Germany inflict historic 7-1 World Cup rout on Brazil
Germany inflicted a historic 7-1 rout on hosts Brazil on Tuesday to reach the World Cup final as Miroslav Klose became the all-time leading scorer in the history of the tournament. Brazil have never suffered such a big defeat in any international tournament and never put on such a shambolic defence... read more »
Amit Shah to be named Bharatiya Janata Party president today
Considered the architect of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s impressive performance in Uttar Pradesh in the recent Lok Sabha elections, Amit Shah is all set to take over as the new party president. A formal announcement is expected on Wednesday after the party’s parliamentary board meeting. Mr.... read more »
PM Narendra Modi Confidante Amit Shah Could Be Named BJP President Tomorro...
New Delhi – Amit Shah, a close associate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, could be named the new president of the BJP tomorrow after a meeting of the top decision-makers of the ruling party. With assembly elections due in Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand, the source said Shah had emerged... read more »
Rail Minister D.V.Sadananda Gowda proposes FDI in Railways to attract inves...
Sparing passengers of any further fare hike, Railway Budget for 2014-15 proposes to attract private domestic and FDI in infrastructure projects and pursuing private-public partnership to boost the finances of the cash-strapped railways. Having hiked fares to the tune of 14.2 per cent recently,... read more »
Hero MotoCorp rides higher on 14.4% sales growth in April
NEW DELHI: Hero MotoCorp LtdBSE 0.57 % rallied as much as 1.28 per cent in morning trade on Friday, after India’s largest two-wheeled vehicle maker, said that its April sales rose 1.4... read more »
Rupee hits three-week high
The rupee rises to 60.12/13 from 60.31/32 on Wednesday, after earlier rising as high as 60.09, a level last seen on April 10. USD/INR was under pressure as month-end dollar buying by oil... read more »
ICC rejects MB call to probe Egypt military crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected a bid by Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood to probe the military’s alleged crimes against humanity. The court said it dismissed the... read more »
Car Bomb in Nigeria Capital Kills 15
A car bomb killed at least 15 people late Thursday at a bus terminal on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital, Abuja. The blast in the town of Nyanya was near the site of an April 14... read more »
Red herring in hunt for MH370 highlights air traffic flaws
Fresh questions have been raised over air traffic co-ordination after a preliminary report on the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared almost two months ago revealed 90 minutes of wasted effort... read more »
