Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 shifts south
SYDNEY: The hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will shift further south in the Indian Ocean, Australian authorities said on Thursday, ushering in yet another new phase of the long, costly and so far fruitless search. The Boeing 777, carrying 239 passengers and crew, disappeared on... read more »
Swaraj meets Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina in first official foreign visit; d...
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today called on Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and discussed key bilateral issues. Swaraj, who arrived here late last night on her first trip abroad, met Hasina after holding talks with her Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali. Though... read more »
Nigerian singer offers her virginity to Boko Haram in return for abducted g...
Abuja: In a sensationalistic offer, a 23-year old Nigerian female pop singer has appealed the militant outfit Boko Haram to release all the abducted schoolgirls in return for her virginity that she is willing to lose to the deadly militants. Speaking to a local news site, the pop singer named... read more »
AIIMS MBBS 2014 entrance results declared, Vizag girl tops
New Delhi: The results for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) entrance test for MBBS programme for the session 2014-2015 were declared on Wednesday. Roll numbers of candidates, who qualified for admission, were displayed on notice board of Examination Section, AIIMS official... read more »
Pakistan: Gunmen open fire on plane at Peshawar airport, one dead
Bannu: Gunmen opened fire on a passenger jet as it landed in Pakistan’s troubled northwest, killing a woman passenger and wounding two crew in an attack staged as the military wages... read more »
More than 60 women, girls abducted in Nigeria: local official
Suspected Boko Haram militants have abducted more than 60 women and young girls in restive northeast Nigeria, a local official and a vigilante leader said today. The group was kidnapped in... read more »
DU crisis: A course that has gone awry
The VC’s resignation further deepens uncertainty over the admission process that involves the fate of over 2.7 lakh students Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh resigned on... read more »
Weight loss surgery may cause bone loss
Regarded as the most effective treatment for severe obesity, bariatric surgery may lead to bone loss for at least two years even after the body weight stabilises, says a study. “The... read more »
Ice-cream sandwiches are the hotnew dessert
Reports are calling them the new cupcake.We bite into the trend to find out more… Throwing a summer soiree? This might be perfect as a chilled meal-ender. Forget the souffles and panacottas... read more »
