After a massive earthquake shook the Nepal and northern states of India, social networking site Facebook launched a feature that enables you to inform your relatives your ‘safety status’ in the Lamjung quake.Facebook had launched a feature called ‘Safety Check’ in October 2014. The ‘safety check’ feature tracks people in the affected areas through their […]
25 AprilL, (2.15 pm update): Three killed in Bihar, two in Uttar Pradesh in earthquake that wrecked havoc in Nepal and northern India as per the latest reports. The earthquake in Lamjung has has triggered landslides in Sikkim. Five NDRF teams have been rushed to north Bihar districts of Supaul, Madhepura, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Sitamarhi. 2.00 […]
Washington, Apr 25: The United States expressed concern over India’s crackdown on Ford Foundation and Greenpeace, and said it is seeking “clarification” on the action. “We are aware that the (Indian) Ministry of Home Affairs suspended the registration of Greenpeace India and has placed the Ford Foundation on a prior permission watch list,” the State […]
New York, Apr 25 : The Statue of Liberty, one of the most visited monuments in the United States, and the island it sits on were evacuated today because of a suspicious package, police said. Several photographs posted on Twitter showed a long line of tourists waiting to board a return ferry to Manhattan. “There […]
London, Apr 25 : Brent oil prices jumped this week to the highest level so far this year, as the latest Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen stoked supply tensions in the crude-rich Middle East. Elsewhere, precious metal gold sank on sliding safe-haven demand as a result of easing tensions over Greece. Brent prices today hit […]