Colombian held for plotting to kill Venezuelan president
Bogota – A Colombian has been arrested for a murder attempt on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, police said. “Convincing evidence made it possible to look into several accused crimes (conspiracy to commi! t crime, illegal possession of weapons),” Xinhua quoted a police... read more »
BJP protests Kichloo’s re-induction
Jammu – The BJP Saturday protested Jammu and Kashmir chief minister’s decision to re-induct Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo into the state cabinet after he was given a clean chit by a commission that probed violence in Kishtwar. Jitendra Singh, chief spokesman and mem! ber of Bharatiya Janata... read more »
Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan quits
Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Saturday resigned apparently for being drafted into party work ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. The resignation of 59-year-old Ms. Natarajan, minister of state with independent charge of forest and environment, has been accepted by the President, a... read more »
‘Soodhu Kavvum’ to ‘Lucia’: 10 southern films that ...
By Haricharan Pudipeddi Chennai – Out of the 400-odd films released in four southern languages – Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam, the following films may not have earned a robust box-office number but still managed to elicit positive response from the audience and critics... read more »
Musharraf trial: Court wants security tightened
Islamabad – The Islamabad Anti-Terrorist Court Friday granted former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf’s request for exemption from appearing before it in the judges’ detention... read more »
Vasundhara Raje sworn in as Rajasthan CM
Jaipur – Vasundhara Raje Friday was sworn in! the Rajasthan chief minister for the second time after the BJP wrested the state from the Congress ikn the state assembly... read more »
‘Dec 16 rapist shows no remorse, has become difficult’
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi – A minor, who raped a young woman in a moving bus last year alongwith five men, has become “more rude now, more difficult” since a year of the... read more »
I can’t imitate mom’s designs: Nishka on Neeta Lulla
B! y Nivedita Mumbai – Nishka Lulla has inherited her mother Neeta’s fashion designing talent, but the young designer says she can’t imitate her National Award-winning... read more »
Sikh group challenges dismissal of case against Badal
Chicago – A US based Sikh rights group has challenged the order of a US court dismissing a human rights violation case against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for failing to serve... read more »
