Israeli forces pound Syria with airstrikes after Assad’s ouster
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) carried out nearly 500 airstrikes on Syria in the past 48 hours, targeting critical military installations, reports stated on Wednesday. The attacks came after President Bashar al-Assad was forced to flee the country as rebel forces seized control of capital Damascus and other towns. Assad has reportedly sought refuge in […]
‘A statesman par excellence…’ PM Modi remembers former President Pranab Mukherjee on birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today remembered former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary, calling him a statesman par excellence. Prime Minister Modi hailed him as an administrator and admired his contributions to the country’s development. “Remembering Shri Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary. Pranab Babu was a one-of-a-kind public figure—a statesman par excellence, […]
GUWAHATI, Dec 10: Nearly 200 people were killed in brutal weekend violence reportedly orchestrated against voodoo practitioners in Haiti.
GUWAHATI, Dec 10: Nearly 200 people were killed in brutal weekend violence reportedly orchestrated against voodoo practitioners in Haiti. The killings, which took place in the western seaside neighbourhood of Cite Soleil, were planned by a powerful gang leader who believed that his sick son’s illness was caused by voodoo practitioners, the civil organization the […]
Mumbai: Death toll in BEST bus crash rises to 6, 49 injured
GUWAHATI, Dec 10: The death toll in the BEST bus accident in Mumbai’s Kurla West rose to six while 49 others were injured. A bus had rammed into pedestrians and vehicles on Monday night after the driver lost control, reports said quoting police. The bus was plying under the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) […]
Bomb threat mail to 40 Delhi schools turns out to be hoax, nothing suspicious recovered
A multi-agency search conducted after around 40 Delhi schools received an e-mail warning about a bomb being planted in the schools turned out to be a hoax with nothing suspicious found, reports said. The threat was sent in a single e-mail marked to the some of the city’s prominent schools including DPS RK Puram; GD […]
NFR RPF apprehends 23 B’deshi infiltrators in Nov, rescues 56 minors & 4 women from human traffickers
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Northeast Frontier Railway apprehended 23 Bangladeshi nationals at Agartala, Jirania and Dharmanagar railway stations in different drives conducted in November. RPF also rescued 56 minors and 4 women from various stations under NF Railway during this period. In a recent incident on November 27, a team of RPF personnel […]
Mohd. Siraj fined 20% match fee, Travis Head walks away with a “sanction” for bitter on-field spat
Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj was fined 20 per cent of his match fee by the ICC while Australian batter Travis Head walked away with a lighter ‘punishment’ – a “sanction” for their bitter on-field spat during the just-concluded day-night Test in Adelaide which Australia won by 10 wickets. “Siraj has been penalised 20 per cent […]
Revenue secretary Sanjay Malhotra appointed new RBI governor
Revenue secretary Sanjay Malhotra was on Monday appointed as the new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, an official notification from the Centre’s cabinet committee stated. Malhotra has been appointed for a period of three years, the notification further stated. Malhotra is a 1990 batch IAS officer belonging to the Rajasthan cadre. He will replace […]
Mexican man attempts to ‘hijack’ flight from Mexico to US, arrested
A Mexican man was arrested after he tried to redirect a domestic flight to USA, reports stated quoting authorities. The Airbus A320 had taken off for the city of Tijuana from Leon, Guanajuato, but had to make an emergency landing at Guadalajara International Airport. The 31-year-old man, identified as Kel Mario N, reportedly became erratic […]