Trade union strike cripples transport, banking services in many cities
Millions of workers across India went on a 24-hour strike on Wednesday to protest against changes in labour laws and privatisation of PSUs, affecting life in many cities. More than 15 crore workers from 10 central trade unions, including those in the banking, manufacturing, construction and coal... read more »
Sheena’s biological father comes out in open, FSL gets samples
A day after gory details of Sheena Bora murder case were revealed by police in court, her biological father today came out in the open for the first time while skeletal remains purportedly of the 24-year-old unearthed in Raigad were sent to Forensic Science Laboratory in Mumbai. Siddharth Das today... read more »
Global Shares Fall After China’s Weak PMI Data
Global shares fell Tuesday, burdened by disappointing manufacturing data out of China, which fueled fresh concerns over growth in the world’s second-largest economy. The Stoxx Europe 600 fell 1.4% in early trade, while Germany’s DAX lost 1.8% and France’s CAC 40 declined 1.5%. The U.K.’s... read more »
In Ukraine, 141 Still Hospitalized After Violent Protests
MOSCOW — Ukrainian police say 141 people remain hospitalized after a nationalist protest in Kiev turned violent, with 10 of the injured in serious condition. This is up from the 122, mostly police officers and National Guard troops, cited Monday by the interior minister. One officer died from his... read more »
Sushma Swaraj arrives in Bangkok to pay visit to Thailand
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Bangkok on Saturday to pay a two-day visit to Thailand. The External Affairs Minister will also be attending the Vishwa Sanskrit Sammelan... read more »
People in Tunisian resort hold march after deadly beach attack
People in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse have held a march through the town expressing sympathy with the relatives of the victims who were killed in Friday’s deadly terror... read more »
Tihar Jail’s 3-tier security breached; two undertrials dig tunnel to escape, 1 caugh...
In a daring jailbreak, two undertrials dug a tunnel in the country’s most secure prison, Tihar jail, and managed to escape. While one of the escaped convict was caught, the other one... read more »
BJP’s silence is deafening, claims Congress
The Congress on Monday claimed that the silence of the Bharatiya Janata Party over the issue of former IPL chairman Lalit Modi’s travel documents was ‘deafening’, adding... read more »
Body of lynched school principal brought to Krishnapur Police sta...
The lynched body of the Nalanda school principal, where two students were allegedly beaten to death yesterday, was on Monday brought to Krishnapur Police station. The students were allegedly beaten... read more »
