110 deteriorate in Pakistan floods
A government official in Pakistan said 110 people have been killed across the country in heavy monsoon downpours and flooding as more rain is forecast for the coming days. Ahmad Kamal, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority, said on Saturday that 61 people died in the eastern... read more »
North Korea test-fires more tactical missiles
North Korea test-fired three missiles into the sea on Saturday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The launch occurred at a site in the North’s border town of Wonsan, it said. The missiles were presumed to have landed about 210 kilometres out in the East Sea. “The military is staying... read more »
34 coal miners trapped underground in Bosnia
ZENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Thirty-four miners were trapped Friday deep inside a coal mine that collapsed in central Bosnia, officials said. They confirmed the miners were alive and had air for now. The union leader at the Zenica coal mine, Mehmed Oruc, said two tunnels in the mine collapsed... read more »
Al-Qaida’s India wing: New outfit may be drawn from IM, SIMI
NEW DELHI: This is neither the first time that al-Qaida is threatening an India-centric jihad nor is it news that Indian jihadists are coming together with those in Pakistan and Bangladesh under the al-Qaida umbrella. It is in this context that Indian security agencies suspect that AQ’s new... read more »
Double Car Bomb Attack Kills Seven in Iraq: Officials
Baghdad: Authorities in Iraq say a back-to-back car bomb attack has killed seven people belonging to an ethnic minority in the country’s north. Police officials said the explosion on... read more »
Gadkari defamation case: Court says bury the hatchet, Kejriwal refuses to withdraw stateme...
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari both appeared in court on Friday in connection with the defamation case filed against the AAP chief. This... read more »
Activist-turned-politician Anjali Damania quits AAP
Mumbai – Activist-turned-politician Anjali Damania, Aam Aadmi Party’s senior leader from Maharashtra, has quit the party, officials said here on Thursday. “Dear... read more »
PM Narendra Modi Meets Top Bureaucrats, Asks Them Make Government People-Friendly
New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met the secretaries of all the government departments collectively and said that he was accessible to all officers. He encouraged... read more »
Woman Bus Conductor Beaten, Stripped by Male Passenger Near Mumba...
Dombivli, Thane – A woman conductor on a state transport bus was dragged out of the vehicle, stripped and beaten by a male passenger on the outskirts of Mumbai this morning, police said. The... read more »
