Doubts raised over involvement of Islamic state in Texas attack
United States investigators say it is doubtful the Islamic State militant group is directly involved in a failed attack on a Texas cartoon exhibit of the Prophet Mohammed in which…
Govt committed to increase rural teledensity to 100% by 2020: Prasad
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the government is committed to increase rural teledensity to 100 per cent by the year 2020. Replying to supplementaries…
Salman Khan gets 5 years jail for hit & run case
Found guilty in 13 year old hit and run case Top Bollywood star Salman Khan has been awarded five years jail term in a 13 year old hit and run…
Blame game in Nepal over handling of aid for quake victims
A controversy has erupted in Nepal over rescue operations and handling of aid for earthquake victims. Nepal government and some international agencies are blaming each other over the handling of…
Unmarried couples can not ride motorbike together in Aceh
Unmarried couples have been banned from riding on motorcycle togther in Aceh province of Indonesia’s Aceh. legislation in the province has passed been passed citing Islamic Sharia According to media…
Nepal forms separate ministry to manage natural disasters
AMN Nepal, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has said that a separate ministry to manage natural disasters will be formed. He visited Barpak in Gorkha district, the epicentre of the deadly…
Strong earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea; Tsunami warning
A powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea today. Officials warned that a local tsunami was possible. The US Geological Survey reported the 7.4-magnitude quake…
NIA team in Dhaka to discuss security issues with Bangladesh
A three-member National Investigation Agency, NIA team is in Dhaka as part of efforts to curb militancy and terrorism. The team led by NIA Inspector General Sanjib Kumar Singh arrived…
Israeli Foreign minister resigns, join secular opposition group
In a major blow to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to build a coalition, foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation to join his secular, nationalist party with the…
You Can Control Your Asthma
World observes Asthma day Today is World Asthma Day. It is observed by the Global Initiative for Asthma, GINA every year the first Tuesday of May. This year’s central theme…