Two US B-1B bombers were accompanied by two F-15K fighters from the South Korean military after leaving their base in Guam, the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a news release on Wednesday. Seoul: The US military flew two Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force late…
Want stricter, comprehensive and time-bound action plan to address all sources of air pollution Doctors and environmentalists have welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision prohibiting the sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR, and expressed the hope that it would ensure a relatively cleaner Diwali this year. “We appreciate the Supreme Court’s decision on prohibition of firecrackers’ sale…
Ruling made in effort to halt spike in toxic smog that led to closure of schools, power stations and construction sites last year India’s supreme court has banned the sale of fireworks in Delhi during the upcoming Diwali festival, hoping to prevent the usual spike in toxic air pollution levels that accompany the holiday. Last…
The Gujarat high court is likely to pronounce its verdict on Monday on the appeals filed over the SIT court’s judgement in the 2002 Godhra train coach burning case. Here’s all you need to know: A special SIT court had on March 1, 2011 convicted 31 people and acquitted 63 in the 2002 Godhra train…
Among those targeted by the bomb calls, Friday were all four Moscow airports, five railway stations, 15 shopping malls, several hotels, more than 20 schools and many other venues, the state Tass news agency said. Moscow on Friday faced over 130 fake bomb calls that prompted the evacuation of some 100,000 people from shopping malls,…
The UIDAI has explained whether it is mandatory for NRIs or OCIs holding accounts in India to get their Aadhaar card linked by the December 31 deadline. The Aadhaar number – the 12-digit Unique Identification Number or UID on Aadhaar Card – is to be mandatorily linked with your bank account by December 31, 2017….
The Taj Mahal has been controversially excluded from an Uttar Pradesh tourism booklet. The booklet, issued by the tourism department, was not intended to be a promotional brochure, but the omission of one of the seven wonders of the modern world has nonetheless sparked anger and bemusement. Journalists, politicians and activists were among those who…
A stampede on a footbridge at a Mumbai railway station has left 22 people dead and injured more than 30, Indian officials report. The tragedy occurred during the morning rush hour at Elphinstone station, which connects two major local lines.It was triggered by overcrowding and people seeking shelter from monsoon rains, the officials said. The…
Union minister Piyush Goyal says the Indian Railways is working with Isro to explore the use of space technology to make travel by trains more safer New Delhi: Indian Railways is working with the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) to devise safety mechanisms to make travel by trains more safer, Union minister Piyush Goyal said…
In his first alleged message in nearly a year and following reports of his possible death, the elusive jihadist leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, called on his supporters to target the “media centres” of countries fighting his group. Beirut: The Islamic State group released a recording Thursday of what it says is its leader Abu Bakr…
