Obama aware of spying on Merkel: German daily
Berlin – US President Barack Obama was aware of the alleged monitoring of mobile phone communications of Chancellor Angela Merkel, a German daily reported Sunday. German newspapers Bild am Sonntag quoted US intelligence sources as saying that US National Security Agency (NSA) chief Keith... read more »
Shinzo Abe issues fresh warning to China for activity on disputed Senkaku i...
Tokyo – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has issued a fresh warning to China against its increasing maritime activities near the disputed Senkaku Island in the East China Sea. Abe promised to increase the surveillance and intelligence activities to protect the remote islands, saying that... read more »
2G Case: CMM begins recording of Dayalu Ammal statement
Chennai – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Monday commenced the process of recording the statement of Dayalu Ammal, wife of DMK supremo M Karunanidhi, in the 2G Spectrum case. CMM Gopalan has been appointed as Commissioner by the Special Court in the multi-crore scam to record the... read more »
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes off Japan’s east coast: USGS
Tokyo – A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan on Monday, the US Geological Survey reported, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit at a depth of 26 kilometres (16 miles) at 3:13 am (1813 GMT Sunday), about 324 kilometres east of the town of Namie, the USGS... read more »
Solar scam: Kerala HC grants bail to Saritha
The Kerala High court on Friday granted bail to Saritha S. Nair, an accused in the solar panel scam.The accused was given bail in two cases registered in Ernakulam North Police... read more »
Modi to Rahul: Reveal names of youth in touch with ISI or apologise
Narendra Modi on Friday attacked Rahul Gandhi for saying that ISI was in touch with Muslim youth of Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar and asked him to reveal the identity of such persons or... read more »
Telangana panel report before winter session: Shinde
New Delhi – The Group of Ministers (GoM) on Telangana, examining various aspects of Andhra Pradesh’s bifuraction, will submit its report to the cabinet ahead of... read more »
Onion prices to come down in next 10 days: Thomas
New Delhi – Food Minister K V Thomas on Friday said onion prices will come down in the next 10 days with the fresh arrival of domestic and imported stock, while asking the traders... read more »
17 killed as heavy rains wreak havoc in Andhra
Heavy rains continued to lash Andhra Pradesh on Friday, leaving 17 people dead and forcing the evacuation of 67,419 others from low-lying areas. Seventeen people were killed in various rain-related... read more »
