Civil Defence

Death toll reaches 800 in Syria's Ghouta as air strikes, clashes continue; France, Britain call for emergency UNSC meeting

Heavy air strikes and clashes shook the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta, as France and Britain called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting.

India's police force, civil defence mechanism ill-equipped to battle terror; in urgent need of overhaul

Given the backdrop of growing Islamic terror in India, with incidents of radicalisation surfacing time and again, it would appear imperative to put a security system in place to deal with a piquant situation like this

7.1 magnitude earthquake in New Zealand generates tsunami, but no damage, say officials

The east coast of New Zealand was hit by a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake, generating a small tsunami, but officials said there was no significant damage or injuries.