Despite doubts over STF, Chouhan continues to resist CBI probe
A condescending Shivraj Singh Chouhan has offered to hand the enquiry into the deaths of persons connected with the Vyapam scam to a special investigation team under high court’s supervision. However it falls way short of the Congress demand for a CBI inquiry. Is Chouhan stretching the issue to a... read more »
Jim Carrey apologises for tweeting autistic boy’s pic without permit
Jim Carrey, whose good deed took a wrong turn, has recently apologised for posting the photo of an autistic boy without permission in his anti-vaccination Twitter rant. Making an apology, the 53-year-old actor tweeted, “I’d like to apologise to the Echols family and others for posting a... read more »
No Party Has Mechanism to Check Education Degrees
With one of its MLAs arrested in an alleged fake degree case, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said there is no mechanism with any political party to examine the degrees of its party members. “There is no mechanism available with any party to check (educational) degrees of its party... read more »
Bangladeshi family from UK traced to ISIS
A Bangladeshi family of 12 from England, who went missing on the way back from a holiday in Dhaka, have confirmed in a statement issued by ISIS terrorists that they are in the “Islamic State”. The statement from the Mannan family, obtained from Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)... read more »
Jaitley seeks explanation on affidavit, Congress asks for Gen Singh’s resignation
Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley has sought an explanation from senior officials in his ministry on how passages imputing motives to former Army Chief – and now MoS for the north east,... read more »
Sharif says he is ‘looking forward to work with Modi’
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has written to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi expressing satisfaction over his meeting with him recently and said he was looking forward to... read more »
44 Toll Plazas in Maharashtra to be Shut Down
Mumbai – There’s good news for motorists in Maharashtra as the state government has decided to do away with 44 toll plazas in the state. The announcement was made by Deputy... read more »
Delhi Power-Hungry. Huge Outages in Record-Setting Heat
New Delhi – Sweltering heat in Delhi and massive power outages have the capital begging for relief. Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal called an emergency meeting with top officials... read more »
Thai beauty queen resigns under social media fire
Miss Universe Thailand has resigned less than a month into her reign after being harshly criticized on social media over her political comments and looks. Weluree Ditsayabut (22) tearfully announced... read more »
