Narendra Modi’s diplomatic coup: Barack Obama to be Republic Day parade chi...
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON: PM Narendra Modi pulled off yet another diplomatic coup on Friday – perhaps his biggest one – when President Barack Obama accepted his invite to visit India as chief guest of the Republic Day parade next year. Modi broke the news himself when he tweeted on Friday... read more »
2G hearing: SC directs CBI officers to leave court room and do their duty
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday took strong exception to CBI officers present in the court room and directed them to leave and “do their duty” in office. The court also did not take well to the presence of a large number of CBI officers in the courtroom, and enquired about the... read more »
‘Black widow’ investigated after deaths of seven partners
Japanese police have arrested an elderly millionairess on suspicion of poisoning her husband and are investigating the deaths of a further six partners. Chisako Kakehi, 67, was arrested in Kyoto on Wednesday in an investigation that has hit the headlines here as a “black widow”... read more »
Muslims and Dalits must come together, says MIM’s Owaisi
Although just a fraction, this share means MIM candidates managed to make quick inroads into the bases of bigger parties. A barrister by training from London’s Lincoln’s Inn, Owaisi’s anti-Hindutva stand helped build his image as a next-generation Muslim leader, but he is increasingly taking... read more »
U.S. missionary with Ebola en route to Nebraska for treatment
A third U.S. health missionary infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Liberia left the West African country’s capital on Thursday in a plane headed for the Nebraska Medical Center in... read more »
Hackers shatter into Obamacare website, no consumer information capture
WASHINGTON — Hackers successfully breached HealthCare.gov, but no consumer information was taken from the health insurance website that serves more than 5 million Americans, the Obama... read more »
BJP expected to be tend to form govt in Delhi soon
Uncertainty over government formation in Delhi might come to an end soon as Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung could invite Bharatiya Janata Party, the single largest party in Delhi Assembly,... read more »
Steven Sotloff, U.S. Prisoner Slain by ISIS, Was Also a Citizen of Israel
JERUSALEM — The beheading of Steven J. Sotloff, the American journalist from Miami who had been held hostage by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, suddenly loomed larger for many... read more »
Michael Bloomberg to return as head of Bloomberg
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will return as head of Bloomberg LP, the data and financial news company he founded in 1981, replacing Daniel Doctoroff who has decided to step aside, the... read more »
