UN chief welcomes talks between India-Pakistan leaders
United Nations welcoming the discussion held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in India, a spokesperson for U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon has said that the U.N. is supportive of all efforts towards constructive dialogue. “We are always for thaws. We always... read more »
‘Judge Me By My Work’: Smriti Irani’s First Response To C...
New Delhi – Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani has sought to settle the controversy over her educational qualifications by requesting her critics to ” judge me by my work.” Ms Irani said on Thursday morning, “Extraneous circumstances have been created to divert... read more »
Modi’s top 10 priorities likely to be revealed today: Misra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s top 10 priorities for the country are likely to be revealed on Thursday, said Nripendra Misra, in an interview to The Hindu Businessline after taking over as Principal Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). “These, in Mr. Modi’s characteristic style,... read more »
Telangana bandh hits normal life
The day-long shutdown called by TRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday protesting the Centre’s ordinance to hand over 200 villages of Telangana to Andhra Pradesh for Polavaram irrigation project, affected normal life. Buses of state-owned Road Transport Corporation (RTC) went off the... read more »
RIL telecoms unit in tower lease pact with ATC
Conglomerate Reliance Industries'(RELI.NS) telecommunications unit, which holds nationwide 4G permits, has agreed to lease mobile phone masts from infrastructure provider American Tower... read more »
Why the rush on Lokpal appointments, asks BJP
The BJP has launched an attack on the United Progressive Alliance government’s attempt to appoint the first Lokpal, calling it a violation of the Election Commission’s Model Code of... read more »
Bangalore-bound Malaysian plane makes emergency landing
A Bangalore-bound Malaysia Airlines plane with 166 people on board turned back shortly after takeoff on Sunday night due to problem in its landing gear. Flight MH192 landed safely at Kuala... read more »
Sherpas consider boycott after Everest avalanche
Sherpa guides on Mount Everest are considering a boycott after the deadliest avalanche in the mountain’s history, a move that could seriously disrupt the rest of the climbing season, a... read more »
We were 20-30 runs short: Dhawan
Having put themselves in a position to win the game before Rajasthan came storming back, Hyderabad captain Shikhar Dhawan said he and his team were confident of defending the sub-par total they had... read more »
