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 editor-in-chief of Tehelka news magazine, of sexually assaulting her. The move comes following a statement issued by the... 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 blocked at the borders of wealthy Western European nations. “We left our country to look for a... read more »
Kunal’s bail plea rejected, remanded to custody
Court on Sunday rejected the bail plea of suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh, arrested in connection with the Saradha ponzi scam, and sent him to five days police custody. Additional chief judicial magistrate, Bidhannagar, Apurba Kumar Ghosh, passed the order after Ghosh was produced... read more »
Rupee fall pushes Tata group out of $100-billion club
Salt-to-software conglomerate Tata group’s combined turnover has slipped below $100-billion mark due to a fall in rupee, despite an over ten per cent growth in total revenue when measured in Indian currency. Tatas have, however, emerged as the country’s first business house to record an annual... read more »
China oil pipeline blast toll rises to 44
The death toll from two huge blasts caused by a leaked oil from a ruptured pipeline in an eastern Chinese port city has risen to 44 with 166 injured in one the country’s worst industrial... read more »
Ready to cooperate with Goa police: Shoma Chaudhury
Accused by Goa police of not cooperating in the case of alleged sexual assault of a Tehelka journalist by its editor Tarun Tejpal, the magazine’s Managing Editor Shoma Chaudhury on... read more »
China successfully tests its first drone
Beijing – The Chinese military carried out a successful test flight of the Asian nation’s first jet-powered stealth drone, the South China Morning Post said Friday. Only three... read more »
Merkel hails Greek progress in cutting debt
Berlin – German Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday praised the progress Greece has made in cutting debt while meeting her Greek counterpart, but said more could be done in its efforts to... read more »
47 dead in Latvian supermarket roof collapse
Riga – The death toll from the roof collapse at a supermarket in the Latvian capital Riga Thursday rose to 47, police said! Friday. The number of dead is expected to rise further as some 30... read more »
