Wildfires in 4 states kill 6, force thousands from homes
Author: The Associated PressThu, 2017-03-09ID: 1489004638840567100HUTCHINSON, Kan: Crews grappling with vexing wildfires that have charred hundreds of square miles of land in four states and killed six people soon may get a bit of a break: Winds are forecast to ease from the gusts that have whipped the flames.Bill Bunting, forecast operations chief for the Oklahoma-based Storm […]
Indian police shoot dead gunman with suspected Daesh links
Author: AFPThu, 2017-03-09ID: 1489003909210421600LUCKNOW: Indian police on Wednesday shot dead a suspected Daesh sympathizer who they said was involved in a train explosion that injured 10 people.Police said they ended a nearly 12-hour stand-off in the early hours by storming the house where the suspect, identified as Saifullah, was holed up in northern Uttar Pradesh state.“We had […]
China says first draft of South China Sea code of conduct ready
Author: REUTERSThu, 2017-03-09ID: 1489003909130421300BEIJING: A first draft of a code of conduct for behavior in the disputed South China Sea has been completed, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday, adding tension in the waterway had eased notably.Since 2010, China and the 10 members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been discussing […]
Pakistan gunfights kill 15 militants, two soldiers
Author: AFPThu, 2017-03-09ID: 1489003909070421000PESHAWAR: At least 15 militants and two soldiers have been killed in two separate gunbattles in a relatively peaceful district of Pakistan just northwest of the capital Islamabad, officials said Wednesday.The shootouts come after a recent resurgence in militant violence, with 130 people killed nationwide in the month of February, ending a lull in […]
Barcelona pull off the mother of all comebacks
Barcelona completed one of the most extraordinary comebacks in European football history to knock Paris St Germain out of the Champions League on Wednesday with a 6-1 victory that rewrote the record books.No team had ever overturned a four-goal deficit in a knockout tie, but Sergi Roberto’s stoppage-time goal completed a 6-5 aggregate win that […]
BCCI seeks ICC's intervention after CA calls Kohli's comments 'outrageous'
New Delhi: India skipper Virat Kohli’s allegations on his opposite number Steve Smith apparently seeking advice from the Australian dressing room on asking for the Decision Review Syestem (DRS) during the second Test in Bengaluru, was on Wednesday fuelled after both the cricket boards and former greats siding with their respective captains.India vs Australia – […]
In historic move, maternity Bill passed in Parliament: Leave increased to 26 weeks
A Bill to increase the maternity leave of women from the present 12 weeks to 26 weeks was passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which was passed by the Rajya Sabha in August last year, is expected to benefit an estimated 1.8 million women in the organised sector. As per […]
No concrete measures taken after Uri, Pathankot attacks: Parliamentary panel
A parliamentary panel on Thursday rapped the Defence Ministry for not taking any “concrete measures” following terror attacks like Uri and Pathankot. The parliamentary standing committee on Defence headed by Maj Gen B.C. Khanduri (retired) in an earlier report had said that heightened security measures needed to be taken post the terror attack on an […]
Australia respect Kohli despite 'offensive' claims
Australia retain respect for Virat Kohli despite the India captain’s “absurd” and “offensive” allegations against counterpart Steve Smith, assistant coach David Saker said on Thursday. The four-test series between the world’s top two teams witnessed considerable acrimony after Smith gestured to his dressing room for assistance on whether to review an umpire’s lbw decision against […]
Australia call up Stoinis as replacement for injured Marsh
Uncapped all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has been called into Australia’s squad for the two remaining tests in India as a replacement for the injured Mitchell Marsh. Stoinis, who is in Alice Springs playing for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield, will fly to India to join up with the touring side when the match ends. Marsh has […]
