TNN, New Delhi : Delhi Jal Board, which is also headed by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, decided to transfer 800 officials in its water emergencies and water filling points on Monday. Termed as one of the “biggest reshuffles” in the history of the organization, the move came shortly after DJB set up a task force to crack down on tanker mafia. The decision was taken by the new CEO, Vijay Kumar, who was brought in specially by Kejriwal shortly...
Al-jazeera.com : Thousands of anti-government protesters have marched through the Thai capital, a prelude to a broader action next week when they say they will shut down Bangkok in their bid to scuttle a February election and topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. “We will keep walking, we won’t stop, We will walk until we win and we won’t give up.” The protesters, who accuse Yingluck of being the puppet of her self-exiled brother and former premier, Thaksin Shinawatra, gathered on...
Reuters, Jerusalem : US Secretary of State John Kerry voiced confidence on Sunday the Iraqi government and tribes would be...
BBC Online : A Spanish judge has summoned the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos to appear in court over...
BBC Online : Parts of the US are braced for potentially record-breaking low temperatures as an Arctic chill brings more freezing weather. A winter storm has already blanketed areas of Canada and the north-eastern US with up to 2ft (60 cm) of snow. It has been blamed for 16 deaths and the cancellation of more than 5,000 flights since Wednesday. Forecasters say temperatures in the US Mid-West could feel as low as -58F (-50C) with the effect of wind chill....
Reuters, Bangkok Protesters trying to topple Thailand’s prime minister marched in Bangkok on Tuesday to drum up support for their plans to bring the capital to a halt next week by blockading major roads and preventing the government from functioning. Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has called an election for February 2 but the protesters, aware she would probably win on the back of support in the rural north and northeast, want her to step down and be replaced by...
AP, India : Rescuers using backhoes and shovels searched for survivors Sunday under a massive pile of broken concrete and...
Reuters, New York : A lawyer for Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade is seeking to postpone proceedings in a visa fraud...
Reuters, Ramallah : Palestinian protesters on Friday condemned the latest efforts by US Secretary of State John Kerry to advance peace talks with Israel, using chants evoking the Arab uprisings and telling him to go home. Hours before Kerry was due to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a raucous crowd of several hundred took to the streets of Ramallah, the West Bank’s de facto capital, chanting “Kerry, you coward, there’s no place for you in Palestine!” Separately, an official close...
Reuters, Washington : US senators pushing a bill to slap new sanctions on Iran if it goes back on an interim deal under which it agreed to limit its nuclear program have gained support since the legislation was introduced in December, aides said on Monday. The bill, which the White House has threatened to veto, requires further reductions in Iran’s oil exports and would apply new penalties on other industries if Iran either violates the interim agreement or fails to...
Over 2.4 million volunteers vaccinate some 170 million children in India during every immunisation round India is set to mark...