‘White Widow’, world’s most-wanted woman terrorist, shot dead
Samantha Lewthwaite or the White Widow has reportedly been gunned down in war-torn Ukraine by a Russian marksman. According to The Mirror, Lewthwaite, the world’s most wanted woman terrorist, had joined the Ukraine conflict just two weeks ago and was fighting on the side of a pro-government... read more »
World’s Tallest And Shortest Men Meet on Records Day in London
LONDON: The world’s tallest and shortest men came face to face — well, face to shin — on Thursday to celebrate the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day. The little and large act met as people across the globe tried to break all manner of weird and wacky world records,... read more »
Pakistan test fires Shaheen-II ballistic missile
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful training launch of Shaheen-II (Hatf-VI) ballistic missile. The launch was the culminating point of the field training exercise of the Army Strategic Forces Command (ASFC) which was aimed to ensure operational readiness of a strategic missile... read more »
More Russia sanctions if Ukraine not resolved: Cameron
Russia could face further sanctions if it does not commit to resolving the conflict in Ukraine, British Prime Minister David Cameron said today, as he called Moscow’s actions ‘unacceptable’. Cameron, who was in Canberra to address Australia’s parliament, said existing... read more »
Hope to make India power surplus by 2019: Piyush Goyal
NEW DELHI: The government is working towards making India a power surplus country by 2019, minister of state for power, coal and renewable energy Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. He said that... read more »
Airtel to woo data users through free internet
NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel, the country’s biggest telecom operator, is set to offer free internet to subscribers for trial as the company looks to convert more users into... read more »
Coal block winners may have to pay 10% upfront
NEW DELHI: Winners of coal blocks for steel, sponge iron and captive power plants would have to pay 10% of the floor price upfront. Subsequently, they would have to pay on a per-tonne basis... read more »
PM asks Varanasi weavers to utilize growing e-commerce market
VARANASI: Pitching for modernization of the textile sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked the weavers to utilize the growing e-commerce market to reach out to global... read more »
India aim to spring another surprise against Australia
PERTH: After a “commendable” series levelling win, India aim to spring another surprise in the third game of the four-match Test series against world champions Australia on... read more »
