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Two warships have been pressed into service besides two passenger ships while the Indian Air Force has put on stand-by two C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft. Amid escalating violence, nearly 350 Indians stranded in Yemen were evacuated on Tuesday night from southern port city of Aden. The rescued people will be taken to Djibouti, a country neighbouring Yemen and will be brought to India by air.. Those evacuated included, 220 men, 101 women and 28 children. They were taken to the Indian Navy ship INS Sumitra.   The evacuation operation took place in dark night conditions . "INS Sumitra has left the Aden harbour and around 350 Indians embarked on the ship," Defence sources said. Evacuation took place after India tonight got permission to dock its ship at the Aden harbour as the government launched a massive air and sea evacuation operation for its over 4,000 nationals in Yemen. Minister of State for External Affairs   VK Singh   headed for Djibouti to oversee the evac

Registering a hefty rise of 25 per cent in 2014-15, benchmark Sensex on Tuesday capped its best show in six fiscal years mainly driven by surge in foreign inflows after the   Narendra Modi -led government took charge. For the day, however, the BSE Sensex settled in the red after giving up early gains to end the fiscal year marginally down by 18.37 points at 27,957.49. The broader market sentiment remained strong as small-cap and mid-cap counters outshined the Sensex by 0.31 per cent and 0.88 per cent, respectively. It was a mixed trading session for the sectoral indices, where oil & gas and healthcare managed to gain close a per cent each, while rest ended flat to marginally in red, said Jayant Manglik, President-retail distribution, Religare Securities. For the month, the Sensex fell 4.8 per cent, its worst monthly show since February 2013. The broad-based 50-issue NSE Nifty today eased by 1.30 points or 0.02 per cent to close at 8,491. After markets closed for the day,

Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan hope to make a comeback in Team India with stellar showings in the IPL. Both of them, who will be playing for Delhi Daredevils this season, on Tuesday said they will make their stint with the franchise count to revive their international careers. Delhi bagged Yuvraj for a record fee of   R s. 16 crore in the February auctions and the all-rounder wants to make the most of it. "Definitely yes, it's been a couple of hard years for me since I have come back from my treatment. I am in good shape, I have worked very hard and I have had a good domestic season. I am confident of doing well and hope that things get better from here and I make it back into the team," Yuvraj said at a function where Daikin air-conditioning India Pvt Ltd. was announced as sponsors of Delhi Daredevils. Zaheer was bought for four crore by DD this season after the left-arm pacer pulled out midway from IPL last year due to an injury while playing for Mumbai India

Six bodies were recovered on Tuesday increasing the death toll to 16 in Jammu and Kashmir as a devastating flood in the state forced thousands to flee to safer places. Several areas of the Valley and parts of Jammu were in deluge caused by heavy rain over the weekend. The six bodies were recovered from the debris in Laden village in Chadoora of Budgam, a senior police official said, adding that one person who was trapped in mudslides was feared dead. Process to evacuate affected people was underway as eight teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were rushed to Kashmir, PTI reported. Armed forces, along with four helicopters, have been placed in readiness for deployment at short notice after local authorities declared a flood situation in the Valley. The central government on Monday granted   R s. 200 crore as immediate relief as Prime Minister   Narendra Modi   rushed minister   Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi   to Kashmir for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation and coo

Australia rode on the brilliance of Starc, Mitchell Johnson and Josh Hazlewood, with the new ball. If Starc swung it at pace, then Johnson and Hazlewood bowled back of a length and hit the bat hard. Faulkner with his box of tricks ran through the middle-order and took three scalps. Their fielding too was sharp. In short, Australia didn't put a foot wrong in the big game.   Key Players   |   Trans-Tasman Rivalry   |   Scorecard   |   Match Photos   The Australian players rush onto the field to join Smith and Watson in their celebrations. The MCG goes berserk. The New Zealand players shake hands. McCullum hugs Vettori, who is retiring from international cricket. The Australians congratulate and hug each other. Coach Darren Lehmann is elated and is seen hugging every single player of the Australian team. Michael Clarke on win:   "Obviously I am over the moon. What a tournament. Firstly, to Brendon and his New Zealand team, congratulations on a wonderful tournament. To the

Vehicles wade through a waterlogged road after the valley received heavy rainfall, in Srinagar on Sunday. (Photo:PTI) Jhelum river on Monday crossed danger level in Srinagar and Sangam area of South Kashmir with heavy rains lashing most parts of the state which sounded an alert asking people to move to safer places. A senior official said water level of river Jhelum at 6 am at Sangam (South Kashmir) and Ram Munshi Bagh (Srinagar city) has touched 22.4 feet and 18.8 feet respectively. Danger level at Sangam is 21 feet and at Ram Munshi Bagh it is 18 feet. Accordingly the authorities have declared that Kashmir has been flooded and people living in low lying areas. The government has put forth men and machinery into service to help the people affected by the floods.   People living on the banks of the river Jhelum have been asked to remain alert and advised to move to safer places. Old persons and children have also been asked to shift to specially set up camps, a government spoke

Airtel has just launched its 4G services in Bathinda, Punjab. With this move, Bathinda becomes the 12th town in the state of Punjab to receive Airtel 4G services. Previously, 4G was made available in Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Phagwara, Kapurthala, Patiala and Moga in the Haryana and Punjab circles.  Speaking at the launch, Hub-CEO- Upper North, Bharti Airtel, Manu Sood said, "We are delighted to launch 4G in Bathinda and empower customers with a choice to upgrade to cutting edge 4G technology - the most advanced broadband experience available across the globe today. We invite our data savvy customers in the city to enjoy this world class data experience which we are offering at unbeatable prices." Airtel customers in Bathinda can access 4G networks on dongles as well as Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers). 

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has beseeched the cricket-mad Indian fans to root for his team in Sunday's World Cup final against four-time winners Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.   Top 10 Players   |   AUS-NZ Rivalry "To every cricket fan in India, I know you understand the hunger for a World Cup. And I have already seen a wave of support from you guys towards us. Thank you!" McCullum wrote in his autographed letter released as a statement on Saturday. "We need every bit of it and I request your support towards New Zealand all the way, through every ball, in the final," the hard-hitting batsman wrote. "It's the biggest game of our career and over a billion voices rooting for us will definitely count," the 33-year-old batting superstar concluded. New Zealand have never won the Cup since its inception in 1975 and would be playing in the summit contest for the first time. Their Trans-Tasman rival Australia have won the

Quick Watch 1:00 Brent crude surged on Thursday after Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies began air strikes in Yemen, but oil pared earlier gains of nearly 6 percent to trade back below $58 a barrel. The military operation against Houthi rebels, who have driven the president from Yemen's capital Sanaa, could stoke concerns about the security of Middle East oil shipments if the conflict widens. The strikes have not disrupted major oil facilities of key Gulf producers, such as Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, but there are concerns the conflict might spread. Yemen's small-scale oil output has been disrupted for months. Brent futures were up $1.20 at $57.68 by 1316 GMT, off an earlier high of $59.78. U.S. crude was up $1.07 at $50.28 a barrel, after reaching $52.48 earlier in the session when both contracts gained around 6 percent. "I think that the surge we've seen in prices over the last 24 hours or so has been a bit of an overreaction,&

fter Twitter, Facebook and frenzied cricket fans chose to abuse   Anushka Sharma   blaming her for Virat Kohli's poor performance and India's loss in the semi final match against Australia in Cricket World Cup on Thursday, Bollywood celebrities came out in support of the actress. Many celebrities took to Twitter to defend Anushka's presence in Sydney and said that to blame her for Virat's performance is not only foolish, but also regressive. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly also lashed out at people who attacked Anushka Sharma for Virat Kohli's failure with the bat in the cricket World Cup semifinal against Australia, saying that it showed their immaturity. After actress Anushka was attacked by the Twitterati, Ganguly said it's sad to see the mindset of such people. "What wrong Anushka has done? She had only gone to see a cricket match like the families of other players. It is unfair to blame her for Kohli's performance. It is the immaturity

Terrorists on Saturday morning launched an attack on an Army camp in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. A pilgrim bound for the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir was critically injured when militants on launched an attack, police said. A resident of Uttar Pradesh was critically injured in the militant attack on the Mesar camp of 82 armoured regiment in Samba district. He was rushed to the Samba district hospital where doctors referred him to the Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu for specialised treatment, a senior police officer said. "Militants early this morning attacked the Mesar camp of 82 armoured regiment in Samba district. They are using grenades and automatic gunfire to carry out the attack. Most likely, two militants are involved in the attack," the police officer told IANS. "Reinforcements are being rushed to the camp to ensure that the militants do not escape," he added. Saturday's militant attack came on the mo

   Korea has the ability to fire a nuclear weapon and would use a nuclear missile in retaliation if it is attacked, the country's ambassador to Britain told Sky News on Friday. "It is not the United States that has a monopoly on nuclear weapons strikes," Ambassador Hyun Hak-bong told Sky at the isolated Asian country's London embassy. Asked if that meant North Korea, which quit the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1993, had the capability to fire a nuclear missile now, he replied: "Any time, any time, yes." "If the United States strike us, we should strike back. We are ready for conventional war with conventional war, we are ready for nuclear war with nuclear war. We do not want war but we are not afraid of war," he added. In a speech on March 3, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong said his country had the power to deter an "ever-increasing nuclear threat" by the United States with a pre-emptive strike if