Damascus, June 14 (IANS) The Syrian troops Friday thwarted a rebel infiltration attempt into a main square east of the capital Damascus, pro-government activists and sources said. A rebel group was trying to sneak into the al-Abbasiyeen square through a tunnel they dug from the rebel-held Jobar suburb. The forces blew up the tunnel, while the […]
Agartala, June 6 (IANS) Two northeastern states – Assam and Tripura – among India’s five largest tea producing states are facing a huge production loss this year due to deficient or erratic rains, tea experts and producers say. Assam and Tripura are among India’s 14 tea producing states. They annually produce 600 to 620 million kg […]
Siliguri, June 5 (IANS) At least four people including a soldier were killed and three others injured when their car fell into a gorge in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district Wednesday night, police said. All four were killed on the spot as the car slipped 300 feet into the Teesta Valley under Rungli Rungliot police station. There […]
Jerusalem, June 5 (IANS) An El Al Israeli airlines passenger flight from Tel Aviv to Munich made an unplanned landing at Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, early Thursday after an outburst by a violent passenger, media reported. According to a report in the Ha’aretz daily, the passenger, a 30-year-old German, started cursing the people around him […]
Stefan Gordy, known by his stage name RedFoo, delivered what he promised by turning the capital and Mumbai into “party planets” recently. While the desi crowd enjoyed his maiden performance in the country, he says Indian beats are a popular part of the American culture. The US electronic dance music disc jockey and rapper known […]
New York, May 29 (IANS) When you stream your favourite music video or even a movie clip on computer, ipad or tablet, you are actually helping our environment. According to a promising study, streaming can be much better for the environment, requiring less energy and emitting less carbon dioxide (CO2), than some traditional methods of DVD […]
Toronto, May 28 (IANS) Facebook can not just make or break relationships, it can also find a missing child. The Quebec Police in Canada have cracked a newborn kidnapping case using a Facebook post early this week. The Facebook post – showing a photo of the vehicle and the 21-year-old woman driving it with the kidnapped […]
Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 (IANS) The proposed Rs.2,000-crore KGS Aranmula international airport project in Kerala suffered a huge setback Wednesday when a tribunal cancelled its environment sanction. After a legal battle between the airport’s promoters and five organisations based in Aranmula, the Chennai bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Wednesday ruled that the agency which conducted […]
Thimphu, May 28 (IANS) Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to commence four new joint-venture hydroelectric projecta with a capacity to generate 2120 MW, media here reported Wednesday. Tobgay attended Modi’s swearing-in ceremony Monday and the two leaders held talks Tuesday, Kuensel online reported. During the meeting, Modi assured […]
Kabul, May 28 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to lend its all-round support to Afghanistan under the bilateral partnership agreement between the two countries. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai attended Modi’s swearing-in ceremony Monday and the two leaders held talks Tuesday, Afghanistan Times reported. During the meeting, they discussed last week’s attack on the […]