Rocks, tear gas fly as Thai protests escalate
Protesters trying to halt preparations for elections fought running battles with police in the Thai capital on Thursday, as the country’s festering political crisis again flared into violence. Officers fired tear gas and rubber bullets toward protesters trying to force their way into a sports... read more »
Clean chit to Modi today on Zakia Jafri’s plea in 2002 Gujarat riots
Ahmedabad – A magistrate court in Ahmedabad is likely to pronounce on Thursday its order on Zakia Jafri’s petition against Special Investigation Team (SIT) closure report that gave a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in 2002 Gujarat riots. Magistrate BJ... read more »
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 »
Bipasha donates autographed T-shirt for animal support
Mumbai – Actress Bipasha Basu has donated an autographed “BB Love Yourself” T-shirt and two free fitness DVDs to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India... read more »
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... 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... 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... 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... read more »
