Police make more than a dozen arrests during Ferguson protest after crowd b...
Police arrested more than a dozen people in Ferguson on Monday night after protesters blocked traffic during a fourth consecutive night of demonstrations marking the anniversary of the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The gathering came about 24 hours after a demonstration along West... read more »
China gives former general suspended death sentence for bribery
BEIJING – A top Chinese military officer has been given a suspended death sentence for corruption, state media said Monday, in a case where he was exposed as owning dozens of homes, gold statues and luxury liquor. Gu Junshan was also stripped of his rank of lieutenant general, the official Xinhua... read more »
Detaining Yogendra Yadav has shown brutal, dishonest face of Delhi Police: ...
Condemning the crackdown on Yogendra Yadav by Delhi Police, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC) vice-chairman Ashish Khetan on Tuesday said the act has shown the brutal and dishonest face of the police. It is deeply unfortunate and condemnable that the Modi Government... read more »
Despite protests, Japan switches on first nuclear reactor since Fukushima d...
TOKYO — Japan switched on a nuclear reactor Tuesday on the southern island of Kyushu, marking a first, tentative return to nuclear energy following the catastrophic meltdowns at Fukushima four years ago. The reactor is the first to be restarted under strict new regulations governing safety at... read more »
Revised railway ticket refund rules from today
The revised rules for refund of cancelled railway tickets, which are aimed at facilitating early confirmation of wait-listed passengers, have come into effect from Wednesday. On June 25,... read more »
Petrol price hiked by Rs 3.13 a litre, diesel Rs 2.71 per litre, effective midnight
Petrol price was today hiked by Rs 3.13 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.71 per litre, the second straight steep increase in rates this month. The price hike, which comes on the back of Rs 3.96... read more »
Suzlon Group installs 10,000th wind turbine generator
The Suzlon Group on Wednesday said it has installed its 10,000th wind turbine generator during the first half of 2015. “Suzlon Group… announced a significant milestone achievement... read more »
Maruti Picks Up Pace, Sales Grow 1.8%
The company said its domestic sales increased 1.6 per cent in the month to 1,02,626 units as against 1,00,964 units a year ago. Sales of mini segment cars, including Alto and WagonR,... read more »
Michelle Obama to promote girl education in more developing count...
First Lady Michelle Obama has announced she will take her Let Girls Learn and Let’s Move initiatives further to other countries soon after a halt to Japan, Cambodia and the UK. US President... read more »
