Saradha scam: TMC MP Srinjoy Bose held, Congress, BJP demand Mamata’s...
Kolkata: Stepping up the heat in the wake of the CBI arresting Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Srinjoy Bose, the Congress and the BJP on Friday demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Bose was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for his prima... read more »
Obama phones Pakistan PM after announcing India trip
WASHINGTON: Hours after the White House publicly confirmed that President Obama will be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day, the US president phoned Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to tell him that Washington values its ties with Islamabad. The mollifying phone call made... read more »
Jerusalem mayor: We cannot discriminate against Arabs
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat spoke out strongly in an interview with Army Radio on Friday against the actions of Ashkelon Mayor Itamar Shimoni, who stopped the city’s employment of Arab workers doing renovation to bomb shelters in local daycare centers. Shimoni made the decision in the wake of... read more »
Maharashtra has to be biggest contributor to Make in India, says Fadnavis
Maharashtra has to be the biggest contributor if Make in India is to succeed, the state’s chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Saturday. “I represent a state which has always held the key to India’s makeover. It contributes most to GDP of India,... read more »
President Obama says he’ll announce immigration reform plan Thursday
resident Obama appeared to be zeroing in Wednesday on a set of immigration policy changes that could protect 2.5 million to 4.9 million people from deportation, as he prepared to address... read more »
Punjab and Haryana HC cancels godman Rampal’s bail in 2006 murder case
CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday cancelled the bail of controversial godman Rampal in a 2006 murder case and ordered that he be taken into custody immediately. The HC... read more »
Recipe: Kaju jeera rice
A little experimentation can do wonders, especially when it comes to cooking techniques. While delectable jeera rice has been a great dish, addition of kaju (cashew) to it has changed its... read more »
Healthy diet helps protect your kidney
Andrew Smyth, MD at National University of Ireland Galway and his colleagues analyzed questionnaires completed by 544,635 participants of the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and... read more »
Egypt making slow progress on genital mutilation
MANSHIET EL-IKHWA, Egypt: Raslan Fadl, the first doctor in Egypt to be put on trial for committing female genital mutilation, is still practicing even though a 13-year-old girl died after he... read more »
