UP: Third Accused Arrested in Alleged Gang-Rape of Two Sisters Who Were Han...
Badaun / UP – On more accused has been arrested from Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun district in connection with the alleged gang-rape of two teenage sisters who were assaulted and then hanged from a tree in their village. Two of her alleged attackers were arrested yesterday. One is still on... read more »
Congress Suspends Kerala Leader Who Called Rahul Gandhi ‘Joker’
Kochi – Former Kerala minister TH Mustafa, who had demanded Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s ouster for leading their party to its worst-ever performance, and handing over the reins of the party to his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, has been suspended by the state Congress... read more »
100 days : Modi’s first deadline to team
Prime Minister Narendra Modi set the tone of his administration at the second meeting of the Cabinet on Thursday, asking all ministers to chart a course of action for the first 100 days. He said he would meet all ministers and department secretaries individually for ideas and feedback. Mr. Modi... read more »
Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposes move to include his life story in scho...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday opposed the move by BJP-ruled states of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to include his life story in education curriculum, saying living individuals should not be part of the school syllabus. “I firmly believe that the life story of living individuals should not... read more »
Hero MotoCorp Shares Fall 3.5% on Q4 Earnings
Shares in Hero MotoCorp, India’s largest two-wheeler maker, fell nearly 3.7 per cent in early trade on Thursday after its net profit declined for the fifth time in last seven... read more »
Sensex falls more than 150 points; Infosys slumps
The BSE Sensex falls 0.69 percent, while the broader Nifty is lower 0.56 percent. If sustained until the close, it would mark the Nifty’s third losing session over the previous four... read more »
U.S. Navy won’t dismiss ‘pings’ lead in jet search
A U.S. Navy spokesman on Thursday dismissed as “speculative and premature” an American expert’s reported comments that the acoustic “pings” at the center of... read more »
Violence across Iraq claims 54 lives on Wednesday
Violence across Iraq – including car bombings, suicide attacks, and assassinations – killed at least 54 people on Wednesday. The deaths focused mainly on Shiite sections of Baghdad and... read more »
Snowden: ‘no relationship’ with Russian government
Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden told a U.S. television interviewer on Wednesday he was not under the control of Russia’s government and had given Moscow no... read more »
