LPG price hiked by Rs. 3.46 per cylinder
Domestic cooking gas price was on Tuesday hiked by Rs. 3.46 per cylinder after the government raised the commission paid to dealers by over 9 per cent. “The commission paid to dealers has been increased by Rs. 3.46 per 14.2-kg cylinder to Rs. 40.71. Consequently, retail selling price of domestic... read more »
Manmohan Singh as PM a mistake, Congress should sit in Opposition after 201...
Senior Congress leader on Tuesday said the party’s decision to make Manmohan Singh the Prime Minister after 2009 elections was a mistake and said he looked forward to the party losing in the 2014 general elections. In an interview to a news channel, Aiyar said he had opposed the idea to make... read more »
Modi a joker with a dirty mouth: Mani Shankar Aiyar
New Delhi – Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, is a joker who has a dirty mouth. “I do not support Narendra Modi at all. He is nothing but a joker. He has a dirty mouth and that is evident in his... read more »
Obama shakes hands with Cuba’s Raul Castro at Mandela memorial
President Barack Obama has shaken hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela. The handshake between the leaders of the two Cold War enemies came during a ceremony that’s focused on Mandela’s legacy of reconciliation. Mr. Obama... read more »
Five-day state mourning as mark of respect to Mandela
The government on Friday announced a five-day state mourning as a mark of respect to Nelson Mandela. A decision to this effect was taken at a special meeting of the Union Cabinet, which... read more »
Australia tightens grip against England in Adelaide Test
Adelaide (Australia) – Centuries from Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin put Australia in the driver’s seat in the second Test against England in Adelaide. Australia piled up a... read more »
Both Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton would make great presidents: Barack Obama
Washington – US President Barack Obama has said that both Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will make outstanding candidates and possess the... read more »
Uefa chief wants yellow cards replaced by sin-bins
London – Uefa President Michel Platini has reportedly proposed that yellow cards should be replaced by sin-bins, like rugby, by making the offender out of the game for 10 or 15... read more »
Mandela ‘one of the greatest modern politicians’: Put...
Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Nelson Mandela as “one of the greatest politicians in modern times”, saying the former South African president was a man who never... read more »
