Boko Haram Said to Abduct More Women in Nigeria
DAKAR, Senegal — Scores of young women have been kidnapped in new abductions by Islamist militants in Nigeria, according to local journalists, a Roman Catholic bishop and news reports, indicating that Boko Haram’s campaign of violence is continuing despite official reports of a cease-fire with... read more »
Islamic State among world’s richest militant groups: US
WASHINGTON: The Islamic State has fast become one of the world’s wealthiest terror groups, generating tens of millions of dollars a month from black market oil sales, ransoms and extortion, officials said on Thursday. It earns $1 million a day alone by selling crude oil from fields captured... read more »
After Andhra Pradesh Rahul Gandhi now visits cyclone hit Odisha
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visited the cyclone-hit areas of Odisha on Monday. He interacted with people and assured them that his party will help them in getting back to normal life. He also met the farmers who suffered extensive damages to their crops due to the cyclone in Jeypore of... read more »
Ms Nota beats 9 parties in Maha; would have got 1-3 seats as a party
It’s been just over a year since the Supreme Court allowed voters to reject all candidates in an election by pressing the Nota button – None of the Above. In the assembly elections and general elections held since then, it did not seem to matter much, as the rise of Narendra Modi made every... read more »
Islamic State: Syria rebels warn of backlash over US air strikes
Syrian rebel fighters backed by the West have told the BBC that the US-led coalition faces a backlash in their country over its bombing campaign against Islamic State (IS). There have been... read more »
Recipe: Cheesy pasta
Ingredients – One packet of penne – One each of red capsicum and yellow capsicum – Two tsp corn flour or plain flour (maida) – One cheese cube – One tsp dried... read more »
Surprise, surprise! Your brain has its own GPS
The brain has a complex system for keeping track of which direction you are facing as you move about, say researchers, adding that people use geometrical relationships to orient... read more »
Uranus-like planet discovered 25,000 light years away
The first known exoplanet resembling Uranus in our own solar system has been detected orbiting a distant star 25,000 light years from earth, astronomers report. Orbiting a double star... read more »
Ebola risk high for India: Expert
An infectious diseases and public health systems expert at Harvard Medical School has warned that the risk of India seeing an Ebola patient is “very, very high,” and predicted that India may well... read more »
