2 children, 1 adult killed when school buses collide in Tennessee
KNOXVILLE – Three people died and 23 were injured when two school buses collided on a highway in East Knoxville, Tenn., on Tuesday. Two of the dead were children, while an adult aide was also killed. Officials said that a school bus from Knoxville’s Chilhowee Intermediate Elementary... read more »
European Union May Lift Ban On Import of Indian Mangoes
According to a senior government official, the European Union is likely to lift the ban on the import of Indian mangoes and other vegetables this month. Earlier this year, the 28-member European Union had temporarily banned the import of Alphonso mangoes and four other vegetables from India.... read more »
India votes against UNGA resolution on nuclear weapons
India, along with the US and Pakistan, has voted against a provision in a UN resolution calling on to “promptly” accede to the NPT as non-nuclear- weapon nation “without conditions” and to place all its nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards. A draft resolution on... read more »
Lebanon detains Islamic State leader Baghdadi’s wife
ebanese security forces have detained a wife and young child of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi near the border with Syria, the army says. The pair were picked up by military intelligence after entering Lebanon with forged papers 10 days ago. Baghdadi’s wife – identified... read more »
Inflation drops to 5-year low of 1.77% in October
Continuing decline in food prices, including vegetables, pulled wholesale price inflation to a five year low of 1.77% in October. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation was at... read more »
Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission Withdraws Power Tariff Hike
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission or DERC has withdrawn the power tariff hike of up to seven per cent in the national capital which was announced last night, according to the... read more »
Reliance Infra exits Mumbai Metro Phase II, blames govt for not meeting promises
Mumbai: Blaming the Maharashtra government for “non-fulfilment of certain critical obligations”, Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) today walked out of the contract to develop the... read more »
Excise duty on petrol, diesel hiked, prices not to rise
To boost the exchequer’s finances and help contain fiscal deficit — the amount of money that the government borrows to fund its expenses — the Centre on Thursday hiked the excise duty... read more »
Islamic State leader urges attacks in Saudi Arabia
BEIRUT: Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called for attacks against the rulers of Saudi Arabia in a speech purported to be in his name on Thursday, saying his self-declared caliphate was... read more »
