Baghdad, 12 June-2014(AFP/Arabnews): Iraqi Arms group ISIS has vowed to march on to Baghdad after seizing two key Sunni-dominated cities in Iraq. A spokesman for the Islamic State of Iran and the Levant says the group has old scores to …
Read More »Rohingya Muslims and western human rights protectors’ cry
Geneva, 12 June-2014(AFP/Arabnews): The thousands of Rohingya Muslims still flooding out of Myanmar’s Rakhine state two years after violence erupted there are facing increasing abuse and exploitation, the UN refugee agency warned Tuesday. Two waves of deadly communal violence between …
Read More »83 killed in attack on Nigeria villages official says in Abuja
Abuja,5 June -2014 (IANS): At least 83 bodies have been found after gunmen invaded three Nigerian villages which share border with Cameroon, a security source said Wednesday. 83 killed in attack on Nigeria villages official says in Abuja The source …
Read More »SC rejects Sahara Chief’s plea for house arrest, lifts curbs on assets sale
New Delhi, 5 June-2014(IANS): The bench declined to modify the bail order passed by the previous bench.Sahara chief Subrata Roy to stay in jail as SC dismisses plea for house arrest. In a jolt to Sahara group and its chief …
Read More »Long Serving Ravi Kant retires as Tata Motors Limited Vice Chairman
Mumbai, 3 June-2014,MG Arun(PTI): Ravi Kant, who played an instrumental role in Tata Motors’ acquisition of marquee British brands Jaguar and Land Rover in 2008 and their integration and turnaround since then, has retired from the company. Kant retired as …
Read More »RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan meets PM Narendra Modi
Mumbai, 1 June-2014(PTI): Ahead of monetary policy review on Tuesday, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is likely to have discussed the macro-economic situation and issues related to price rise. …
Read More »US confrims that an American citizen had carried out suicide bombing in Syria
WASHINGTON,31 MAY-2014(AFP): An American citizen fighting for a hardline militant group had carried out a deadly suicide bombing in Syria, US officials confirmed Friday, in the first such case in the war. US confrims that an American citizen had carried …
Read More »Pharma companies in a tizzy after minister talks of cutting essential drug prices
New Delhi,29 May-2014,Soumonty Kanungo : The statement by Union fertiliser and chemicals minister Ananth Kumar on Wednesday that he would talk to pharmaceutical companies and try to bring down the prices of essential drugs by 25-40% has left the industry …
Read More »63 killed in brutal Iraq post election attacks by militants tolls to 4000
Baghdad,29 May-2014(AFP): Attacks across Iraq, including a spate of car bombs in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul, killed 63 people today in the bloodiest violence to hit Iraq since April elections. 63 killed in brutal Iraq post election …
Read More »Yingluck Shinawatra released by Thai military junta
Beijing, 27 May-2014(Xinhua): Thai former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban and a number of other people under military detention have been released, local media reported Monday. Yingluck Shinawatra released by Thai military junta Thai former prime …
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