Gaza death toll crosses 100, Israel to counter rockets with full power
An airstrike outside a family home early on Saturday pushed the Palestinian death toll past 100 in four days of cross-border fighting as Israel showed no sign of pausing despite international pressure to negotiate a ceasefire with the militants. Asked if Israel might move from the mostly aerial... read more »
Indonesia deadlock: Court may determine new president
A day after Indonesia’s presidential elections failed to produce a clear winner, Jakarta’s police chief promised to prevent violence by cracking down on anyone celebrating prematurely. With both candidates continuing to claim victory, the next leader of the world’s third-largest democracy... read more »
‘There was no big bang announcement for us’
The Union Finance Budget has no special announcements for high-income families, whose hopes for a massive restructuring of the tax system found no mention in Arun Jaitley’s speech. One such family that lives in adjoining Noida is the Kandharis, a six-member household, including three children and... read more »
Zohra Sehgal, doyenne of Indian theatre, dies at 102
Zohra Sehgal, a quintessential Bollywood diva who essayed character roles with aplomb in a career spanning over seven decades in both theatre and cinema, died in New Delhi on Thursday. She was 102. A Padma Vibhushan awardee, Sehgal breathed her last at Max hospital in New Delhi at around 4.30... read more »
Ab Ki Baar, Modi Sarkaar : BJP Sweeps, Narendra Modi Wins Both Seats
New Delhi – The BJP and its allies will form the next government under Narendra Modi, who is headed to the Prime Minister’s residence at 7 Race Course Road, Delhi. They now have... read more »
AAP, Congress leading in 4 seats each in Punjab, Amarinder Singh leading in Amritsar
New Delhi – The counting begins for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab on Friday and all arrangements have been made for counting of votes registered in the EVMs. During the polling, 71... read more »
Election Results 2014: Delhi rejects AAP completely as the sweepers get swept away in Lok ...
Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party had made a lot of noise about a party full on independent candidates which did pose as a genuine ray of hope but after their 49 days stint and... read more »
Congress Party Admits Defeat, but Shields Rahul Gandhi from Blame
New Delhi – The incumbent Congress has accepted that it has been trounced by the opposition BJP in the national election, but predictably, the party offered cover to frontman Rahul... read more »
Election Results 2014: BJP Leads in All 7 Seats in Delhi
New Delhi: As the Narendra Modi-led BJP looked set to form India’s next government shortly after the counting of votes began on Friday, the party took an early lead in all seven parliamentary... read more »
