Gandhigram (West Tripura) :With detection of a fresh outbreak of bird flu in Tripura, mass culling was started in the state owned Gandhigram State Poultry Farm on Saturday, said an official.After three years, bird flu has resurfaced in Tripura, which borders Bangladesh. “There was a report of some unusual deaths and on 13th (January) we […]
NEW DELHI : The fortnight-long odd-even campaign to curb traffic in Delhi to battle air pollution ended on Friday night, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying it succeeded in more ways than one.And just hours before the unique January 1-15 scheme ended amid conflicting claims, Kejriwal urged Delhiites to continue it voluntarily “if you can”. […]
Washington : Afghanistan-Pakistan wing of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been declared as a ‘foreign terrorist organisation’ by the United States. The US Department of State under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act announced the designation of Islamic State Khurasan (ISIL-K) as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO), reported the Dawn.This […]
Lahore : Punjab (Pakistan province) Law minister Rana Sanaullah has confirmed that Jaish-i-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar is under their ‘protective custody’ and assured of his arrest only if his involvement in the Pathankot attack was proved.Azhar, was named by India as the mastermind of the Pathankot airbase attack.According to Dawn, Sanaullah confirmed on a […]
Jakarta : The world has come together in voicing their condemnation of the deadly blasts in Jakarta by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), with leaders offering any support that the Indonesian government may need to tackle these acts of terrorism.According to the Jakarta Globe, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop condemned the attacks and […]