Today, Kiran Bedi’s Turn. Big Roadshow for BJP’s Presumptive Ch...
NEW DELHI: In an open jeep, with multiple garlands around her neck and BJP leaders surrounding her, Kiran Bedi has begun a road show down the narrow roads of Krishna Nagar, the east Delhi constituency from which she is contesting her first election. It is clearly designed as a show of unity after... read more »
Japan PM Shinzo Abe rushes home to lead hostage crisis response
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was rushing home from the Middle East Wednesday to take charge of Tokyo’s response after Islamic militants threatened to kill two nationals unless he pays a $200 million ransom. A defiant Abe vowed he would not bow to “terrorism” as Japan... read more »
‘Baby’ is a well-carved film; talks about terrorism, says Aksha...
New Delhi: After impressing audiences and critics with his army officer act in “Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty” in 2014, Bollywood’s action star Akshay Kumar is once again broaching the subject of terrorism in his forthcoming film “Baby”. He says the intent is to... read more »
Australian Open 2015: Novak Djokovic & Stan Wawrinka win
Djokovic, a four-time champion in Melbourne, beat Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene 6-3 6-2 6-4, while Wawrinka saw off Turkey’s Marsel Ilhan 6-1 6-4 6-2. Czech fourth seed Petra Kvitova opened with a 6-1 6-4 win over Dutch qualifier Richel Hogenkamp in the women’s draw. World number one... read more »
Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO to be awarded Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, has been selected for a Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, which will be presented to him on January 9, 2015 in Gandhinagar. Satya Nadella is among the 15... read more »
7 Bodo Militants Arrested in Joint Operation by Army, Assam Police
Seven terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songojit faction), suspected to be involved in the December 23 massacre of Adivasis (tribals) in Assam’s Kokrajhar, were... read more »
Sunanda Pushkar death case: Domestic help says ‘Sunil sahab’ helped her tweet
Even as Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is set to leave a Kerala ashram and likely to join the Delhi Police probe into the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar, a report has quoted the domestic... read more »
NBCC gains after winning order
National Buildings Construction Corporation rose 3.46% to Rs 833.80 at 9:37 IST on BSE after the company said it bagged a Rs 1236.88-crore order in Odisha under the Pradhan Mantri Gram... read more »
Gold firm ahead of US nonfarm payrolls report
SINGAPORE — Gold rose on Friday ahead of a closely watched US jobs report and the metal was set to post its first weekly gain in four thanks to safe-haven bids amid political uncertainty in Greece... read more »
