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  • Gaddafi’s chemical weapons found in Libya

    Chemical weapons from the Muammar Gaddafi era have been found in Libya and the new government has sought international help in securing them, National Transitional Council Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril has said. He said the NTC forces have found two chemical weapons sites in the country and they are currently under guard. Jibril said the […]

    Libya elects new govt head, NATO lifts air cover

    Libya’s interim rulers elected academic Abdel Rahim al-Kib on Tuesday to head a transitional government as NATO was set to end an air campaign that played a major role in ousting dictator Moamer Kadhafi. Kib, a native of Tripoli, was elected prime minister in a public vote carried out by the members of the National […]

    World Kabbadi Cup to begin in Bathinda today

    Sukhbir Singh Sarawan will lead the Indian Kabbadi team in the World Kabbadi Cup, being organised by Punjab government at Bathinda,where as many as fourteen nations are participating. This was disclosed by secretary general of the organising committee Sikander Singh Maluka. He said that Hardavinder Singh Dulla will be vice captain of the team. Five […]

    93-day long Manipur economic blockade called off

    The economic blockade that was in place in Manipur was called off on Tuesday after the State Government gave written assurance to upgrade Sadar Hills as a full fledged district after district re-organisation committee submitted its report. The agreement came after mid night and no decision has been made yet on the counter blockade imposed […]

    US stops financial contribution to UNESCO after Palestine vote

    The United States announced to stop financial contribution to UNESCO after the UN body voted to admit Palestine as its full member, which the Obama Administration termed as regrettable and premature. “Palestinian membership as a state in UNESCO triggers long-standing legislative restrictions which will compel the United States to refrain from making contributions to UNESCO,” […]

    BSF may guard Indo-Myanmar border

    Border Security Force (BSF) may start guarding the 1640-km long Indo-Myanmar border if its proposal in this regard gets a nod from the Home Ministry.BSF Director General Raman Srivastava told reporters in New Delhi today that the proposal envisages setting up 46 new battalions, 12 new sectors, four new frontiers and an additional director general […]

    600,000+ compromised account logins every day on Facebook, Sophos Reveals

    India : IT security and data protection firm, Sophos, alerts that if an unauthorized party has logged into your Facebook account then you’re far from alone. New official statistics by the social networking giant revealed that 0.06% of the billion logins that they have each day are compromised. That’s more than 600,000 per day – […]