Millions vote in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal – Millions voted Monday across Madhya Pradesh, with the BJP confident of winning another five-year term and the Congress claiming that it was poised to take power. More than 55 percent of the 4.66 crore electorate had voted by 4 p.m. across the sprawling state, which will elect a new... read more »
Second rocket port depends on satellite size, cost-benefit: ISRO
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai – The Indian space agency will decide on the need for a second rocket launch site after doing a detailed study on the cost-benefit and other aspects like the trend in remote sensing satellites, said its chief Monday. “A study is being undertaken on... read more »
Israel approves new settlements in West Bank
Israeli authorities have green-lighted the construction of 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it had approved a planning stage for the housing earlier this month – an initial step in a protracted bureaucratic process, with... read more »
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections: 46% votes polled till 2 pm
Bhopal – Brisk polling was underway in the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections Monday with 46.23 per cent voter turnout reported till 2 pm. Additional Chief Electoral Officer for Madhya Pradesh, V L Kantha Rao told reporters that the average for male voters was 43.92 per cent while that for... read more »
Would’ve been fun to spend Christ! mas in ‘Bigg Boss’: Elli Avram
New Delhi – Swedish-! Greek actress Elli Avram admits to being the weakest among all the contestants this season in reality show “Bigg Boss” but says she would have loved... read more »
India welcomes Iran nuclear deal
New Delhi – India Sunday welcomed the deal reached between Iran and the six world powers on Tehran’s nuclear programme that seeks to curb the Islamic republic’s nuclear... read more »
Trinamool’s Kunal Ghosh sent to 5-day police custody
Kolkata – Arrested in connection with the Saradha Group chit-fund scam, suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh Sunday was remanded in police custody for five days by a West... read more »
NCW asks Mumbai cops to ensure Tehelka journalist’s security
New Delhi – The National Commission for Women (NCW) Sunday asked the! Mumbai police to ensure security of the woman journalist who has accused Tarun Tejpal, founder and... read more »
Syrians fleeing war face hardship in Balkans
Thousands of Syrian and other refugees from the West Asia and Africa, who make a dangerous journey from their war-ravaged countries, often end up in crammed settlements in the Balkans after being... read more »
