US President Barack Obama’s visit to Kabul was shrouded in secrecy and even Afghan President Hamid Karzai was informed about his visit barely an hour before he arrived, a media report said Monday.
Karzai was notified about the visit just an hour before he arrived, Daily Mail quoted the White House as saying.
Obama Sunday made his [...] Continue reading Karzai told of Obama visit one hour before touchdown
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Media shy Rajesh Pratap Singh presented the grand finale of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Sunday, letting his clothes take centrestage and not celebrities because he feels real fashion is about beautiful clothes.
“I wanted my clothes to do all the talking… They were very basic clothes,” Pratap told reporters after the show.
Usually, the background [...] Continue reading WIFW grand finale – a tale of simplicity, sophistication
Two more bodies were extricated from the debris of Stephen Court early Monday, taking the toll in the city’s worst fire six days ago to 36, police said. Thirteen people continue to be missing.
The two charred bodies were recovered from the fifth floor of the fire ravaged building, where civic workers and firemen are working [...] Continue reading Two more bodies found, Stephen Court death count 36
At least 26 people were killed Monday as a powerful explosion hit a central Moscow metro station during rush hour, the emergencies ministry said.
The explosion, which occurred at the Lubyanka station, killed 15 people in the train and 11 on the platform, the spokesperson said, adding that the blast occurred while the train was in [...] Continue reading 26 killed in Moscow metro station blast
A benchmark index for Indian equities started the week in the green and was ruling about 40 points higher an hour into trade Monday.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,639.18 points, was ruling at 17,682.87 points, 38.11 points or 0.22 percent higher than its previous close.
At the [...] Continue reading Sensex starts week in the green