One dead in Istanbul as anti-government protests flare
ISTANBUL: One person was dead and about 10 others were injured in Istanbul during violent clashes between police and protesters, officials said, in the latest eruption of anger against the Turkish government. “Unfortunately we have not been able to save Ugur Kurt,” Istanbul governor... read more »
Black money case: SC tells Centre to form SIT within a week
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday gave the Centre a week’s time to notify a Special Investigation Team to probe black money stashed in foreign banks by Indians. The SIT will be supervised by two retired apex court judges. The top court also asked Centre to secure safely all documents... read more »
Arvind Kejriwal says no to bail bond again
Kejriwal, however, reiterated that he is willing to give in writing that he will appear in court whenever summoned. A Delhi court had on Wednesday sent him to judicial custody till May 23 after he refused to furnish the personal bail bond of Rs 10,000 in the Nitin Gadkari defamation... read more »
Congress’ Manish Tewari slams BJP for inviting Pakistan PM Nawaz Shar...
Congress leader Manish Tewari has criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over sending an invitation to Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif for the swearing in ceremony of Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi, saying in the past such initiatives were undertaken by the Manmohan Singh’s... read more »
We were not intimidating enough: Stephen Fleming
Kolkata : Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming feels his team was not intimidating enough and lacked the winning attitude against Kolkata Knight Riders, who snatched an unexpected... read more »
Fire on 7th floor of Delhi’s Shastri Bhawan
A fire broke out on Wednesday morning on the seventh floor of Delhi’s Shastri Bhawan that houses some union ministeries, an official has said. The fire was reported at 9:40 am, when... read more »
Naveen Patnaik Takes Oath as Chief Minister for Fourth Term in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Naveen Patnaik, who steered BJD to a landslide victory in the Odisha Assembly elections, was today sworn in as Chief Minister for a fourth consecutive term. Mr Patnaik and 21... read more »
AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal apologises for quitting as Delhi chief minister, seeks fresh e...
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday apologised to the people for resigning as the Delhi chief minister and said his party is ready to contest fresh polls. Kejriwal served as... read more »
Report: 7 killed in central China knife attack
BEIJING — A Chinese state news agency says a man stabbed seven people to death in a village in a central province. The China News Service said the attack occurred at 4 a.m. Wednesday in the county... read more »
