Politics

Philippine survivors paid to clear up typhoon mess

Tens of thousands of desperately needed jobs are being created for survivors of a catastrophic typhoon in the Philippines by paying them to clear mountains of waste from ruined cities and farms. Duration: 00:45

Nov 29, 2013

Syrian army takes strategic town of Deir Attiyeh

The Syrian army recaptured the strategic town of Deir Attiyeh Thursday, less than a week after losing it, taking the advantage in its bid to crush rebels just north of Damascus. Duration: 00:37

Nov 29, 2013

K-Tigers perform at S. Korea's new Taekwondo stadium

South Korea's taekwondo group K-Tigers perform at a newly built stadium devoted to the homegrown martial art. Duration: 01:33

Nov 29, 2013

Vienna zoo names baby panda 'Happy Leopard'

Vienna's new baby panda will be named Fu Bao, or Happy Leopard, the city's Schoenbrunn Zoo announced on Thursday, three months after he was born. Duration: 00:41

Nov 28, 2013

Protesters in Ukraine keep up the pro-EU fight

Thousands of pro-European protesters keep up their mass rally in central Kiev against the government's decision to scrap a deal with the EU. Duration: 00:33

Nov 28, 2013

US consumers camp out for Black Friday bargains

US consumers camp out and queue in front of chain stores to enjoy the best deals possible on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, when massive sales are organised. Duration: 00:48

Nov 28, 2013

Protests continue as Thai PM survives no confidence vote

Opposition protesters in Thailand keet up their fight to try to topple Yingluck Shinawatra's government by besieging major ministries. Duration: 01:14

Nov 28, 2013

Tejpal fails to meet 3 PM deadline, extension plea rejected: Goa DIG

Panaji, Nov 28 (ANI): Giving updates about the Tehelka sexual assault case, Goa DIG OP Mishra said that the accused Tarun Tejpal failed to meet the 3:00 PM deadline to appear before the court and thereafter his plea for time extension for the same was rejected by the investigating officer (IO). Further, Mishra said that the time was given to Tejpal keeping in mind the time taken to travel from Delhi to Goa and that further investigations are carried on as per the law without any delay.

Nov 28, 2013

BJP announced security measures for women protection in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 28 (ANI): BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Thursday announced certain security measure for the protection of women population in Delhi. Swaraj said that these measures will be brought into action if BJP comes to power after the constituency Assembly polls. Swaraj also said that it is unfortunate that Delhi’s Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit have earlier showed helplessness in the issue and had said that women should better avoid going out during night hours to avoid any harassment.

Nov 28, 2013

BJP leaders protest outside Shoma's residence, defaces her name plate

New Delhi/ Patna/ Kanpur, Nov 28 (ANI): BJP workers on Thursday protested and shouted slogans outside Tehelka's former Managing Editor Shoma Chaudhury, demanding her arrest for allegedly covering up the sexual assault case filed against the magazine's Editor Tarun Tejpal by a woman journalist. Number of BJP workers held demonstration outside her Saket residence in South Delhi. BJP leader Vijay Jolly even went to the extent of inking her name plate outside her residence and wrote 'accused' on the same.

Nov 28, 2013

BJP hits back at Kapil Sibal

New Delhi, Nov 28 (ANI): Hitting back at Law Minister Kapil Sibal, BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that Sibal cannot have a debate with the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. Prasad further said that Sibal can have a debate with him if he wants. Earlier in the day, Sibal had slammed Modi for praising himself and making tall claims about Gujarat's model of development.

Nov 28, 2013

Kapil Sibal slams Modi for making tall claims about Gujarats development model

New Delhi, Nov 28 (ANI): Law Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday slammed BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for praising himself and making tall claims about Gujarat’s model of development.

Nov 28, 2013

Lehar weakened further, but will hit Helen affected victims again: NDMA

New Delhi, Nov 28 (ANI): The cyclone Lehar before crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast weakened further on Thursday and is now expected to cross the state as depression, said NDMA Vice-Chairman M Shashidhar Reddy. He said that the bad news is that the cyclone will hit the same part of the region and same victims who were affected by the cyclone Helen which hit the state earlier.

Nov 28, 2013

Police arrest five Maoists in Bihar

Gaya, Nov 28 (ANI): Acting on a tip off, the police and security forces in Bihar nabbed five Maoists and recovered arms from the rebels. The arrests took place in Gaya district of Bihar, which is a stronghold of the rebels. Earlier this month, a joint team of the state police and paramilitary forces had seized a large quantity of explosives from a Maoist hideout in a forest in Jamui district. Divulging details, Senior Superintendent of Police, Nishant Tiwari, said that the Maoists were arrested from different locations in the district.

Nov 28, 2013

Naxals threaten local businessmen in Jagdalpur area of Chhattisgarh

Jagdalpur, Nov 28 (ANI): Local businessmen and shopkeepers in Kukanaar village live in fear as naxals enforce their own laws and extort money from them. The rebels put their own price tags on goods sold by shopkeepers and ask them for their share of profit. Those who ignore their diktat, face tough punishment. The rebels pose as `messiahs’ of tribal farmers in Chhattisgarh and they ask local traders to buy produce at the price fixed by them. This causes problems for the government in implementing the rule of law.

Nov 28, 2013