted and debated. For Turkish women, domestic violence and discrimination are among the major issues they face, like women in the rest of the world. For displaced Syrian women in... read more »
40 killed as Kurds battle for Daesh-controlled town in Syria
At least 40 people have been killed during clashes between Kurdish fighters and Daesh (ISIS) militants as they battled for control of a key town in northern Syrian, AFP reported. A monitoring group said that Daesh had launched an offensive aimed at retaking Tal Tamr in Hassakeh province. The... read more »
Centre was not informed by state on decision to release Masarat Alam, Modi ...
NEW DELHI: Responding to the opposition charges in Parliament, home minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the Centre had sought report from the J&K government on the controversial release of hardline separatist Masarat Alam from jail. Making a statement in the Lok Sabha, Rajnath Singh said... read more »
Low water, power tariff very soon, free Wi-Fi likely by year-end: CM Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said his government will very soon make an announcement on reducing water and electricity tariff while free Wi-Fi may be activated... read more »
Badlapur review: Varun Dhawan wins everyone over in 2015’s first great movie
There were plenty of factors riding against Badlapur. Director Sriram Raghavan was coming from the failure of Agent Vinod. Varun Dhawan, the star of over-the-top romantic comedies, was... read more »
Messi challenges Ronaldo in race for Spain’s top scorer
After finding his scoring touch in Germany, Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to renew his scintillating duel with Lionel Messi in the Spanish league. Ronaldo ended a rare three-game slump without... read more »
Tiger Woods will not play Honda Classic
Tiger Woods has confirmed that he will not play next weeks’ Honda Classic after he announced an indefinite leave from the PGA Tour. Woods said last week he would leave the tour... read more »
DD can share feed of WC matches with private cable operators: SC
Public broadcaster Doordarshan (DD) can continue to share live feed of cricket World Cup matches with private cable operators as the Supreme Court on Friday granted a stay on the Delhi High Court... read more »
