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Germanwings: Terrified passengers scream...

Germanwings: Terrified passengers screamed as co-pilot ‘calmly’...

Paris: Passengers with moments to live screamed in terror and the pilot frantically pounded on the locked cockpit door as a 27-year-old German co-pilot deliberately and wordlessly smashed an Airbus carrying 150 people into an Alpine mountainside. The account on Thursday of the final moments of... read more »

Singapore Extends Viewing for Lee With M...

Singapore Extends Viewing for Lee With Mile-Long Line

Singapore’s government extended viewing hours for people to file past the coffin of first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew as thousands lined up in the city’s midday heat. The line stretched across a mile mostly along the Singapore river through the financial district. Roads had been closed earlier... read more »

Congress lashes out at Bharatiya Janata ...

Congress lashes out at Bharatiya Janata Party over SC order on Section 66A

Congress on Tuesday hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Supreme Court order on Section 66A of the IT Act noting that Arun Jaitley who had dubbed the law as “online emergency” while in opposition, had defended it when the BJP came to power. AICC Media department in charge... read more »

French Alps air disaster: Investigators ...

French Alps air disaster: Investigators seek clues into the Germanwings mys...

French investigators will sift through wreckage on Wednesday for clues into why a German Airbus ploughed into an Alpine mountainside, killing all 150 people on board including 16 schoolchildren returning from an exchange trip to Spain. The A320 jet operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings budget... read more »

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Supreme Court raps UP over condition of Muzaffarnagar relief camps

Supreme Court raps UP over condition of Muzaffarnagar relief camp...

The Supreme Court on Thursday took “serious” note of deaths of over 40 children in relief camps for riot-affected people in Muzaffarnagar and directed the Uttar Pradesh government to immediately... read more »

Gay sex is a matter of personal freedom: Rahul

Gay sex is a matter of personal freedom: Rahul

Congress vice-president on Thursday expressed himself against the Supreme Court order which declared homosexuality as illegal, saying he agrees with... read more »

Rajya Sabha to take up Lokpal bill tomorrow

Rajya Sabha to take up Lokpal bill tomorrow

The Lokpal bill will come up in Rajya Sabha on Friday and is a “priority” for the government, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said on... read more »

Frame new law if disappointed over SC gay sex verdict: ...

Frame new law if disappointed over SC gay sex verdict: BJP

New Delhi – The Bharatiya Janata Party Thursday refrained from taking sides on the Supreme Court’s judgment on same gender sex between a! dults,... read more »

Chandy’s mass contact gets pat on back from HC

Chandy's mass contact gets pat on back from HC

Kochi – The Kerala High Court Thursday made a complimentary observation of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy’s mass contact programme in different... read more »

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No dismantling of Iran nuclear facilities: Rowhani

No dismantling of Iran nuclear facilities : President Hasan Rowha...

London – Iran will not dismantle its nuclear facilities, President Hasan Rowhani said in an interview with The Financial Times after a historic deal between Tehran and world powers. Asked by... read more »

Numerous’ casualties in Glasgow pub copter crash

Numerous’ casualties in Glasgow pub copter crash

Numerous people were injured and others were trapped after a police helicopter crashed on the roof of a crowded Glasgow pub, officials said early on... read more »

Pak army’s new leader takes over

Pak army’s new leader takes over

The new leader of Pakistan’s army took office Friday, amid the country’s struggle against militants and ahead of next year’s withdrawal of international... read more »

Berlusconi’s girlfriend appeals to Pope Francis to salv...

Berlusconi’s girlfriend appeals to Pope Francis to salvage his name

London – Silvio Berlusconi’s girlfriend has requested Pope Francis to grant her an audience so she can fight to clear the expelled senator’s... read more »

Iran plans to increase production of 5% enriched uraniu...

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Washington – Iran is reportedly planning to increase its production of five percent enriched uranium, local official news agency said. Islamic Republic... read more »

RBI Likely Buying Dollars Via State Banks: Traders

The RBI was likely buying dollars via state-run banks starting at around 62.02 levels to prevent a further appreciation in the rupee, four traders said on Tuesday. The partially convertible... read more »

Sebi seeks fresh clarification on Videocon d2h’s Rs 700-cr IPO

Market regulator Sebi has sought fresh clarifications from the merchant banker of Videocon d2h Ltd, the satellite television arm of Videocon Group, regarding its proposed Rs 700-crore... read more »

Zomato in talks to raise $100 million after acquiring US-based Urbanspoon

Zomato, India’s restaurant search services provider, is in talks to raise about $100 million in fresh funding after it acquired US-based rival Urbanspoon for about $50 million in one... read more »

Arvind Panagariya takes charge as NITI Aayog vice chairman

Eminent economist Arvind Panagariya Tuesday took charge as the first vice chairman of NITI Aayog, an official statement said here. The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI)... read more »

Are the key players battle-ready for Feb 7 Delhi polls? Find out ...

The national capital will go to the polls on February 7 with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) hoping to beat its stunning debut performance a year ago, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faces another... read more »