Seven Indian workers, who were detained for staying in Saudi Arabia in violation of visa laws, were released from the Abha detention centre in Asir province. The workers, some of whom were in violation of visa regulations and the rest cheated by their sponsors, were released Thursday, Arab News reported Sunday. Four of them flew […]
A team led by an Indian-origin plastic surgeon from Dubai will perform free operations on children with cleft lips and acid burn victims in several villages in India next month. About 45 operations will be done in two days in January by the group led by Sanjay Parashar, a reputed plastic surgeon in Dubai. They […]
Nepal’s anti-corruption body Monday ordered 35,000 government staff to pay cash penalty of Nepalese Rs.5,000 ($52) each for not submitting their property details, officials said. To make sure that the bureaucrats are not making money by foul means, the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) requires government employees to make their property details […]
Beijing, Dec 30 (IANS) China’s high definition earth observation satellite Gaofen-1 has been formally inducted into service, it was announced Monday. According to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND), the satellite has undergone eight months of in-orbit tests since it blasted off April 26. It has met requirements and […]
At least 40 gunmen were killed Monday in clashes which ended in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa, and the situation is under control. A government source said at least 40 attackers, who took part in gunfights, were killed in the city, Xinhua reported. The attackers took hostages at the Congolese national TV station, […]
A 20-year-old Indian student was seriously injured after he was brutally assaulted and robbed in Australia’s Melbourne city, a media report said Monday. The student, Manriajwinder Singh of Reservoir, a suburb in Melbourne, was nearly beaten to death by a gang in a city park Sunday, The Age reported. According to a CCTV footage released […]
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) would provide 700 litres of free water per day to each and every household which has a regular water connection, a board member Monday said. The decision was taken after a meeting held at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence here which was attended by 18 members of the DJB. “Seven […]
South Africa won the two-match series 1-0 by triumphing in the second Test by 10 wickets against India at Kingsmead here Monday. Chasing a meagre 58 runs in the second innings, the hosts achieved the target in 11.4 overs in the last session of Day 5. Skipper Graeme Smith (27 not out) hit a six […]
The fall in temperature has been triggered by the biting cold in the Leh and Kargil towns in Jammu and Kashmir. Icy winds blowing from snow-clad mountains into the plains of the Kashmir Valley have also added to the intensity of the cold wave. The two towns, Leh and Kargil, recorded the coldest temperatures of […]
MUMBAI: As the general election draws closer, the Reserve Bank has warned that any political instability after May 2014, post-results, will drag the beleaguered economy further down, and that a stable new government would be desirable.”A potential additional source of uncertainty is the coming general election. A stable new government would be positive for the […]