Jayalalithaa drops minister, reshuffles cabinet
Chennai – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jay! alalithaa dropped K.V. Ramalingam, minister for sports and youth welfare from her council of ministers, said an official statement Monday. According to a statement from Raj Bhavan, Governor K. Rosaiah has approved Jayalalithaa’s recommendation... read more »
IAEA experts visit Iranian Arak reactor
Tehran – A team of inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visited Iran’s Arak ! heavy water reactor Sunday. Two of the IAEA inspectors, who arrived Saturday, started their inspection of the reactor Sunday, Xinhua reported citing Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesperson of... read more »
AAP says it is BJP’s responsibility to form govt
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday maintained that it will not stake claim to form government in Delhi and will play the role of a constructive opposition. The party also said that it was the responsibility of the BJP, which is the single largest party, to form the government. After a meeting of... read more »
Iran opposes foreign troops’ presence in region
Tehran – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his country is against the presence of foreign forces in the region. “The Islamic Repu! blic of Iran opposes the presence of any foreign country in the region,! Middle East and Persian Gulf,” Xinhua reported Sunday citing Rouhani... read more »
How Darren Lehmann became known as `Boof`
Sydney – Australian cricket coach Darren Lehmann’s former classmate Johnny Giannitto has been revealed as the man who famously gave him the nickname for which he has become... read more »
Guwahati hosts Young Leaders Connect Conference
Guwahati – In order to highlight rich prospects of development in the northeast and to discuss various issues concerning the region, young achievers gathered at a conference here... read more »
Wait for YouTube’s paid music service to get longer!
Washington – The much-anticipated music subscription service from Google-owned YouTube is reportedly unlikely to be launched this year. The video service was scheduled to launch the... read more »
500-mln-dollar revamp of Billie Jean King National Tennis Center to start in February
New York – The 500 million-dollar revamp of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center begins in February, and will continue on and off while the site plays host to the U.S. Open,... read more »
New car stopping device shuts down engines through radio pulse
London – A British company has developed a device capable of stopping cars and other vehicles using a blast of electromagnetic waves. The RF Safe-Stop uses radio frequency pulses to... read more »
