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No new window for banned notes: Governme...

No new window for banned notes: Governmemnt

After a brief hearing, the court adjourned the case for March 21 for a detailed hearing. read more »

SC refuses to order CBI probe against sc...

SC refuses to order CBI probe against scribes in Agusta deal

A bench of justices Dipak Misra, A M Khanwilkar and M M Shantanagoudar said it could not direct probe against the media without having credible evidence as it would amount to violating their freedom and independence. read more »

Early signs of El Nino this year, warn f...

Early signs of El Nino this year, warn forecasters

In what could spell bad news for this year’s monsoon, international weather agencies have begun predicting an El Nino event in the second half of... read more »

‘Green nods given to projects that don’t...

‘Green nods given to projects that don’t meet criteria’

It said the environmental clearances (EC) were granted to many projects during the period “without checking the compliance conditions” in the previous EC. read more »

Belgian police kill two in raid on suspected Islamists

Belgian police killed two men who opened fire on them during one of about a dozen raids on Thursday against an Islamist group that federal prosecutors said was about to launch “terrorist... read more »

US drone strike kills seven in South Waziristan

PESHAWAR – At least seven suspected militants have been killed while four others injured in a US drone strike near the Pak-Afghan border in South Waziristan Agency. Two of the dead... read more »

Six labourers killed, 10 injured in coalmine blast

KALAYA: Six labourers were killed and seven others sustained injuries in a coalmine explosion in the Doli area in Orakzai Agency where the Mines and Minerals Department has declared several... read more »

Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram may be ineligible to vote in upcoming election

Nigerians fleeing a wave of killings by the Islamist group Boko Haram have already lost loved ones, livelihoods and most of their possessions. Now they seem likely to lose their vote. A... read more »

Charlie Hebdo: Why Pope Francis’s friendly ‘punchR...

Pope Francis, widely acknowledged as one of the most progressive popes in recent times, appears to have joined the “condemn, but” brigade in the context of the Charlie Hebdo killings by... read more »