Tag: world news
French Presidential Candidate Macron's Campaign Hacked
French presidential frontrunner, independent centrist Emmanuel Macron, has been the victim of a "massive and coordinated hacking operation", after files purporting to be from the campaign were posted online via social media, reports said.....
Bus Collision Kills 26 In Nigeria
A head-on collision between two buses along Nigeria's Lagos-Ibadan expressway left at least 26 people dead, a road safety official said. ....
Emmanuel Macron Wins French Presidency
Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron was declared victor after he won 20.7 million votes, firmly beating Marine Le Pen, who took about 10.6 million in the French Presidential elections' crucial runoff on Sunday.....
Rajamony Appointed Ambassador To The Netherlands
IFS officer Venu Rajamony, Press Secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee, was on Monday appointed India's Ambassador to the Netherlands.....
Earthquake Of 6.6 Magnitude Hits Alaska
An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude hit a town in the US state of Alaska on Monday, a media report said.....
Saudi King Invites Abbas To Muslim Summit With Trump
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has received an invitation to attend an upcoming summit in Riyadh between Muslim leaders and US President Donald Trump, the reported on Wednesday.....
Iraqi FM Says, 'not Sure 39 Missing Indians Are Alive'
Iraq's Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari on Monday said here that he was not sure whether the 39 Indians missing in the city of Mosul since 2014 are alive. Most of the 39 Indian construction workers who went missing in 2014 are from Punjab. ....
29 Killed In Afghanistan Mosque Attack
At least 29 people were killed and many others injured in a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in the western Afghan city of Herat on Tuesday. ....
Indian, Pakistani Army Clash On LoC
The Pakistani Army on Thursday resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.....
Never Any Talk By The Government About Fiscal Stimulus: Says Jaitley
There was never any talk by the Indian government about announcing a fiscal stimulus package for boosting the economy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asserted. ....
