Allahabad HC dismisses Shobhan Sarkar’s petition for digging gold in ...
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition of seer Shobhan Sarkar, who had sought directions to the Uttar Pradesh government and the district administration of Fatehpur for allowing excavations in a village where, he believed, huge reserves of gold lay buried. A Division Bench... read more »
White House review panel proposes curbs on some NSA programs
Washington – A White House-appointed panel on Wednesday proposed curbs on some key National Security Agency surveillance operations, recommending limits on a program to collect records of billions of telephone calls and new tests before Washington spies on foreign leaders. Among the... read more »
Rupee down 21 paise against dollar in early trade
Extending its losses for the third straight day, the rupee fell by another 21 paise to 62.30 against the dollar in early trade on Thursday, on the Interbank Foreign Exchange market due to appreciation of the American unit against other currencies overseas. The rupee had shed 8 paise to close at... read more »
John Kerry calls Shivshankar Menon to express regret about Devyani’s ...
Washington – The United States moved quickly on Wednesday to defuse the tangled diplomatic spat with India by having secretary of state John Kerry telephone India’s national security adviser Shivshankar Menon to express regret about the incident in which diplomat Devyani Khobragade was... read more »
LiLo to pen tell-all-book
London – Lindsay Lohan is reportedly writing a tell-all book that details her time in rehab. The 27-year-old actress met literary agency Waxman Leavall in New York last Thursday to... read more »
Nepal’s CPN-Maoist party demands roundtable conference
Kathmandu – The Communist Party of Nepal, Maoist (CPN-Maoist), which boycotted the Nov 19 national elections, has reiterated its demand for holding a roundtable conference to end the... read more »
Bill to form Telangana tabled in Andhra assembly
Hyderabad – The bill for bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh was Monday tabled in the state assembly amid protests by legislators from Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions. Andhra Pradesh... read more »
Serie A : Juve go six clear, Napoli keep in touch with Inter
Rome – Napoli kept their hopes of a first Serie A title since 1990 alive with an epic 4-2 win over 10-man Inter Milan after a Carlos Tevez hat-trick had put leaders Juventus six... read more »
Sensex trades flat during early session
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading flat at 1.10 points or 0.01 percent down in the early morning trade Monday. Selling pressure was observed in oil and gas and... read more »
