45 hurt in China quake along Myanmar border
A moderately strong earthquake in southwestern China has injured 45 people and forced thousands to seek shelter in an area near the border with Myanmar, Chinese authorities said on Saturday. Residents fled buildings during Friday’s quake and students evacuated schools that had already been... read more »
4 killed, 11 injured in Jammu hotel fire
Four persons were killed and 11 injured when a fire broke out in a hotel in Jammu in the early hours on Saturday. The incident occurred in Hotel Neelam in bus stand area of Jammu city at around 02.30 a.m., police said. As the smoke started billowing out of the three-storey building, police and fire... read more »
Nigeria: Islamic leader on way to funeral killed by militants
Gunmen on Friday shot dead a Nigerian Islamic traditional leader in the northeastern state of Borno as he and other Muslim royals were heading to a funeral, the state government said. Idrissa Timta, emir of the town of Gwoza, was killed as he and two other emirs were traveling to the funeral of an... read more »
Vodafone executives meet government, want to settle Rs 20,000 crore tax dis...
NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI: Vodafone, which has served an arbitration notice on India in connection with its Rs 20,000 crore tax dispute, sought to reach out to the new government as the companies executives called on senior finance ministry officials on Friday. A finance ministry official said the... read more »
Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan meets Sonia Gandhi in Delhi
New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan met Congress President Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Friday. It was only last week that Chavan called on Sonia at her 10 Janpath residence... read more »
Iran reports its first death from MERS virus
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s official news agency is reporting the Islamic Republic has suffered its first fatality from the Middle Eastern respiratory virus. The IRNA news agency’s... read more »
Active pregnant women give normal birth
A new study has revealed that women who indulge in more activities during pregnancy are more likely to give normal birth. Kelly Morgan from Swansea University College of Medicine said that... read more »
IIM-Indore to hold CAT again
INDORE: Despite several cases filed for alleged discrepancies in evaluation of Common Admission Test 2013 (CAT), Indian Institute of Management (IIM-Indore) has again been entrusted the... read more »
Learn Tai Chi exercises for longer, healthier life
Searching for the elusive fountain of youth? Begin Tai Chi classes as the traditional Chinese martial art and sport exercises may have anti-aging benefits. Tai Chi has been found to be beneficial in... read more »
