Kochi, May 21 (IANS) With the support of the Kerala government, a women-only cab service called “She Taxi” was launched here Wednesday to ensure safety and empowerment of the fairer sex. Kochi is only the second city after Thiruvanathapuram in India to have such a facility focused for women. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy launched the […]
Kentucky (US), May 21 (IANS/CMC) Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympic medallist Deon Lendore has expressed doubts about his participation in the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. “The Commonwealth Games right now is a kind of iffy situation, because this season I have really been hitting it hard,” CMC quoted Lendore as saying. “I went from being […]
Lagos, May 21 (IANS) Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives Aminu Tambuwal has condemned the two bomb blasts that occurred in the central city of Jos that claimed 46 live and left 45 injured Tuesday. Tambuwal urged security agencies to redouble their efforts so as to fish out the perpetrators of the attacks, Xinhua reported. […]
Berlin, May 20 (IANS) German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said that he is hopeful of cooperation with Russia and will continue with his diplomatic efforts in easing the Ukraine crisis. Steinmeier, who has been seeking a peaceful and diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine, was criticised by some German politicians as “permanently unsuccessful” in […]
Washington, May 20 (IANS) Calling India a “very important strategic partner”, the US hopes that its “enduring partnership” with India will only grow under the new government led by Narendra Modi despite the flap over his visa. “Obviously, we have a long, enduring partnership with India. That will continue and hopefully only grow in the future,” […]
Vancouver, May 19 (IANS) The mountains of British Columbia cradle glaciers in west Canada are in rapid retreat, which has become a major climate change issue, a media report said Sunday, citing an American state-of-the union report on climate change. “Most glaciers in Alaska and British Columbia are shrinking substantially,” Xinhua quoted The Canadian Press as […]
After the perceived corrupt practices in the run-up the 2010 Commonwealth Games, both the government and the sports administrators will think twice before bidding for another sporting extravaganza. Yet, the reconstututed Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has the gumption to ask the new government, likely to be installed next week, to consider bidding for the 2019 […]
Agartala, May 17 (IANS) Despite the Left parties’ devastating defeat in West Bengal, the CPI-M, a dominant partner of the Left Front, held on to its two Lok Sabha seats in Tripura, thanks to good governance and an able leadership in the state. The ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist candidates – Sankar Prasad Datta and Jitendra […]
Istanbul, May 14 (IANS) At least 200 people were killed and some 400 workers remain trapped underground after an explosion and fire in a coal mine in Turkey Tuesday, officials said Wednesday. A total of 787 people were inside the mine in Soma, 250 km south of Istanbul, when the disaster occurred. As many as […]
Agartala, May 13 (IANS) The CPI-M politburo will meet in Delhi May 18 to discuss the outcome of the Lok Sabha election results and to finalise the party’s strategies, party sources said here Tuesday. The 15-member politburo is the highest policy making body of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M). “To decide the CPI-M’s next […]