UK-based NRI donates £250,000 to university
london: A UK-based NRI has donated 250,000 pounds to the london South Bank University in support of its graduate entrepreneurship programme.
two million Muslims complete Haj
Mecca: Over two million Muslims, including about 1.5 lakh Indians, completed Haj on Tuesday as Saudi authorities described this year's pilgrimage as the most successful ever and incident-free.
‘no legal immunity for Bahraini prince’
london: A British judge on Tuesday said Bahrain's Prince Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa did not have legal immunity from prosecution following a review requested by a Bahraini torture survivor.
Boat carrying wedding guests goes missing
Jakarta: A boat carrying about 20 Indonesians to a wedding on the resort island of Bali has gone missing after breaking down, officials said on Tuesday.
lanka wants ties with RSS for peace
Colombo: A controversial Sri lankan Buddhist nationalist group, accused of fanning communal tensions here, claimed on Tuesday it is in talks with the RSS to create a “Buddhist-Hindu peace zone” in South Asia to counter Islamic extremism in the region.
Nepal opp calls for consensus settlement
Kathmandu: Opposition parties in Nepal on Tuesday announced that they will hold protests to press the coalition Government to settle contentious issues in framing the new Constitution through consensus instead of voting in the House.
16 militants killed in Egypt military raid
Cairo: At least 16 militants linked to an Al Qaeda inspired militant outfit were killed on Tuesday during raids by Egyptian military in the restive North Sinai Governorate.
US drone strikes kills 14 Pak militants
Peshawar: At least 14 militants were killed when missiles from US drones hit a Taliban compound and a training camp in Pakistan's volatile North Waziristan tribal region on Tuesday, taking the death toll to 19 in two days.
Myanmar frees 3,000 prisoners
Yagon: Myanmar began releasing more than 3,000 prisoners, including former military intelligency figures, on “humanitarian” grounds, officials said on Tuesday, in the latest large-scale amnesty in the once pariah nation. The reformist regime, which is in the process of preparing to host a landmark November meeting of international and regional leaders has granted a series of amnesties.