Turn in your IDs, India tells US diplomats as row escalates
New Delhi – Angry over the “despicable” and “barbaric” treatment meted out to its diplomat, India Tuesday asked US diplomats to turn in their IDs even as Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and union Home! Minister Sushilkumar Shinde declined to meet a visiting US... read more »
Princess Diana was killed by SAS: British police
London – The British police have reportedly said that there is no ‘credible’ evidence that would support the claim that a member of British Army’s special forces regiment was involved in the death of Princess Diana, her boyfriend Dodi Fayed and her driver. The allegations surfaced... read more »
Now Advaitha to use real name Krithi Shetty
Chennai – Actress Advaitha, who made her Tamil cinematic debut with “Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai”, was born as Krithi Shetty, but she changed her name for her foray into filmdom. Now she has decided to revert to her original name for up! coming Tamil drama “Snehavin... read more »
BJP extremely keen on passing Lokpal bill, says Jaitley
New Delhi – The BJP is “extremely keen” on passing the Lokpal bill and has given a notice for the suspension of question hour, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said Tuesday. “In any case…we are extremely keen that the Lokpal bill should be... read more »
Andhra legislature rocked by protests over Telangana bill
Hyderabad – Both houses of the Andhra Pradesh legislature were rocked by protests Friday as the legislators from Telangana, across party lines, demanded immediate debate on the bill... read more »
Khaleda Zia asks India to respect majority’s aspirations
Dhaka – Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia has asked India to “respect the aspirations of the majority in Bangladesh” and urged the ruling Awami League (AL) party to give up... read more »
Maid trouble lands Indian diplomat in New York in soup
Washington – In a second case of its type, one of India’s senior diplomats in New York was arrested and accused by Manhattan’s Indian American US Attorney Preet Bharara of... read more »
Philippines typhoon toll crosses 6,000
Manila – The number of people killed from typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines crossed 6,000, authorities said Friday. The total number of those who perished from the typhoon that hit... read more »
Decoding Arvind Kejriwal: A servant-leader in the making
By Santhosh Babu A political party established in November 2012 became a ray of hope for voters in Delhi. Kejriwal went on to defeat three-time Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Delhiites disillusioned... read more »
