SC to decide fate of 218 coal blocks today
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will on Wednesday decide the fate of the 218 coal blocks, which were allocated to companies illegally by the Centre. The top court had earlier declared all 218 coal block allocations since 1993 as illegal and had reserved its decision on their fate. Attorney general... read more »
Jet Airways kicks off 9-day sale for Bangalore flyers, tickets start at Rs ...
ith the festive season just around the corner, airlines seem to be pulling out all stops to woo flyers and with its latest discount Jet Airways may have set its sights on low cost rival AirAsia that presently operates primarily out of Bengaluru . Jet Airways today announced nine-day special fare... read more »
Lawyer: Uighur scholar in China gets life sentence
BEIJING – An outspoken scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority was convicted of separatism Tuesday by a Chinese court and sentenced to life in prison, according to the scholar’s lawyers. The Urumqi People’s Intermediate Court convicted Ilham Tohti after a heavily... read more »
India to focus on UNSC reform, terrorism, peacekeeping at UNGA
Early reform of the U.N. Security Council, terrorism and peacekeeping will be among the main issues that India will pursue during the world body’s General Assembly session, Indian Ambassador to the U.N. has said. Highlighting the broad areas that will occupy India’s attention during the 69th... read more »
Saharanpur clashes: Main accused arrested
The main accused for instigating clashes in Saharanpur which left three people dead and dozens injured has been arrested along with six of his accomplices, police said on Thursday. Moharram... read more »
IPV offers better protection from polio virus
Within days of the government announcing inclusion of injectable inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) in the immunisation programme, a study done in India has shown that a dose of... read more »
Rahul stopped Sonia from becoming PM: Natwar
Congress president Sonia Gandhi declined to become Prime Minister in 2004 because of strong opposition from her son, Rahul Gandhi, who was afraid she would be killed like his father and... read more »
13 killed as tank shells hit Gaza UN school
A Palestinian health official says 13 people were killed after tank shells hit a U.N. school in Gaza where hundreds of Palestinians had taken refuge from Israeli attacks. Gaza health... read more »
Carlos Tevez’s father kidnapped: reports
Juan Alberto Cabral, father of Juventus footballer Carlos Tevez, has been kidnapped in Argentina and held to ransom, according to reports in South America. The incident is thought to have happened... read more »
