If all goes according to plans, Barcelona’s trident of Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Luis Suarez will be in India very soon as Barcelona’s president Josep Bartomeu confirmed that the club are planning a visit to the country in the next two or three years. Several other clubs have previously come[Read More…]
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Fresh ceasefire violation; Army jawan martyred, 2 injured
An army jawan has been killed during ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan violated ceasefire thrice on Monday. The first violation was in the Mendhar sector of Poonch district and two others in the Rajouri sector. Two army men were injured during an[Read More…]
Nepal drains dangerous Imja Tsho glacial lake near Mount Everest
Nepal has successfully drained part of a giant glacial lake near Mount Everest, averting risk of a disastrous flood that could have threatened thousands of lives, officials said on Monday. The Imja glacial lake, at nearly 5,000m (16,400ft) high, was in danger of flooding downstream settlements, trekking trails and bridges.[Read More…]
Remembering Dario Fo: The revolutionary and the clown of the working classes
The Italian playwright wrote for the downtrodden and the oppressed I first came across Nobel Prize-winning playwright Dario Fo during a conversation with noted Hindi and Urdu dramatist and author Shahid Anwar, who did a translation of the Italian playwright’s works such as The Accidental Death of an Anarchist and[Read More…]
Massive job cuts expected, says Volkswagen HR chief
Auto giant Volkswagen (VW) expects the shift to electric cars to cost a five-digit number of jobs in coming years, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper reported, citing the carmaker’s human resources chief. Karlheinz Blessing, who sits on VW group’s nine-member top management board, said the carmaker will need to cut[Read More…]
Prison break: 8 SIMI terrorists, who fled Bhopal Jail, killed in encounter
Members of the banned Islamic outfit SIMI who escaped from Bhopal Central Jail were shot dead in an encounter at Eintkhedi village on the outskirts of Bhopal. Police said the men were washing their faces in a river when villagers saw them and informed the police.The Anti Terrorist Squad then[Read More…]
Alarming! Delhi air pollution 42 times higher post Diwali
Air quality in Delhi worsens alarmingly on Diwali night as pollution levels hiked as much as 42 times higher than the normal in one of the most polluted spots of the Capital city. On Monday morning, people woke up to smog with visibility up to 200 metres. According to real[Read More…]
Telephone conversations of judges are tapped, alleges Kejriwal; govt denies
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday alleged that phones of members of the Indian judiciary are being tapped and their conversations are being monitored. “I don’t know if it is true or not, but if this is true, then it’s dangerous. Where is the independence of the judiciary then?”[Read More…]
Premier League: Chelsea beat Southampton 2-0, climb to 4th spot
Chelsea continued their impressive form in the Premier League as they moved into fourth place with a convincing win at Southampton. The Blues took the lead when Eden Hazard capitalised on poor marking before cutting inside Steven Davis and powering a shot through the legs of keeper Fraser Forster. Southampton[Read More…]
8 SIMI terrorists escape from Bhopal jail, security guard killed
8 members of banned SIMI outfit escaped from Bhopal Central Jail after killing a security guard using a “steel plate and glass” and scaling the prison wall with bed sheets. “8 SIMI activists escaped around 2-3 AM by killing a jail security guard,” DIG Bhopal Raman Singh told PTI. They[Read More…]
Sensex ends flat on Muhurat trading day; falls over 50 points
The auspicious Mahurat trading session on Dalal Street ended up on a weak note on Sunday, with the equity benchmarks ending with marginal cuts. But the broader market, which includes smallcap and midcap stocks, showed strength. The BSE Sensex fell over 50 points after starting on a promising note. Finally,[Read More…]
Sharif is pushing Modi’s agenda in Pakistan, alleges Imran Khan
Imran Khan on Sunday accused Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of pursuing his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi’s interests in Pakistan as the government cracked down on the cricketer-turned-politician’s supporters with police arresting over 100 of them. “When Nawaz Sharif went to London for whatever kind of surgery, he on the hospital[Read More…]
First-ever! Bangladesh register maiden Test win over England
Spinner Mehedi Hasan took six wickets as Bangladesh secured their first ever Test win over England with an 108-run victory on Sunday. England had won all previous nine matches against their South Asian rivals but were all out for 164 in their second innings while chasing 273 for victory on[Read More…]
PM Modi celebrates Diwali with ITBP jawans near China border
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday celebrated Diwali with soldiers in a remote and strategic area in Himachal Pradesh, adjoining the Chinese border. Modi also made an unscheduled trip to a village, Chango, and said he was “deeply touched by the impromptu reception and their joy”. Dressed in olive green,[Read More…]
6.6 magnitude quake rocks central Italy, historic church flattened
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck central and southern Italy Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake struck around 7:40 a.m. The first report of injured came at 10:43 a.m., when EMS officials in the town of Norcia tweeted that six wounded individuals had been recovered from the[Read More…]
Exclusive! Jesus Christ’s tomb opened for first time in centuries
Preservation experts have opened for the first time in at least two centuries what Christians believe is Jesus’s tomb inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Some of the historic work was witnessed by AFP photographer Gali Tibbon who captured images of the site believed to contain the[Read More…]
Mega ‘hypercanes’ killed dinosaurs, could wipe out humanity too
Scientists have warned that killer hurricanes may have been responsible for wiping out the dinosaurs – and there are fears that they could kill humans off next. Devastating ‘hypercanes’ are believed to be far more powerful than regular hurricanes, whipping up terrifying winds with the potential to eradicate an entire[Read More…]
Historic rejection! Russia ousted from UN Human Rights Council in vote
Russia lost its bid to retain a seat on the UN Human Rights Council amid daily accusations that the country may be guilty of war crimes for its support of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s assault on the city of Aleppo. The 193-member General Assembly on Friday elected 14 countries to[Read More…]
I dedicate this Diwali to soldiers, says PM Modi on his Mann Ki Baat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated this year’s Diwali to the armed forces in his monthly video address Mann Ki Baat, saying ‘we sleep peacefully because you guard our borders’. The soldiers, he said, “stand guard for us in the desert on the mountains. Someone is guarding our industry,[Read More…]
Liverpool down Crystal Palace in 6-goal thriller; Man United draw
Liverpool continued their impressive form and moved level on points with Premier League leaders Manchester City courtesy of a thrilling victory at Crystal Palace. Goals from Emre Can, Dejan Lovren, Joel Matip and Roberto Firmino secured the Reds’ fifth win in six league games and only goal difference now separates[Read More…]
Army destroys four Pak posts in Keran along Line of Control (LoC)
The Indian Army destroyed at least four Pakistani posts and inflicted heavy casualties on Pakistani troops in the Keran sector along the Line of Control on Saturday, shortly after Pakistan violated the ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir’s RS Pura sector. The Indian forces retaliated after Pakistani Rangers violated ceasefire repeatedly[Read More…]
UN celebrates Diwali for the first time, New York headquarter lit up
The United Nations for the first time is celebrating the Indian festival of lights – Diwali, at its headquarters in New York after it was declared as a non-meeting day and was recognised by the 69th session of the UN General Assembly through a resolution adopted on 29th December 2014.[Read More…]
Government offers to buy made in India fighter planes
The Indian government offered to buy hundreds of fighter planes from foreign manufacturers if they are ready to manufacture planes in India with a local partner, Air Force officials said. As India plans to phase out all ageing soviet-era aircraft, the deal could move up to 300 planes making it[Read More…]
Indian High Commission official asked to leave Pakistan within 48 hours
As reported by the Indian Express, Surjeet Singh the Indian High Commission official left the country with his family on Saturday after Pakistan declared him a ‘persona non grata’ in retaliatory action. He was told to leave Pakistan in 48 hours by the Foreign Office, Geo News reported and his[Read More…]
83 satellites on a single rocket! ISRO aims for world record
Indian space agency (ISRO) is planning for a world record by putting into orbit 83 satellites—2 Indian and 81 foreign—on a single rocket in early 2017, an official at ANTRIX Corporation said. According to ANTRIX Corporation MD Rakesh Sasibushan, all of the 83 satellites will be put into a single[Read More…]