President Obama says he’ll announce immigration reform plan Thursday
resident Obama appeared to be zeroing in Wednesday on a set of immigration policy changes that could protect 2.5 million to 4.9 million people from deportation, as he prepared to address the nation Thursday night to make his case for reform. The exact number will vary depending on last-minute... read more »
Punjab and Haryana HC cancels godman Rampal’s bail in 2006 murder cas...
CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday cancelled the bail of controversial godman Rampal in a 2006 murder case and ordered that he be taken into custody immediately. The HC pronounced the cancellation of bail immediately after Haryana advocate general and station house officer (SHO)... read more »
‘Proud to have India as a partner in Fiji’s future’, says...
Expressing his delight at the signing of three agreements between New Delhi and Suva, Fijian Prime Minister Josiah Bainimarama on Wednesday said that he is proud to have India as a partner in his country’s future. “This is only the beginning. We have some 15 more agreements in the works... read more »
Iraqi troops retake oil refinery
BAGHDAD — Iraqi state television on Tuesday displayed images of triumphant soldiers inside the Beiji refinery, the first confirmation of many previous reports that government forces had broken a siege by the extremists who call themselves the Islamic State. Regaining control of the refinery is... read more »
Ebola contagion in Spain raises fears for Europe
Madrid: Doctors in Spain hospitalised four more people and rushed to identify dozens of others at risk on Tuesday after a nurse was infected with the deadly Ebola virus, raising fears of... read more »
Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes northern Mexico, no damage reported
Mexico City: A magnitude 6.2 quake struck Mexico on Tuesday in the Gulf of California, 75 miles (121 km) west south-west of the city of El Dorado, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said,... read more »
Fresh firing by Pakistan across border, six injured
Six people including a BSF jawan have been injured in fresh firing and mortar shelling by Pakistani troops along the international border on Wednesday morning. The firing happened in the... read more »
Billionaire Bill Gates impressed by Narendra Modi’s “Swachh Bharat” Camp...
Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s commitment to improve health services and his focus on ending open defecation. Bill Gates, who... read more »
Spanish nurse who treated Ebola victim in Madrid becomes first pe...
A Spanish nurse who treated an Ebola victim in Madrid has become the first person in the world to contract the deadly virus outside of Africa. The 44-year-old is said to have spent the last 15 years... read more »
