Maharashtra, Haryana elections result today
PTI, New Delhi :Counting of votes for the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, seen as the first major test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...
International
Violence flares again
The Guardian :Riot police clashed violently with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong on Saturday as demonstrators reoccupied a camp mostly cleared the previous day, leading...
WHO faulted for Ebola response failures
Al-Jazeera.com :The World Health Organization bungled efforts to halt the spread of Ebola in West Africa, an internal report has revealed, as US President Barack...
US photographer released
AFP, Hong Kong :An American photojournalist who was arrested in Hong Kong for standing on a car while covering clashes between pro-democracy protesters and the...
Obama calls for end to Ebola ‘hysteria’
AFP, Washington :US President Barack Obama told Americans on Saturday not to “give in to hysteria or fear” over the deadly Ebola virus, calling for...
Nine killed as military operation launched in Khyber
Dawn.com :PESHAWAR: At least nine suspected militants were killed and 10 others were injured in an operation against militants in Khyber Agency’s Bara area, sources...
UN launches urgent appeal for funds
BBC Online :Ban Ki-moon has launched another urgent appeal for funds to help fight Ebola after a United Nations drive for donations fell short of...
Putin-EU talks ‘positive but difficult’
BBC Online :Russia’s president and EU leaders have said their talks on the Ukraine crisis – also including Ukraine’s president – were positive but difficult.The...
HK police clear smaller protest site in dawn raid
CNN, Hong Kong:Hong Kong police moved at dawn on Friday to clear a major intersection occupied by pro-democracy protesters for almost three weeks, tearing down...
Egypt’s foray into Libya underlines its concerns
AP, Benghazi :Egypt’s military involvement in Libya underlines Cairo’s concerns about the threat posed by Islamic militant groups operating near the two nations’ porous border,...
Powerful Hurricane Gonzalo approaching Bermuda
AP, Miami :Hurricane Gonzalo is roaring toward the British territory of Bermuda as a powerful Category 4 storm and forecasters say it will likely bring...
India takes another step towards having its own navigation system
TNN, Chennai :When Pakistani troops moved to Kargil in 1999, India’s urgent request for some vital information through the US-controlled Global Positioning System was denied....