UK PM David Cameron considers help for Syrian refugees
British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to draw up a plan on Friday as a response to growing pressure to accept Syrian refugees, thousands of them directly from UN camps on the border with Syria. Cameron said he had been “deeply moved” by images of three-year-old Syrian toddler... read more »
38 injured as Mangalore Express derails near Villuppuram
At least 38 passengers, including 25 women, were injured when Train No. 16859 Chennai Egmore-Mangalore Central Express derailed near Poovanur railway station in Tiruchi Division around 2 a.m. on Friday. The State police ruled out possibility of a sabotage. Preliminary reports suggested that six... read more »
Can make really good butter chicken: ‘World’s strongest man’ Mark Henry...
NEW DELHI: To say that Mark Henry is a ‘big guy’ hardly does justice to his enormous stature, both literally and figuratively. The 6 feet 5 inches tall former WWE World Heavyweight Champion, who was in the capital for a promotional tour, easily towers over everyone around him. In a... read more »
Virat Kohli claims top rank in ICC T20I rankings
There was some more good news in the offing for India’s Test captain Virat Kohli as he was declared the No 1 ranked batsmen in T20 Internationals according to ICC’s latest rankings. According to the latest rankings released by ICC this morning, Kohli has taken over from Australia’s Aaron... read more »
Digvijay Singh files petition in SC seeking CBI probe into Vyapam scam
The Congress leadership has demanded a Supreme Court-monitored CBI inquiry into Madhya Pradesh’s Vyapam scam after the official count of accused in the case who died in mysterious... read more »
Indian Navy’s 48 warships being built indigenously
Hailing the country’s indigenous shipbuilding capabilities, Vice Admiral P Murugesan, Vice Chief of the Navy, on Tuesday said that 48 warships were currently under construction in... read more »
Sunanda Pushkar murder case: Shashi Tharoor likely to undergo polygraph test
Delhi Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) is expected to conduct a polygraph test on Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in connection with the death case of his wife Sunanda... read more »
Give all info on Priyanka Vadra’s land purchase in 10 days, says HP state info commi...
The Himachal Pradesh State Information Commission today rejected the contention that information regarding purchase of land by Priyanka Vadra cannot be given for security reasons, and... read more »
Gold, silver prices drop on weak global cues, low demand
After rising for two days, gold prices went down by Rs 100 to Rs 26,850 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Tuesday, tracking a weak global trend amid slackened demand from jewellers. Silver also... read more »
