Thailand protesters ‘promise not to obstruct voting’
Thai protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has promised that his supporters will not obstruct advance voting for next week’s general election. Mr Suthep says protesters will not try to stop people from casting their ballots from Sunday, but will demonstrate outside polling stations. They want the... read more »
Bombing wave hits Egypt amid fear of more violence
A wave of bomb attacks targeting police hit Cairo on Friday, killing six people on the eve of the third anniversary of the uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak and raising fears that an Islamist insurgency is gaining pace in Egypt. The violence underscored the struggle of authorities to... read more »
Sania Mirza-Horia Tecau in Australian Open mixed doubles final
Melbourne – Sania Mirza stands just one win away from clinching her third mixed doubles Grand Slam title after the Indian and her Romanian partner Horia Tecau entered the Australian Open final with a come-from-behind win on Friday. Sania and Tecau defeated the Australian pair of Jarmila... read more »
Delhi-Punjab clash to kick off Hockey India League
Mohali – The second edition of the Hero Hockey India League will get underway on Saturday with Jaypee Punjab Warriors taking on Delhi Waveriders in the opening match at the newly-built International Hockey Stadium here under lights. With the winner taking home a whooping Rs 2.5 crore, and the... read more »
My parents couldn’t afford a blazer for me: RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan
New Delhi – Recalling his days as a student whose parents could not afford a blazer for him, and the way he used to enjoy playing the banjo, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor... read more »
Dozens of Vehicles Involved in Deadly Indiana Pileup
More than 40 vehicles, many of them semitrailers, collided amid whiteout conditions in a massive highway pileup that left three people dead and more than 20 others injured – at... read more »
Sikhs fight back against new Pentagon dress code
Washington – American Sikh leaders, disappointed that new Pentagon dress code requirements released on Wednesday do not go as far as the Sikhs would like, are turning to Congress to... read more »
Somnath Bharti won’t quit; summoned by women’s commission today
New Delhi – Somnath Bharti, Delhi’s Law Minister, has been summoned by the state’s women’s commission at 3 pm today. Mr Bharti’s party has ruled out his... read more »
‘Narendra Modi’, ‘Rahul Gandhi’ now Aam A...
Arvind Kejriwal should stop worrying about competition in the national election, since “Narendra Modi” and “Rahul Gandhi” are now both members of his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). So... read more »
