Nepal-Africa film festival opens with ‘Earth Anthem’
byKathmandu, June 19 (IANS) The third edition of the Nepal-Africa Film Festival opened with the screening of “Earth Anthem”, a short film written, produced…
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Priority to evacuate people in danger: R.P.N. Singh
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home R.P.N. Singh said Wednesday everything possible was being done to rescue flood-affected people…
5,000 Indian expats in Saudi Arabia get new jobs
byDubai, June 19 (IANS) Around 5,000 expatriate Indians in Saudi Arabia, affected by a new labour policy in the Gulf nation, have found new…
UN headquarters in Somalia attacked
byWashington, June 19 (IANS) An attacker Wednesday blew himself up at the entrance to the UN headquarters in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, CNN…
Barasat rapists to be hanged in a month, says Mamata
byKolkata, June 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister said Wednesday her government was determined to “hang” within a month the perpetrators of the gang-rape…
India may get German TT coach
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) is likely to appoint Germany’s Peter Engel as the head coach of…
South Africa skittled out for 175 against England
byLondon, June 19 (IANS) South Africa riding on crucial knocks from David Miller and Rory Kleinveldt posted 175 all out in 38.4 overs against…
India to have equal opportunity commission
byLondon, June 19 (IANS) A high-level Indian delegation led by Minister for Minority Affairs K. Rahman Khan met senior British ministers and officials to…
Baba stays media manager on Windies tour
byMumbai, June 19 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Wednesday rewarded media manager R.N. Baba for keeping the media at…
Thousands missing in Kedarnath, death toll may zoom
byDehradun/Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) Thousands of people are missing following the devastating floods in Uttarakhand, officials said Wednesday, adding the death toll may run…