Iraqi forces free hostages in city council
Baghdad – Iraqi security forces Monday freed the hostages held by gunmen who stormed the city council of Tikrit in the north. Six people were killed, including three suicide bombers, a spokesman said. “A special force stormed the building of the Tikrit city council and freed all the... read more »
Bengal cabinet ratifies reservation rules in education
Kolkata – The West Bengal cabinet Monday ratified the rules of the “West Bengal Higher Education Reservation in Admission Bill”, thereby paving the way for reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBC) in education. State Panchayat Minister Subrata Mukherjee said seats for general... read more »
Population, capacity should dictate size of state allocation: Jayalalithaa
Chennai – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalaltihaa Monday suggested that the 14th Finance Commission give one-third weightage each to population, fiscal discipline and fiscal capacity as a formula for distribution of resources among states. She also urged the commission to reject outright... read more »
Want to travel? Go to government, Musharraf told
Islamabad – Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf was Monday advised by the Sindh High Court to approach the government if he desired permission to go abroad to meet his ailing mother. The court clarified that it had not put him on the country’s exit control list —... read more »
Why `dream dates` disappear revealed!
Washington – Ever wondered why a person you went on a few dates with and found “perfect” disappeared? Here are a few reasons. The first few dates are just ‘meet and greets’... read more »
Police given free hand: Jayalalithaa
Expressing satisfaction over the law and order situation in state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday said despite persistent attempts, Maoists have “been denied... read more »
Apex court’s anti-gay verdict misjudgement, say celebs
New Delhi – Celebrities like Madhur Bhandarkar, Kunal Kohli and Shruti Haasan have strongly disapproved of the Supreme Court’s verdict that holds same-gender consensual sex as... read more »
Mandela’s body taken to presidential inauguration site
Pretoria – The body of former South African president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was Wednesday brought back to the Union Buildings here after the memorial service held at... read more »
Court dismisses Sajjan’s plea to drop witnesses
New Delhi – A Delhi court Wednesday dismissed a plea of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar that sought to drop nine CBI witnesses in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case against him. Kumar and three others... read more »
