Dhaka : A mob of protesters has set on fire at least 30 houses of Hindus in Bangladesh following rumours that a youth from the minority community published an offensive Facebook status, media reports said on Saturday. One person was killed when police opened fire to disperse the crowd that launched the arson attack on the […]
Beirut-Lebanon’s president called on Saudi Arabia on Saturday to clarify why Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri could not return home, a week after he stunned his country by resigning while in the kingdom. A senior Lebanese official said President Michel Aoun had told foreign ambassadors Hariri had been “kidnapped” and should have immunity. Hariri’s shock […]
Chandigarh, November 13 : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday asked his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal what steps he had taken to end stubble-burning by farmers in areas near the national capital as air pollution peaked to alarming levels. Kejriwal last week had sought a meeting with his counterparts from Haryana and Punjab […]
New Delhi, November 12 : A thick layer of smog continued to blanket the national capital and its adjoining region on Sunday even as reports claimed that the air quality was slowly, but steadily, improving. The city’s Air Quality Index has been in the range of 700 to 1,000, making it difficult for people in […]