Syria, Russia sign deal on offshore oil production
Damascus – Syria’s Ministry of Petroleum has signed a contract with a Russian oil company on oil exploration, development and production in the Syrian territorial waters, media reports said. The official SANA news agency spelled no further details Wednesday, but other media reports said... read more »
17 Haitians die as boat capsizes in Caribbean
Santo Domingo – At least 17 Haitians, believed to be undocumented immigrants, died Wednesday after their boat capsized off the coast of Turks and Caicos islands, north of Haiti. “We have recovered the bodies of 17 people,” Xinhua quoted the island’s government as saying in a... read more »
Selena cooks up X’mas dinner with sister
Los Angeles – Pop star Selena Gomez and her six-month-old sister spent some time in the kitchen to prepare a delectable meal for Christmas. Gomez, 21, took to photo-sharing website Intagram to post a photograph which shows her cooking with her baby sibling. “Gracie helping me cook... read more »
Turkish environment minister resigns over graft probe
Ankara – Turkey’s Environment and Urban Planning Minister Erdogan Bayraktar Wednesday resigned over a major graft probe and called on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to quit, media reported. Bayraktar joined Interior Minister Muammer Guler and Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan who... read more »
Rahul Gandhi pushes for middle path in development
New Delhi – Stating that “arbitrary power” was the main problem for India, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday said “middle path” can address a host... read more »
Dhoom: 3′ mints over Rs.35 crore on opening day
New Delhi – Aamir Khan-starrer action thriller “Dhoom: 3” opened the way many had expected before its release. The film has collected more than Rs.35 crore on its opening... read more »
Corruption ‘bleeding people’: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi – Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday said corruption was “bleeding people”, and claimed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre... read more »
Text of Rahul Gandhi’s speech
Following is the address by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi at the FICCI’s 86th annual general meeting Saturday: Thank you, Madam President and members of FICCI, for inviting me to... read more »
Cabinet approval for Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor likely ...
New Delhi – Commerce and Industry minister Anand Sharma Saturday said he will place the Amritsar-Delhi-Kolkata Industrial Corridor project before the cabinet for its approval soon. “Very... read more »
