Jaswant Singh defiant, to file nomination as Independent from Barmer today
Jodhpur/New Delhi: Upset over denial of Lok Sabha ticket, senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh may file his nomination papers from Barmer as an Independent on Monday, triggering concerns for the central leadership, which is trying to keep the party intact. A sulking Singh yesterday dared his party and... read more »
First aircraft of AirAsia India lands in Chennai
CHENNAI: Inching closer to the formal launch of its India operations, the first aircraft for the Indian subsidiary of Malaysia-based low cost airliner AirAsia landed here on Saturday. AirAsia India, the subsidiary of AirAsia Group, received the first aircraft on Saturday at Chennai airport, a... read more »
North Korea launches 30 rockets
North Korea has launched 30 short-range rockets into the sea off South Korea’s east coast, Seoul has said. It is the latest in a series of apparent protests against ongoing US-South Korean military drills. Analysts say the impoverished North is angry about the annual drills because it has to... read more »
40 killed in Pakistan road accident
At least 40 people were killed on Saturday when an oil tanker collided with two buses in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The accident happened when the two passenger buses with over 100 people on board collided with the oil tanker near Gadani checkpost in Hub district of Balochistan... read more »
Piramal buys 3.5% stake in Sunteck Realty for about Rs 65 cr
Ajay Piramal-led Akshar Fincom has picked up a 3.5 per cent stake in Sunteck Realty for around Rs 65 crore, according to industry sources. Piramal has acquired over 20.65 lakh shares or... read more »
Five guilty of Shakti Mills gang-rapes to be punished on Friday
A city sessions court on Thursday convicted five persons for the gang-rape of the photojournalist and a telephone operator that took place at the Shakti Mills located in central Mumbai... read more »
Modi meets Advani
Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate on Thursday met senior party leader LK Advani, who is sulking over being fielded from Gandhinagar in Lok Sabha elections as he wanted... read more »
Satellites spot possible objects from missing Malaysian jet, Australia says
Military planes from Australia, the U.S. and New Zealand are searching for two objects spotted by satellite in the southern Indian Ocean that could be related to the missing Malaysia... read more »
EC issues guidelines on poll ads in social media
With political parties using social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook in a big way for campaigning in Lok Sabha polls, Election Commission has issued detailed guidelines for political... read more »
