Melbourne, June 22 : An Australian man died on Thursday after catching a rare mosquito-borne disease while on holiday overseas. The 60-year-old Victoria state resident contracted Japanese encephalitis while on a 10-day holiday in Southeast Asia in May, reports Xinhua news agency. He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), where he spent more than […]
Baghdad, June 22 : Fighters for the Islamic State group are targeting children in Mosul to prevent civilians from fleeing the city as Iraqi forces push into the last stronghold held in Iraq by the militants there, the United Nations said on Thursday. The UN children’s agency said it has documented a number of cases […]
Ranchi, June 22 : Two former Bihar Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagannth Mishra appeared in a special CBI court here in fodder scam-related cases. Lalu Prasad appeared for three cases relating to money fraud at Deoghar, Dumka, and Doranda (Ranchi) treasuries, whereas Mishra appeared in two cases. The next hearings will take place […]
New Delhi, June 22 : Five years have passed since the voice of ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan fell silent and his sons have now sought India’s help for building a mausoleum of their illustrious father in Pakistan and better upkeep of his grave. After his death in Karachi on June 13, 2012, the Pakistan government […]
Sydney : Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth produced a rich vein of form as he bounced back from a game down against reigning World No.1 Son Wan Ho to book his place in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open Super Series here on Thursday. After losing the first game, the 24-year-old Indian rebounded strongly to clinch […]