Bangalore, 20 March-2014 (IANS): Toughening its stand against agitating employees, Toyota India has suspended 17 workers for misconduct and indiscipline four days after it declared a lockout in its twin factories near here. Toyota India suspends 17 workers for misconduct …
Read More »US lawmakers plea to withdraw on Ban of beards and turbans in US Army
Washington DC, 19 March-2014(IANS): Indian ambassador S. Jaishankar has welcomed US lawmakers plea to end US defence department’s presumptive ban on Sikh Americans serving in the US military with their beards and turbans. Over 100 members of Congress from both Democratic …
Read More »No immediate momentum to sustain gold rally with Currency Corner
Mumbai, 18 March-2014(IANS): Gold has had its best yearly start in almost three decades. The yellow metal has rallied from price levels of just under $1,200 per ounce to about $1,390 per ounce which was the intra-day high in Comex …
Read More »Chinese President Xi Jinping to meet Obama at Nuclear Security Summit in Netherlands
Beijing, 18 March-2014( Xinhua): Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with his US counterpart Barack Obama later this month on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in the Netherlands, Vice Foreign Minister Li Baodong said on Monday. Chinese President Xi …
Read More »Russian President Vladimir Putin signs decree recognizing Crimea as sovereign state
SIMFEROPOL/BRUSSELS 18 MARCH-2014(REUTER): The United States and European Union imposed personal sanctions on Monday on Russian and Crimean officials involved in the seizure of Crimea from Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing the region as a …
Read More »Religious Protest Violence in Pakistani town after Quran desecration
Sindh, 16 March-2014(IANS): Violence Sunday erupted in a town in Pakistan’s Sindh province over the alleged desecration of the holy Quran. Three people, including a policeman, were injured in clashes, an official said. Religious Protest Violence in Pakistani town after Quran desecration Police officer …
Read More »Malaysian official says probe concludes MH370 hijacked as Xinhua reports
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Xinhua): An unspecified Malaysian official was quoted as saying Saturday that investigators have concluded that missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was hijacked. Malaysian official says probe concludes MH370 hijacked as Xinhua reports Photo taken on March …
Read More »Middle East Crisis !Israel reopens crossing with Gaza for fuel supplies
GAZA, March 16 (Xinhua): Israel reopened its commercial crossing with Gaza on Sunday after a three-day halt to allow fuel into the enclave, a Palestinian official said. Middle East Crisis !Israel reopens crossing with Gaza for fuel supplies The official said that …
Read More »Malaysian Airplane and Uighur leader vows of revenge on China
15 March, ISLAMABAD,Saud Mehsud and Maria Golovnina, DERA ISMAIL KHAN(Reuters): Entrenched in secret mountain bases on Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, Uighur fighters are gearing up for retribution against China to avenge the deaths of comrades in Beijing’s crackdown on a separatist …
Read More »Protest Sparks against Neo-Nazi group Svenskarnas Parti after Swedish activist stabbed
Stockholm, 10 March-2014, (Aljazeera): Swedish neo-Nazis allegedly attacked several people in central Malmo on Saturday night. Six victims were reportedly taken to hospital; one of them remains in critical condition. Police have arrested three others on suspicion of attempted murder. Neo-Nazi group Svenskarnas Parti (“Party of the …
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