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December 15, 2014 10:26 PM

Sydney siege ends after 16 hours; 2 Indians safe

In Australia, 16-hour long hostage crisis has ended and two Indian nationals trapped in the incident are safe. Heavily-armed police tonight stormed a popular Sydney cafe where a gunman of Iranian-origin had been holding about 15 people, including two Indians. Now, New South Wales Police tweeted that...

December 15, 2014 9:12 PM

Police storm Sydney cafe where hostages held by gunman

Police have stormed the Sydney cafe where a gunman has been holding an unknown number of people hostage for more than 14 hours. At least six suspected hostages were seen running from the scene of the siege. Police have identified the hostage-taker at the center to a tense siege in a central Sydney c...

December 15, 2014 9:06 PM

Police storm Sydney cafe where hostages held by gunman

Police have stormed the Sydney cafe where a gunman has been holding an unknown number of people hostage for more than 14 hours. At least six suspected hostages were seen running from the scene of the siege. Police have identified the hostage-taker at the center to a tense siege in a central Sydney c...

December 15, 2014 7:33 PM

RS adjourned for day over religious conversions issue

Opposition members today stalled the proceedings in the Rajya Sabha on the issue of religious conversion forcing repeated adjournments during the day. They have been insisting on Prime Minister's presence during discussion on the issue and assurance from him that no forcible conversion will take pla...

December 15, 2014 6:03 PM

Infosys employee among hostages at Sydney cafe

The IT major Infosys has confirmed that its employee is among those being held hostage by an unidentified armed man who stormed a downtown Cafe in Sydney, Australia. The Infosys, in a statement said, one of its employees in Sydney was among the hostages and that the employee's family has been i...

December 15, 2014 5:09 PM

Govt denies reports of schools to remain open on Christmas day

The Human Resources Ministry today clarified that the Central Board of Secondary Education has not directed any school to remain open this Christmas. The clarification came following a media report that on Christmas schools have been asked to remain open to observe National Good Governance Day. In a...

December 15, 2014 5:02 PM

Govt denies reports of schools to remain open on Christmas day

Government today denied media reports that it has directed schools across the country to observe good governance day on 25th of this month describing them as baseless and inaccurate. Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani told reporters outside Parliament that 25th December is Christmas a...

December 15, 2014 4:57 PM

RS adjourned for day over religious conversions issue

Opposition members today stalled the proceedings in the Rajya Sabha on the issue of religious conversion forcing repeated adjournments during the day. They have been insisting on Prime Minister's presence during discussion on the issue and assurance from him that no forcible conversion will take pla...

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