Vienna, April 23 (IANS/WAM) The basket of 12 crude oils of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) stood at $105.19 a barrel Tuesday, against $105.34 Monday, according to the OPEC Secretariat. The new OPEC reference basket comprises Saharan Blend (Algeria), Girassol (Angola), Oriente (Ecuador), Iran Heavy (Iran), Basra Light (Iraq), Kuwait Export (Kuwait), Es […]
Helsinki, April 21 (IANS) Eight people were killed in Finland’s Satakunta region when a small plane carrying 10 skydivers crashed Sunday. There were 11 people on board — 10 passengers and a pilot — when the accident happened around 3.30 p.m. (1230 GMT) near the Jamijarvi Airport, a popular gliding centre shared by parachuting clubs, […]
Sanaa, April 20 (IANS) At least 30 Al Qaeda militants were killed and many others injured Sunday when a US drone carried out an attack against a terrorist training centre in Yemen, an official said. The US drone Sunday struck a training camp and convoy, composed of four vehicles carrying armed terrorists, in Abyan province, […]
Silverstone, April 20 (IANS) Indian racing driver Karun Chandhok reeled off four fastest laps in a row, but a puncture cost his team Murphy Prototypes a definite podium finish in the opening round of the European Le Mans (ELMS) race here. The team recovered from 28th position to finish eighth as Murphy Prototypes set the […]
Imphal, April 18 (IANS) Around 74 percent of the 874,000 voters cast their ballot Thursday for the second Lok Sabha seat in Manipur, officials said. An Election Commission official said polling took place peacefully for the Inner Manipur seat, and no untoward incident was reported. “Balloting was completely peaceful,” he added. State Chief Electoral Officer […]
Patna, April 10 (IANS) Two troopers were killed Thursday in a landmine blast in Bihar where enthusiastic voters ignored a boycott call by Maoists and queued up outside polling booths in six parliamentary constituencies. The two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed in the landmine blast in Munger district when they were on way […]
Siliguri, April 9 (IANS) Four people drowned when the car they were travelling in fell into the Teesta river in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district Wednesday. The four, two of them women, drowned when the driver – who was among the dead – lost control of the vehicle at Sevok Kalibari in the Kurseong sub-division, 22 km […]
Shillong, April 9 (IANS) Meghalaya Wednesday recorded 53 percent polling till 3 p.m., as voting took place at a brisk pace with people turning out in huge numbers to elect two Lok Sabha members from the state. “Around 53 percent of the 15,67,241 electors voted till 3 p.m. in Shillong and Tura,” State Chief Electoral Officer […]
Dhaka, April 9 (IANS) Two weeks after making a startling claim that Ziaur Rahman was Bangladesh’s first president, senior BNP leader Tarique Rahman said Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was an “illegal” prime minister. Rahman made the comment at a function, organised by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) at the Westminster Hall in London Tuesday, bdnews24.com Wednesday […]
Kalpa (Himachal Pradesh), April 9 (IANS) Shyam Saran Negi, who at 97 has never abstained from voting since India embraced parliamentary democracy in 1951, is urging Indians to vote for candidates “who can generate jobs and provide essential services”. Negi, whose musical video appeal posted by Google India under its Pledge To Vote campaign is quite […]