MH17 crash: victims’ bodies arrive in Netherlands
Two planes carrying 40 coffins bearing victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 landed on Wednesday in the southern city of Eindhoven, and pro-Russian rebels shot down two fighter jets in Ukraine’s restive east as fighting flared in the region. Six days after the Boeing 777 was shot down... read more »
39 killed in Nigeria bomb blasts
At least 39 people were killed in twin bomb blasts in Nigeria’s northern city of Kaduna on Wednesday, security sources and eyewitness said. In the first blast, 25 people were killed while the second one, according to Police Commissioner Shehu Umar, claimed more than 14... read more »
SC gives green signal to cut 697 trees for wider road to Taj
The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the go ahead for felling of 697 trees in over four hectares of protected forests in the Taj Trapezium zone for better connectivity across Agra, Gwalior and Mumbai. A Special Bench of Justices T.S. Thakur and C.S. Nagappan on Wednesday permitted the Uttar Pradesh... read more »
Hearing begins on T.N. move to release Rajiv case convicts
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing cases related to the validity of the release of seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case pursuant to remission granted by the Tamil Nadu government. Solicitor-General Ranjit Kumar informed the Bench of Chief Justice... read more »
Siddarth doesn’t treat me as his property: Vidya Balan
Actress Vidya Balan is happy that her professional life has remained unchanged following her marriage to Siddharth Roy Kapur. She says they share mutual respect for each other’s... read more »
Anil Kapoor plays his age for the first time, agrees to sport grey hair
It’s been reported that Anil Kapoor has gone missing while shooting for Zoya Akhtar’s ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’. The reason why Anil has done a Mr India is because he’ll be sporting an... read more »
Ek Villain: Villain Of The Heart
Director Mohit Suri‘s forthcoming release, Ek Villain, is a story about prohibited and forbidden love, bearing the quintessential Suri trademark. Mohit says, “Ek Villain speaks of a... read more »
Mobile radiation is not harmful: experts
Mumbai: A group of health experts and doctors have come together on the same platform to dispel fears of harmful effects of radiation from mobile phones and towers. As part of an awareness... read more »
Kerry in Kurdistan to urge leaders to be part of national govt
ARBIL: US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday to urge its leaders not to withdraw from the political process in Baghdad after their forces took control of the northern oil... read more »
