7.3-magnitude quake hits off El Salvador — USGS
BEIJING – An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale jolted late Monday the Pacific off the coast of El Salvador and Nicaragua, killing at least one person. Wilfredo Salgado, mayor of San Miguel City in El Salvador, said on his Twitter account that a man was killed when an electric post... read more »
Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014: BJP tops in number of rallies across s...
As the race to win maximum number of seats in the assembly election intensifies, BJP seems to be taking the lead in holding the maximum number of rallies across Maharashtra. After the BJP-Shiv Sena and the Congress-NCP alliance ended, political pundits were left with a confused set of equations... read more »
Israel says UK Palestine vote undermines peace prospects
Israel on Tuesday warned that a vote by British parliament in favour of recognising a Palestinian state risked undermining the prospects for peace. “Premature international recognition sends a troubling message to the Palestinian leadership that they can evade the tough choices that both... read more »
34 rocket launchers, 800 cartridges recovered in Punjab
The seized ammunition include 34 rocket launchers and 800 rounds of cartridges of Light Machine Guns (LMG) near a canal at village Mulepur in the district, police said. The rocker launcher (85MM) and LMG cartridges were stuffed in bags and dumped near the canal, they said. Senior Superintendent of... read more »
Chennai gears up for Rajinikanth’s ‘Kochadaiiyaan’
From visits to temples on the eve of release to anointing large cutouts of Rajinikanth with milk before the first show of “Kochadaiiyaan” Friday, the southern matinee... read more »
Thailand court ousts Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
A Thai court has ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and several cabinet ministers to step down. The Constitutional Court ruled that Ms Yingluck acted illegally when she transferred... read more »
Modi Denied Permission For all Events in Varanasi Tomorrow
Varanasi – Narendra Modi, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, has been denied permission for three events tomorrow in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, from where he is contesting... read more »
SC allows Tamil Nadu to increase Mullaperiyar water level
In a major victory for Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court on Wednesday declared as unconstitutional the law passed by Kerala in 2006, constituting the Dam Safety Authority to prevent the State... read more »
RBI asks banks not to levy penalty on pre-payment of loans
Providing relief to borrowers, the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday directed banks not to levy any penalty on individual borrowers for pre-paying floating loans. “…it is advised that banks... read more »
