PM Modi takes took tour of Masdar City in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a tour of the Masdar City, a hub of cleantech and science and technology innovation, here on the second day of his two-day UAE visit. The authorities briefed the Prime Minister about various aspects of the zero-carbon smart city, situated... read more »
Isil used chemical weapons against Kurds in Iraq, say German troops
German troops involved in a coalition training mission in Iraq have reported that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) fighters have used chemical weapons on a Kurdish militia. The German commanders, who have been mentoring the Kurds on Isil’s front lines in northern Iraq, sent an urgent... read more »
Tianjin explosions: The big questions that still remain
Tianjin, China (CNN)When the wind blows in this Chinese port city, shards of glass still rain down from damaged buildings. But many here are now more worried about a potential threat they can’t see: pollution from the hazardous materials that ignited, sending a towering cloud of fire and... read more »
Two arrested over Bangladesh blogger Niloy Neel killing
Bangladesh police say they have arrested two suspected members of a banned Islamist group over the killing of atheist blogger Niloy Neel. The two men were suspected members of Ansarullah Bangla Team, a militant group accused of links to previous attacks on bloggers, police said. Mr Neel was hacked... read more »
Heavy floods in Odisha, lakhs affected
Sorrow grapples Odisha as lakhs of people in six of it’s districts are badly affected by flood, Jajpur district being one of the worst affected areas. A high alert has been issued... read more »
Modi govt is firm on rooting out terrorism from India: Rajnath Singh speaks on Gurdaspur a...
New Delhi: Linking the Gurdaspur attack to Pakistan, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the three terrorists had infiltrated from there to carry out the strike and asserted that... read more »
4 Indians, 2 each from Hyderabad and Karnataka, kidnapped in Libya: MEA
NEW DELHI: Four Indians have been kidnapped by militants in Libya, the ministry of external affairs spokesman, Vikas Swarup, said on Friday. Of the four Indians kidnapped in Libya, three... read more »
Two Turkish police killed in gun attack blamed on PKK: reports
ISTANBUL: Two Turkish police were killed Friday in a gun attack on police headquarters in the southern region of Adana blamed on Kurdish militants, the official Anatolia news agency... read more »
Mexico: Death toll 27 after truck hits religious procession
MEXICO CITY: The death toll rose to 27 on Thursday and authorities listed 149 others as injured after a truck lost control and slammed into a religious procession in a central Mexico town. A Public... read more »
