Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Starred Articles ISIS demanded ransom before killing Foley, trading European hostages for huge sums a main source of income for terror groups World > ISIS > 21 August The ISIS had asked for a $ 100 million ransom before killing James Foley, the freelance videographer and reporter for GlobalPost and Agence France-Presse. According to an investigation by the Times, kidnapping...

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Starred Articles PM Narendra Modi announces Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi Yojana India > Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi Yojana Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi Yojana in Haryana on 19th August. The Yojna has been announced to meet the irrigation needs of all farmers across the country. A sum of 1000 crore rupees has been allocated...

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Starred Articles Australian State Approves $2 Billion Rail Line for Adani Coal Project World > Adani Coal Project Adani Mining has got the state approval to build a rail line for its $15 billion Carmichael coal project in Australia, bringing it a step closer towards making a final decision on whether to go ahead with the massive scheme. The state of Queensland approved the A$2.2...
Starred Articles Tackling Ebola grows tougher as many doctors retreat, more than 1 million affected World > Ebola According to a latest update issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO), 128 new cases of Ebola virus disease, as well as 56 deaths, were reported from Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone between August 10 and 11, bringing the total number of cases to 1,975...

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Obama orders targeted airstrikes in Iraq as more than 40,000 take refuge atop Mount Sinjar; Iraqis nominate Maliki successor as defiant Maliki stages political showdown in Baghdad World > Iraq On Thursday, the US President Barack Obama gave permission for 'targeted airstrikes' to break the siege by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in northern Iraq. He said that the move was necessary...