Will Launch Campaign Against Kashmir Rights ‘Violations’: Aziz
Pakistan will launch a campaign internationally against the human rights “violations” by the Indian army in Kashmir, the country’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs said today. Giving a statement in the Senate, the Upper House of the Parliament, on the recent incidents of ceasefire... read more »
No relief for farmers, tribals hit by Hudhud: CPI (M)
The Andhra Pradesh Government has totally ignored the interests of farmers and tribals in announcing relief packages to those affected by the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Hudhud, CPI (M) State secretary P Madhu said. No relief was announced to banana farmers, who had lost their crop mostly in... read more »
Murali Lanka is Wal-Mart India’s operations chief
Wal-Mart India Pvt. Ltd Friday announced that Murali Lanka has been appointed its new chief operations officer (COO) to lead store operations and business development. Wal-Mart India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of the United States. The company in a statement said the... read more »
China, 20 others launch World Bank rival in Asia
Australia, Indonesia and South Korea skipped the launch of a China-backed Asian infrastructure bank on Friday as the United States said it had concerns about the new rival to Western-dominated multilateral lenders. China’s proposed $50 billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is... read more »
High court orders FIR against TMC’s Tapas Pal
Kolkata: The Calcutta high court on Thursday ordered the lodging of an FIR and a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probe into Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal’s alleged “shoot and... read more »
Missed calls to women in Bihar could land you in prison
Women in Bihar, who have been at the receiving end of unwanted phone calls over the years, can breathe easy now. Anyone who harasses a woman with frequent ‘missed calls’ can... read more »
Two civilians killed by Ukrainian troops: Rebels
Moscow: Pro-Russian rebels acccused Ukrainian troops Wednesday of the deaths of two civilians in the eastern Ukraine`s conflict-torn Donetsk region. The military staff of the... read more »
Supreme Court declares National Tax Tribunal law as unconstitutional
The Supreme Court today declared as unconstitutional the National Tax Tribunal Act under which a tribunal was set up to decide tax-related cases by taking away jurisdiction of high courts... read more »
BJP, Shiv Sena deny alliance is over
Mumbai: Amid reports that the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra has collapsed, both parties claimed on Thursday that the talks were still on. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said talks were... read more »
