Sydney : India have claimed a 3-0 series whitewash after defeating hosts Australia by seven wickets in the pulsating third and final Twenty20 international at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.Chasing a daunting 198-run target, India relied on Rohit Sharma (52), Virat Kohli (50) and Suresh Raina (49 not out) to secure a thrilling last-ball […]
MELBOURNE : Several schools in Sydney were evacuated and locked down on Monday after reportedly receiving bomb threats leading to police operations in Australia’s largest city.At least eight operations are underway at Sydney schools and among those affected are Hunters Hill High, Sydney’s Girls High School, Randwick Girls High, Mosman High, Riverside Girls High, James […]
London : Scores of people, including children, have been killed in a Nigerian town by Boko Haram fighters who shot at villagers and set fire to their homes. The attack took place in the village of Dalori, which lies about 12 km from the northern city of Maiduguri, the birthplace of Boko Haram and the biggest […]
Kabul : At least 15 Taliban insurgents and three policemen have been killed in clashes with security forces in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan. TOLONews reported 15 other insurgents were also injured in the clash.The insurgents were killed in the insecure parts of the province after they clashed with the security forces, Provincial Security Official Abdul […]
New Delhi : The Indian armed forces have suffered from time and technology challenges over the last 30 years, but apparently to make up for the lost time, the government has now approved the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) requirements for unmanned combat aircraft, technically called Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs). India has been buying Unmanned Aerial […]