India has lost 58 nationals in the Haj stampede in Saudia Arabia last month while 78 are still missing, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday. The Minister said the government was making every effort to locate its people. According to Saudi authorities, 769 Muslim pilgrims were killed in the stampede at the annual Haj near the holy city […]
» Read moreAbuja: At least 15 people were killed and 41 injured in two suicide bomb attacks late on Friday on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital Abuja, officials said.
» Read moreKABUL: A US air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz on Saturday killed 16 people, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) said, claiming the facility was repeatedly bombarded for more than 30 minutes after Washington was informed. Dozens more were seriously wounded at the facility, a key medical lifeline that has been running “beyond […]
» Read moreBeijing: Two men in China’s Jiangsu province tried to sell their kidney for Apple’s latest offering, iPhone 6S. One of the men, surnamed Wu, wanted an iPhone 6S but could not afford it. His friend Huang suggested they sell a kidney each for money, reported China Daily on. The two found an illegal agent on the internet who asked them […]
» Read moreNew Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday said that reports about killing of 20 Indians in a Saudi-led alliance in air strikes on fuel smugglers at a Yemeni port on Tuesday are untrue. “Out of 20 crew members, 13 are alive and 7 are reported to be missing,” Vikas Swarup, MEA spokesperson said. “We’ve seen media reports about […]
» Read moreWashishton: An Indian-American professor at a leading university in the US has been selected for the prestigious Outstanding Teacher Award for demonstrating special dedication and creativity in her teaching. Preethika Kumar, an electrical engineering associate professor at Wichita State University in Kansas, would receive the national honour – 2015 C Holmes MacDonald Outstanding Teacher Award – on November 19 in […]
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