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Monthly News May 2014

AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal apologises f...

AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal apologises for quitting as Delhi chief minister...

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 Delhi’s CM for merely 49 days and quit on February 14 when his government failed to get the lokpal bill... read more »

Report: 7 killed in central China knife ...

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 of Lushan in Henan province. It says the attacker was captured.The report says the attack was... read more »

Nine Russians die in train collision

Nine Russians die in train collision

MOSCOW: At least nine people were killed and 45 injured on Tuesday after parts of a freight train derailed and collided with a passenger train south of Moscow, officials said. Fifteen of the injured were in serious condition, the emergencies ministry said. Speaking on Russian television, a ministry... read more »

Bombings sow fear, reveal Boko HaramR...

Bombings sow fear, reveal Boko Haram’s increasing reach across Nigeri...

Abuja: While world attention remains riveted on the drama of 276 missing schoolgirls abducted in mid-April, twin car blasts on Tuesday killed at least 118 people in the Nigerian city of Jos. The bombings, the latest in a series of attacks, spread alarm across the country and raised new concerns... read more »

South Korean president to disband coast guard over ferry response

South Korean President Park Geun-hye announced Monday that she would disband the coast guard because of its inept efforts to rescue those stranded aboard a sinking ferry, which left more... read more »

Sneak peek at Modi’s cabinet: Jaitley as FM, Rajnath for home

Moments after BJP’s parliamentary meet was concluded, Narendra Modi urged Rajnath Singh to accompany him to Varanasi. The BJP President had other work lined up in the day.... read more »

CBI reports on plea to make Nitish accused in fodder scam

Nitish Kumar’s decision to resign as Bihar CM is final, Sharad Yadav says

PATNA: Nitish Kumar on Monday firmly said he would not reconsider his decision to withdraw his resignation as chief minister of Bihar and the party is expected to elect a new leader this... read more »

After Colossal Defeat, Entire Congress Working Committee May Resign: Sources

New Delhi: The top leaders of the Congress party will meet this evening to try and make sense of the party’s electoral humiliation. Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, the Congress bosses, have... read more »

Infosys Sink As Rupee Hits 11-Month High

HCL Tech shares fell 7 per cent, while Tata Consultancy Services slumped 6 per cent on Monday tracking the sharp rise in the rupee and a churn in favour of high beta cyclicals across portfolios. The... read more »