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 an offence. The verdict, they feel, has pushed people to the dinosaur era. The Supreme Court bench of Justice... 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 FNB Stadium in Johannesburg suburb of Soweto Tuesday. The seat of the South African government and the office... 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 accused are facing trial in the case and they have requested the court to drop the names of nine... read more »
Lal Thanhawla to re-assume office in Mizoram Saturday
Aizawl – The Congress government led by incumbent Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla will re-assume office for the second successive term Saturday, officials said in the Mizoram capital Wednesday. “Mizoram Governor Vakkom B. Purushothaman will administer the oath of office and secrecy to... read more »
Modi ‘gaffe’ on Article 370 stirs hornet’s nest
By Sheikh Qayoom Jammu – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s statement seeking a debate on Article 370 of the constitution giving special... read more »
Sensex breaches 21,000-mark
Mumbai – Led by good buying support in banking, capital goods and realty stocks, a benchmark index of the Indian equities markets soared past the 21,000-points-mark in pre-noon trade... read more »
No agreement better than a bad one: Sharma
Dismissing the suggestion that India was insisting on food security because of the ensuing general elections at home, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Thursday said New Delhi... read more »
Challenges for India Inc to continue in 2014: Moody’s
Reflecting macroeconomic challenges over the next 12 months, Moody’s expects challenges for Indian non-financial corporates to continue in 2014. “India’s GDP growth to remain weak at... read more »
China urges US to respect air defence zone
Beijing – China Thursday urged the US to respect its establishment of the East China Sea Air Defence Identification Zone objectively and fairly. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei was... read more »
