New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Indian embassy in Tripoli has helped evacuate more than 100 Nepalese nationals who were stranded in the country. Nepal’s Embassy in Cairo formally contacted the Indian Embassy in Tripoli seeking assistance in evacuation of 126 Nepalese nationals from Sirte, Libya, official sources said. The Nepalese nationals were working there with […]
Agra, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden Independence Day addr4ss to the nation Friday roused a lot of positivity and hope here. “Definitely the public mood is one of hope,” said businessman Bankey Lal Maheshwari, who runs a textile shop in Johri Bazar. “Many in our colony heard Modi speaking from the ramparts of […]
Patna, Aug 15 (IANS) Flood water has entered over 100 villages in Bihar, forcing people to abandon their homes, and rising water level in most rivers is posing a threat to many other villages, officials said Friday. All the inundated villages are in flood-prone districts of Bagha, Gopalganj, Madhubani, Sitamarhi, Supaul, Saharsa, Khagaria, Darbhanga and Madhepura. […]
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The government has said it will not indulge in any activity that might affect the mythical Ram Sethu from the famous Indian epic of Ramayana. According to Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkri the development of a proposed waterway through the underwater site in the Palk Strait is being […]
Kolkata, Aug 15 (IANS) It was an unhappy Independence Day Friday for the families of two West Bengal workers as they wait for the return of their men abducted by Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq. As many as 25 Indian workers, all from Bengal, were evacuated from Iraq after conflict broke out in that country. […]
Telstra, in partnership with Mind Blowing Films, launched Chai with Bhai in July – giving one luckywinner a chance to fly to Mumbai and meet Bollywood superstar Salman Khan on the occasion of the release of his latest movie – Kick. To enter this contest, participants had to email one question they would ask Salman Khan […]
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Palestinian Ambassador to India Adli Shaban Hassan Sadeq Wednesday said he was optimistic of the Narendra Modi government’s continued support to the cause of Palestine and that he looked forward to a “great and effective Indian role in the international policy”. Speaking at the Indian Women Press Corps here, Sadeq said […]
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Seeking to distance itself from the case, the government Wednesday said the issue of four Indian doctors in Nigeria wanting to return home due to an alleged Ebola scare was a matter between the doctors and the Indian-run and owned hospital and that the doctors were free to leave. External affairs […]
Hyderabad, Aug 13 (IANS) Members of civil society groups Wednesday staged a protest here against the brutalities and atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State (IS) group against minorities in Iraq. Twenty representatives from nine organisations staged the protest at Indira Park. Holding placards and raising slogans, they slammed the IS for atrocities against Christians, Shias, Kurds, […]
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) In a significant pre-election decision, the Maharashtra government has permitted civic bodies to exercise the option of selecting either octroi or the local body tax, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said here Wednesday. This would set at rest all controversies surrounding the implementation of proposed LBT for Mumbai, though it has already been […]