Israel to construct apartments in West Jerusalem

In a move that could trigger more political tension in the war-torn country, Israel called for construction of nearly 700 new apartments in the disputed areas of East Jerusalem even after PM Netanyahu declared a 10-month freeze on construction activities. Israel's Housing Ministry has invited contractors to bid on the construction of 198 housing units in ...

Somali pirates fire at Kuwaiti oil tanker

Heavily armed Somali pirates fired on a Kuwaiti oil tanker near the Arabian Sea on Wednesday in an attempt to hijack the vessel, a global maritime watchdog said. Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau piracy reporting centre in Kuala Lumpur, told AFP pirates armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades launched the attack from ...

Eastern lanka cleared of mines

As the deadline for resettling displaced Tamil civilians in Wanni by 31st January nears, the demining experts from India and other countries have cleared around 62 million sq kms, filled with explosives, in northern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan troops have cleared an area of 62,760,434 square metres in northern and eastern provinces ...

Chicago airport to get full-body scanners

In the wake of the attempt by a Nigerian to blow up a US-bound plane on Christmas day, security at airports across the country has been tightened, with full-body scanners expected to be installed at the O'Hare International Airport soon. The Transportation Security Agency (TSA) plans to bring the full passenger body-scanning equipment, ...

23 killed, provincial governor wounded in twin Iraq attacks

Twin suicide blasts in the western city of Ramadi on Wednesday killed 23 people and left the Anbar provincial governor wounded in the latest attacks against government targets to hit Iraq. The co-ordinated bombings, which left a total of 30 people wounded, struck the governorate offices in the centre of Anbar's provincial capital and also killed ...

‘CIA had knowledge about Nigerian terror suspect’

As US President Barack Obama on Wednesday conceded of systemic intelligence failure, media reports said that the CIA knew about the Nigerian terror suspect involved in a thwarted Christmas Day plane attack. Several American media organisations on Tuesday reported that the father of Nigerian terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had met the CIA officials in Nigeria ...

Raj Bridge collapse: Death toll mounts to 35

Five bodies were recovered on Tuesday from the rubble of a partially-constructed bridge which gave way over Chambal river in Rajasthan’s Kota, raising the death toll to 35 even as NHAI gave a clean chit to two companies in connection with the accident. Rescuers, including navy divers, extricated five more bodies from the debris, Additional District ...

Raj government issues order to arrest Tandon in Tribal woman rape case

Under intense media pressure, the Rajasthan govt on Wednesday asked the Special Operation Group of the police to find and arrest former DIG Madhukar Tandon, who had allegedly raped a tribal woman 13 years ago and had been absconding. "The SOG has been assigned the task to arrest Madhukar Tandon. The crime branch was already ...

Icy winds sweep North India; Amritsar shivers at 0 degree

prevailed in most parts of the northern India on Tuesday as mercury dipped further in several parts of the region with Amritsar recording a low of zero degree Celsius. The winter chill further aggravated in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh with the mercury nosediving by up to seven degrees below normal, while several parts of the region ...

JMM Chief Shibu Soren sworn in as Chief Minister of Jharkhand

heading a five-party coalition, was on Wednesday sworn in as Jharkhand chief minister for the third time by Governor K Sankanarayanan. 65-year-old Soren was administered oath of office and secrecy by the Governor at the Morabadi ground here. BJP Jharkhand unit president cand AJSU chief Sudesh Mahato were sworn in as ministers along with Soren. Soren had staked ...

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