16 Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh
Sixteen Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) cadres have surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar District. The 16 Maoists, including a woman, had a bounty of rupees one lakh on their heads. Inspector General (IG), Bastar, S.R.P. Kalluri said, “Sixteen Maoists have given up on their... read more »
UN moves to prevent child marriage
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations on Friday, November 21, 2014, adopted the first-ever resolution calling on governments to stop child marriages, despite misgivings from countries who had hoped to include sex education as key to preventing the practice. About 15 million girls worldwide become... read more »
11 die at Magaya crusade…Cops teargas congregants, spark stampede
The incident occurred at around 10pm on Thursday soon after the service, which attracted about 30,000 congregants. The injured sustained broken legs, ribs, bruises all over their bodies while some dislocated joints. In a bid to maintain order, police closed all the exits forcing the PHD members to... read more »
Al-Shabab militants kill 28 in Kenya bus: Police
Nairobi: Al-Shabab militants from Somalia hijacked a bus in Kenya’s north and killed 28 non-Muslims on board after they had been singled out from the rest of the passengers, police officials said on Saturday.Two police officers said that the bus traveling to the capital Nairobi with 60... read more »
Idea Cellular opposes extension of permits to Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India in New Delhi
NEW DELHI: In a rare instance of disagreement between GSM telecom companies, Idea CellularBSE 0.43 % has opposed the extension of permits for Bharti AirtelBSE -3.06 % and Vodafone India in... read more »
Marketing Reforms in India a Big Challenge: Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today spoke at the India Economic Summit in Delhi. Here are some points he made: Reforms in developed society are different because people there have already... read more »
Two nabbed with Rs 10 lakh fake notes in West Bengal
Kolkata: Two people were arrested and Rs 10 lakh fake Indian currency notes (FICN) seized from them near the Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s Malda district, the BSF said... read more »
Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy rejects CBI probe on “bar bribe” issue
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today rejected the demand of opposition leader V S Achuthanandan for a CBI probe into the ‘bar bribe’ issue, holding that... read more »
Mayawati fields two Dalit candidates for Rajya Sabha
Bahujan Samaj Party on Wednesday announced Dalit leaders Rajaram andVeer Singh as its nominees for forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections. As the strength of party legislators is less in Uttar Pradesh... read more »
