Air defence zone remarks: China refutes Japanese PM
Beijing – Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hong Lei has strongly refuted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent remarks on China’s East China Sea Air Defence Identification Zone. Hong Saturday expressed China’s strong anger over the Japanese leader for his... read more »
Union Labour Minister Sis Ram Ola dead
Union Labour and Employment Minister Sis Ram Ola died at a Gurgaon hospital on Sunday after a prolonged illness. The 86-year-old Congress leader had been suffering from various ailments, sources in Medanta Medicity said. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. The Jat leader... read more »
Lamar Odom ‘expected’ divorce from Khloe
Los Angeles – Socialite Khloe Kardashian’s decision to file divorce papers didn’t surprise American basketball player Lamar Odom as he had reportedly “expected” it. Khloe filed for divorce from Odom Friday. “Lamar expected this,” a source close to the... read more »
Experts gather in Cyprus to remove Syria’s chemical weapons
Nicosia – A joint Danish and Norwegian task force of chemical specialists is being set up in Cyprus in preparation for the removal of chemical weapons from Syria. The commander of the task force, Danish navy Commodore Torben Mikkelsen told journalists in the southern Cypriot port of Limassol... read more »
Chhattisgarh election results: Congress leading in 36, BJP in 33
New Delhi – Early trends in Chhattisgarh show that the Congress is leading in 36 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is ahead in 33 seats. The counting of votes in four... read more »
Caretaker issue not on UN emissary’s agenda: Hasina’s aide
Dhaka – Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s advisor Gowher Rizvi said Saturday that the visiting UN emissary will no! t discuss the caretaker government issue while trying... read more »
Obama pushes for extension of unemployment benefits
Washington – President Barack Obama Saturday urged lawmakers to extend unemployment benefits for millions of unemployed Americans before Christmas to help low-income families and... read more »
My husband best in world: Jessica Alba
Los Angeles – Actress Jessica Alba, who is married to ! businessman Cash Warren, says she has the best husband in the world. The 32-year-old actress says she would not be able to... read more »
BJP celebrates in Rajasthan
Jaipur – Wild celebrations broke out outside BJP offices across Rajasthan Sunday as the party appeared to be heading to a victory in assembly elections ending five years of Congress... read more »
