Saudi-led coalition forces kill 20 at a wake in Yemen
Saudi-led coalition’s jets killed at least 20 people at a wake in northern Yemen on Sunday, as warplanes pounded Houthis and other forces behind a missile strike that had killed dozens of Gulf Arab soldiers. The air strikes targeted troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, an ally... read more »
OROP: Parrikar says ‘small issues’ will be sorted, Naidu slams ...
Defence minister Manohar Parrikar has said the “small issues” in the implementation of the one rank one pension (OROP) scheme will be addressed in due course. “OROP as a principle has been accepted, full financial requirements have been fulfilled. There might be a few small issues... read more »
GVK Wins Court Fight Over Australian Coal Mine
Melbourne: Green groups lost a fight to stop billionaire Gina Rinehart and GVK from building a giant coal mine in Australia, as a court on Friday dismissed an appeal against the state of Queensland’s environmental approval for the project. Conservation group Coast and Country, originally... read more »
ONGC to buy 15% stake in Russia’s 2nd biggest oil field
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) on Friday agreed to buy 15 per cent stake in Russia’s second biggest oil field of Vankor from Rosneft for USD 1.268 billion, its fourth biggest acquisition ever. ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of the state explorer, signed an agreement to buy 15 per... read more »
Kim Jong Un at it again: N Korea dismisses top officials
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed top officials after a recent standoff with South Korea, state media reported on Friday, a move that suggests the young leader holds them... read more »
Migrant crisis: Up to 200 feared dead in Libya sinking
A boat packed with mainly African migrants bound for Italy sank off the Libyan coast on Thursday and officials said up to 200 might have died. A security official in the western town of... read more »
Austria: Bodies of up to 50 migrants found in abandoned truck near Vienna
Austrian police found the decomposing bodies of up to 50 migrants in an abandoned truck, sparking a cross-border hunt for the people-smugglers responsible for the latest tragedy in... read more »
Was it All About Money? Latest Developments in Sheena Bora Case
MUMBAI: Four days after Indrani Mukerjea, a former media executive, was arrested for the murder of her daughter, Sheena Bora, the police says it is looking at whether a complicated... read more »
Sports Ministry approves names for Dronacharya Award
Wrestling coach Anoop Singh and Paralympics coach Naval Singh were among the five names officially approved by the Sports Ministry for the prestigious Dronacharya Award this year. Based on the... read more »
