Subianto rejects Indonesian presidential poll result
Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto rejected the result of the country’s election, citing widespread fraud, just hours before an official announcement from the Election Commission. “We reject the 2014 presidential election that was legally flawed and therefore we withdraw from... read more »
Katju clarifies on timing of corruption allegations
Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju on Tuesday sought to put to rest questions about the timing of his article on the continuation of a “corrupt” judge in the Madras High Court despite an adverse Intelligence Bureau report by stating that the entire episode came to mind while... read more »
Google Maps now available in Hindi
Search giant Google launched its Google Maps in Hindi on Tuesday, seeking to make its navigation service more useful for users locally. Google Maps in Hindi will be available for desktop and android mobile phone users, who will be able to see Hindi names for cities, localities, important roads and... read more »
United Nations Security Council Calls For Immediate Ceasefire As Gaza Death...
United Nations – The UN Security Council today called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, even as UN chief Ban Ki-moon met Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Qatar in the first leg of his Middle East tour which aims to end the escalating conflict that has killed 501... read more »
Arvind Kejriwal will prefer jail to furnishing bond: Aam Aadmi Party
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal, who is in jail for refusing to furnish a bail bond in a criminal defamation case, will not seek bail even on Friday and, instead, AAP has... read more »
Invitation to SAARC heads sparks row, but BJP holds firm
Despite a huge row over the invitation to SAARC leaders for his May 26 swearing-in, Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party, armed with a majority in the Lok... read more »
Indian Consulate attacked in Afghanistan’s Herat province
Indian Consulate in Afghanistan’s Herat province was on Friday attacked by heavily armed gunmen, who were also carrying rocket-propelled grenades, top Indian officials said, adding that... read more »
With Arvind Kejriwal in jail, AAP Maharashtra turns to prayers
Aam Aadmi Party leaders and supporters in Delhi took to the streets, yesterday, in protests of Kejriwal’s arrest, which incidentally came hours after his apology to the people of... read more »
Arvind Kejriwal Spends Night in Tihar Jail, AAP Plans More Protes...
New Delhi – Arvind Kejriwal, the chief of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), spent the night in Delhi’s Tihar jail after being arrested in a defamation case. Scores of his party men who protested... read more »
