1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS
ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals 1,30,000, Turkey’s deputy prime minister said on Monday. Numan Kurtulmus said Turkey is prepared for “the worst case... read more »
Protein therapy may stop cancer from spreading
Stanford researchers have developed a new protein therapy that could offer a safe and effective alternative to chemotherapy that is used to stop cancer from spreading. The protein therapy disrupts the process that causes cancer cells to break away from original tumour sites, travel through the... read more »
Two Indians elected MPs in New Zealand
Wellington – Two Indian-origin leaders have made it to parliament in the recently concluded general elections in New Zealand, media reported on Monday. Mahesh Bindra and Parmjeet Parmar figured in the list of MPs, New Zealand Herald reported. Parmjeet Parmar has been elected to the New... read more »
2G: Supreme Court turns down plea of CBI director Ranjit Sinha on case agai...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought assistance of Special Public Prosecutor in 2G case to decide a plea filed against CBI director Ranjit Sinha in visitors’ list controversy. All documents including CBI file notings and visitors’ register of the director’s residence be... read more »
Al-Qaida affiliate in Syria kills captive Lebanese soldier
9:53 P.M. The Nusra Front, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, has killed one of the Lebanese soldiers it had been holding in captivity, Lebanese security sources and a statement on... read more »
MH17 crash: 225 victims now identified
Around 225 victims of the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have now been identified. The Dutch ministry of security and justice Friday said that out of 14 more who have been... read more »
Alibaba’s Big Debut, 10 Things to Know
New York: China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba began trading its shares Friday on the New York Stock Exchange. Here are ten things to know about Alibaba, and why its initial public... read more »
200 heavily armed militants waiting across LoC: Army
Srinagar: Around 200 heavily armed militants were waiting across the Line of Control to infiltrate into the Indian side even as the security forces foiled several attempts by the ultras to... read more »
Maharashtra: How the BJP is being foolish by alienating Shiv sena
The BJP might have been tactically right to play hard-to-get with its oldest ally, the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, in order to wrest some additional seats for the assembly polls, but stretching the... read more »
