North Korea will expel Malaysia’s Ambassador after its own envoy was ordered out of the Southeast Asian nation, in an increasingly bitter row over the assassination of Kim Jong-nam.
The report came shortly after the North’s Ambassador Kang Chol flew home from Kuala Lumpur.
Pakistan-Afghanistan Border to Open Temporarily
Pakistan will open border crossings with Afghanistan for two days to allow hundreds of stranded Afghan citizens to return home.
The government of Pakistan has decided to open the border crossings at Torkhan and Chaman on 7th and 8th of March.
Pakistan had closed border crossings with Afghanistan on February 16 following a wave of terrorist attacks that killed more than 110 people.
US based Netflix announced partnerships with Bharti Airtel, Videocon d2h and Vodafone as the video streaming service provider looks to expand its reach in the Indian market.
The partnerships with Airtel and Videocon d2h is for set top boxes while the Vodafone partnership is for payment integration.
Netflix has about 94 million users globally, of which 40 million are outside the U.S. market.
SBI to Hike Minimum Balance
State Bank of India has decided to increase manifold the minimum balance required for maintaining savings account from April 1, hitting 31 crore depositors including pensioners and students.
As of now, monthly average balance (MAB) for a savings bank account is Rs. 500 without facility of cheque book and Rs. 1,000 with cheque book across the country.
MAB for metro branches will be Rs. 5,000 and for urban and semi-urban branches, the MAB has been fixed at Rs. 3,000 and Rs. 2,000 respectively.
Mars has been the number one target for astronomers and scientists when it comes to searching for life on other planets.
Researchers have come across evidence that could have implications for the possibility of life on the planet, saying that Mars may have been a wetter place than previously thought.
A new research reveals that a mineral found in Martian meteorites – which had been considered as proof of an ancient dry environment on Mars – may have originally been a hydrogen-containing mineral that could indicate a more water-rich history for the Red Planet.
The majestic INS Viraat, the second centaur-class aircraft carrier which was in service with Indian Navy for nearly 30 years has been decommissioned.
It served in the British Navy as HMS Hermes from November 1959 to April 1984 and after refurbishment, was commissioned into the Indian Navy.
In the late 80s, Indian Navy purchased it at the cost of USD 65 million and was re-commissioned on 12 May 1987.
Tallest Tricolour at Attari
A 120-foot-long and 80-foot-wide tricolour has been hoisted on a 360-foot flag post at the Indo-Pak border at Attari near Amritsar.
The flag is high enough to be visible from as far as the famous Anarkali Bazaar in the heart of Pakistan's Lahore city.
Meanwhile, Pakistan has objected to the installation of the flag near the border. The neighbouring country fears that the flag post will be used to spy across the border.