Explosion strikes Palestinian PM’s convoy in Gaza
JABALIYA,: An explosion struck the convoy of the Palestinian prime minister Tuesday as he was making a rare visit to Gaza, in what his Fatah party called an assassination attempt it blamed on Gaza militants. The explosion went off shortly after the convoy entered Gaza through the Erez crossing with Israel. Palestinian Prime Minister Rami […]
Google India makes address search, navigation easy on Maps
New Delhi, March 13 : In a bid to make it easy for users to find addresses and navigate, Google India on Tuesday announced a slew of updates and features on Maps, including “Voice Navigation” in six additional regional languages. According to Google, in India, it can be challenging to reach a given residential address. […]
Car bomb kills 3 in southern Yemeni city of Aden
SANAA, Yemen: — A car bomb went off on Tuesday outside a supply post belonging to a Yemeni security force backed by the United Arab Emirates in the southern port city of Aden, killing at least three people, security officials said. The attack injured five other people including two children, they said. The officials said […]
How India avenged their series-opening loss to Sri Lanka
March 13, 2018 Shardul Thakur’s career-best 4-27 and Manish Pandey’s mature 42 not out helped secure India’s comprehensive six-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in their Twenty20 tri-series match on Monday. Paceman Thakur led India’s disciplined effort with the ball to restrict Sri Lanka to a below-par 152 for nine in a rain-hit match which was […]
SBI slashes charges on minimum balance in accounts
New Delhi, March 13 : Country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has substantially reduced charges for non-maintenance of average monthly balance (AMB) in savings accounts, which would benefit 25 crore banks’ customers, an official statement said here on Tuesday. The revised charges would be effective from April 1, 2018. This step is taken […]
Naxals kill 8 CRPF men in Chhattisgarh
March 13, 2018 Eight personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force were killed when suspected Maoists blew up their mine-protected vehicle (MPV) in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district today, an official said. Some jawans were also reported to be injured in the explosion, but there was no official confirmation yet, he said. The blast occurred when a […]
Educational institutes reopen in kashmir
Srinagar, March 13: Authorities decided to re-open schools and colleges across the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday after shutting them the previous day to maintain law and order in the wake of a gunfight that killed three militants. “All schools and colleges will re-open today (Tuesday) in the valley. Although the District Magistrates will decide if […]
IndiGo, GoAir cancel 65 flights after grounding of faulty planes
March 13, 2018 Mumbai: Budget carriers IndiGo and GoAir cancelled as many as 65 flights Tuesday after the country’s aviation regulator DGCA grounded 11 of their A320Neo planes with faulty Pratt & Whitney engines, causing severe inconvenience to hundreds of flyers. The Gurugram-based IndiGo cancelled 47 of its 1,000-odd flights per day, the Wadia Group-promoted […]
UN blames Facebook for spreading hate speech against Rohingya Muslims
The UN human rights experts have blamed Facebook for playing a key role in spreading hate speech against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Marzuki Darusman, Chairman of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, said on Monday that the social media platform had played a “determining role” in Myanmar. “As far as the Myanmar […]
Youths, security forces Clashes erupt amid shutdown in Soura
Clashes erupted between the youth and government forces amid complete shutdown in Soura area of Srinagar on Tuesday. Shops and commercial establishments remained closed in Ahmednagar, Soura, Buchpora, Umerhear, Pandach, Illahibagh and 90ft road. Reports said that youth assembled in Ahmednagar area of Soura Srinagar shouting anti-governmental and pro-freedom slogans and pelted government forces with stones. […]
