Erdogan wins Turkey’s first direct presidential vote
Presidential hopeful and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to become Turkey’s first elected President. Mr. Erdogan, head of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), led Sunday’s presidential polls with 51.8 per cent of votes. Turkey’s election law says any candidate who... read more »
Bangladesh issues Ebola virus alert
Bangladesh has issued an alert against deadly Ebola virus for three months, days after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the epidemic an international health emergency. “Medical teams would monitor the international airports in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet and also the seaport in... read more »
Convicted terrorist posts photo of son holding severed head
An Australian newspaper on Monday published a photograph of a child it said was the son of an Australian convicted terrorist holding aloft the severed head of a Syrian soldier. Prime Minister Tony Abbott told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio that the photograph was further evidence of “just... read more »
Germany asks foreign embassies to disclose names of intelligence officials
In an unprecedented move, Germany has asked all foreign embassies to disclose the names of their entire intelligence service agents operating in the country, according to a media report. In a directive sent to the diplomatic missions last week, the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs has demanded... read more »
Some shark species may adapt to climate change: study
Some shark species may be able to cope with the rising temperature and the subsequent decrease of water salinity, a new study has found. The study of sharks that lived in warm Arctic waters... read more »
A higher degree
As NID becomes an institution of national importance, it can award degrees and carry out research The National Institute of Design (NID) has been declared an institution of national... read more »
Seven kids killed in Madhya Pradesh wall collapse
Bhopal : Seven children were killed when the wall of their tenement collapsed in Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur district, police said Monday. The children who were killed were between six... read more »
Modi govt names five new governors, Ram Naik heads to UP
The government on Monday appointed new governors in Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Gujarat and Nagaland. They are Ram Naik (Uttar Pradesh), Balramji Dass Tandon (Chhattisgarh),... read more »
BSP to support TRAI amendment Bill
BSP supremo Mayawati on Monday said her party will not oppose the appointment of Nripendra Misra as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister and support the TRAI Amendment Bill in... read more »
