Police clash with Michael Brown shooting protesters in Ferguson, two report...
Police in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo. used tear gas and smoke bombs Wednesday to disperse protesters, some of whom threw Molotov cocktails and other objects at officers, as a fifth night of demonstrations over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer turned... read more »
Israel bombs Gaza in response to rocket fire
Israeli jets bombed targets across Gaza early Thursday, retaliating to Palestinian rocket attacks in spiralling violence that left a truce extension teetering on the brink of collapse. The resumption of hostilities shattered nearly three days of calm over the skies of Gaza and southern Israel,... read more »
India inquiry after Jet Airways plane drops 5,000 feet over Turkey
India’s aviation watchdog is probing reports that a Jet Airways aircraft flying to Brussels suddenly dropped 5,000 feet over Ankara, alarming the Turkish air control authorities. The civil aviation ministry said the pilots had been “taken off the roster pending inquiry”. Jet... read more »
Robin Williams leaves 4 films for fans to see post death
The 63-year-old comedic actor, who allegedly took his own life at his Northern California home recently, would be seen in ‘Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb,’ ‘Merry Friggin’ Christmas,’ ‘Boulevard,’ and ‘Absolutely Anything,’ CNN... read more »
Soldier killed, 2 injured in LoC ambush in Jammu
One soldier of Maratha Light Infantry was killed and two others sustained injuries in an ambush along the LoC in Akhnoor sector of Jammu on Sunday. Official sources told The Hindu that... read more »
Narendra Modi’s Win May Have Mixed Impact on IT Industry
Narendra Modi-led BJP’s strong performance in elections has been welcomed by India Inc., which has been rooting for a stable government to pull the country out of the current economic... read more »
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar resigns
Patna – A day after his party JD(U)’s poor show in the Lok Sabha elections, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar resigned on Saturday. The JD (U) had managed to get just 2 seats... read more »
BJP Parliamentary party to meet on May 20 to elect Modi
The BJP Parliamentary Party will meet on May 20 to formally elect Narendra Modi as its leader, a formality before his appointment as Prime Minister. This was decided a meeting of the... read more »
Sonia Gandhi And Rahul to Offer Resignations After Congress Rout ...
New Delhi – Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi will offer to resign, sources say, a day after they both accepted responsibility for the party’s worst performance... read more »
