London, Nov. 17 : Former British Home Secretary John Reid has warned that mass migration and the Internet are major threats to the country’s national security.

According to The Telegraph, Reid also listed cyber attacks, pandemics, global warming and energy shortages as threats.

The MP for Airdie and Shotts said he is setting up a new think tank called the Institute of Security and Resilience Studies to assess long-term threats to the UK and other countries.

A local court of Nashik extended the police custody of Lt. Prasad Purohit till November 18.

He was the main accused in the September 29 Malegaon bomb blast which killed 6 people.

Tehran, Nov 17: Iranian and Italian archeologists have found clues about the daily life of people living near Persepolis in Iran during the Achaemenid Dynasty.

The world-renowned historic city of Persepolis is located 70 kilometers northeast of the city of Shiraz in Iran’s southern province of Fars.

According to a report by Press TV, a detailed scientific study into the daily life of ordinary people living near Persepolis has been carried out for the first time, revealing that the area has been permanently occupied since the Achaemenid era.

New Delhi - India's stock indices dipped downward by more than 3 per cent Monday after a meeting of the world's leading economies failed to throw up any immediate solutions to the global economic crisis and Japan announced its economy had slid into recession.

The Bombay Stock Exchange's benchmark 30-share Sensex was trading at around 8,990 at noon, about 4.21 per cent below its previous close.

The broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange was hovering around 2,704.80, 3.76 per cent below Friday's close.

Somalian pirates on Sunday released hijacked ship MT Stolt Valor.

According to preliminary reports all the members are released safely.