Hyderabad set to get metro by December – Deccan Chronicle
Deccan Chronicle Hyderabad set to get metro by DecemberDeccan ChronicleHyderabad: The state government on Wednesday informed the Legislative Assembly that Hyderabad Metro Rail operations will commence by this year-end. Municipal minister K T Rama Rao told the house that the Miyapur-LB Nagar and Nagole-Hitech City …Hyderabad Metro Rail All Set To Start By December EndAndhrawishesh (blog) […]
Assailant shot after stabbing cop at UK parliament, at least a dozen injured
Author: Toby Melville | ReutersWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490195778721611800 LONDON: A policeman was stabbed inside the perimeter of Britain’s parliament building on Wednesday, an assailant was shot outside and several people lay bleeding on a nearby bridge, Reuters witnesses and officials said. A Reuters photographer saw at least a dozen people injured on Westminster Bridge and photographs showed people […]
Joint operation: Indian cops blame rats for missing marijuana
Author: AFP Wed, 2017-03-22 MUMBAI: Indian police came up with a novel explanation for a missing haul of marijuana on Wednesday — rats. A senior officer blamed the furry rodents for the disappearance of a haul of drugs from a warehouse at Nagpur railway station in the western state of Maharashtra. “Rats are a huge menace […]
Fire damages 15th century Ottoman mosque in Greece
Author: APWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490182357120346400 GREECE: Authorities say an overnight fire has severely damaged an early 15th century Ottoman mosque that was undergoing restoration work in northeastern Greece. Firefighters say the blaze broke out early Wednesday in the Bayezid Mosque, also known as the Celebi Sultan Mehmed Mosque, considered one of the most important monuments of its kind […]
Clean water plant brings hope to village in north India
Author: APWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490179827630094900 INDIA: Schoolchildren cheered and village women clapped as a gush of clean water flowed through a set of gleaming steel taps connected to a newly installed water filtration plant in a dusty north Indian village. Nai Basti is a mere 55 kilometers (35 miles) east of the capital, New Delhi, but access to […]
South Korea gets set to start salvage of submerged ferry
Author: KIM TONG-HYUNG | APWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490167764219270300SEOUL, South Korea: South Korean workers have started tests to determine if they can begin salvaging a 6,800-ton ferry that sank in 2014, killing more than 300 people and triggering the initial public uproar that contributed to the recent ouster of Park Geun-hye as president.An official from the Ministry of Oceans […]
Philippines complains drug war reports hurting tourism
Author: Agence France PresseWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490167500849249100BANGKOK : The Philippines tourism secretary urged the media Wednesday to “tone down” coverage of President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly drug war, complaining that reports on extrajudicial killings were scaring away foreigners.On a trip to Thailand accompanying Duterte, Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo insisted the Philippines was a safe destination but said journalists were […]
The EU at 60: Where are we and where are we going?
Author: Agence France PresseWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490165786799122500 ROME: The European Union celebrates its 60th birthday on Saturday, the anniversary of its six founder members signing the Treaty of Rome which gave birth to the European Economic Community. Ahead of the ceremonies, AFP talked to Brigid Laffan, an Irish expert on European integration who is currently director of the […]
Seoul believes N Korea’s latest missile test ends in failure
Author: HYUNG-JIN KIM | APWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490165717109117100 SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea’s latest missile launch appeared to have ended in a failure on Wednesday, South Korean defense officials said, three days after the North claimed a major breakthrough in its rocket development program. The reported launch failure comes as the North is angrily reacting to ongoing annual […]
Japanese navy boosts overseas force projection capability with second big helicopter carrier
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490165443549103800YOKOHAMA: Japan’s second big helicopter carrier, the Kaga, entered service on Wednesday, giving the nation’s military greater ability to deploy beyond its shores as it pushes back against China’s growing influence in Asia.Accompanied by a military band, Maritime Self Defense Force commanders took possession of the 248 meter (813.65 ft) long vessel at the […]
