Gunmen kill 18 in raid on village in Nigeria’s middle belt
At least 18 people were killed when gunmen stormed a village in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna overnight, a police spokesman said on Tuesday, the latest in daily bloody attacks that have racked Africa’s most populous country. The gunmen raided the village in southern Kaduna –... read more »
Voting under way in Libya general election
TRIPOLI: Polling was under way across Libya on Wednesday in a general election seen as crucial for the future of a country hit by months of political chaos and growing unrest. Polling stations opened at 0600 GMT, with 1.5 million registered voters choosing from among the 1,628 candidates contesting... read more »
UGC sets today’s deadline for compliance by DU on FYUP
NEW DELHI: With admissions delayed over the FYUP row leaving students in the lurch, Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh and registrar Alka Sharma remained incommunicado throughout Wednesday as the University Grants Commission kept up the pressure. In the evening, UGC wrote to DU asking it... read more »
Marathas, Muslims to get education, job quotas in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The Maratha and Muslim communities in Maharashtra will now get reservations in jobs and education in government and semi-government sectors with immediate effect, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan announced here on Wednesday. While the politically influential Marathas have been given 16... read more »
Weak monsoon intensifies drought-like conditions in India
NEW DELHI: Drought-like conditions are intensifying as the monsoon hasn’t moved an inch for 10 days now, leaving oilseeds, pulses and paddy fields parched and posing the threat of... read more »
Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express mishap: 4 killed, Railway Minister reaches Patna
New Delhi/Patna: Twelve coaches of New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (12236) derailed near Golden Ganj station in Bihar early Wednesday. At least four passengers were killed and eight... read more »
Narendra Modi junks UPA’s communal violence bill?
The Communal Violence Bill, an initiative of the previous UPA regime, seems to have been put on the back burner by the NDA government with the Home Ministry unlikely to push the... read more »
RComm raises $804 million via share sale: sources
Reliance Communications Ltd (RLCM.NS) on Wednesday raised $804 million by selling shares, people involved in the process said, in what is the single biggest equity issue since the... read more »
Oil minister to attend cabinet meet amid gas price hike speculati...
Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan will attend a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, a government source said, amid speculation that India could raise gas prices from July 1. Pradhan is not a member of the... read more »
