PM Narendra Modi Confidante Amit Shah Could Be Named BJP President Tomorro...
New Delhi – Amit Shah, a close associate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, could be named the new president of the BJP tomorrow after a meeting of the top decision-makers of the ruling party. With assembly elections due in Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand, the source said Shah had emerged... read more »
Rail Minister D.V.Sadananda Gowda proposes FDI in Railways to attract inves...
Sparing passengers of any further fare hike, Railway Budget for 2014-15 proposes to attract private domestic and FDI in infrastructure projects and pursuing private-public partnership to boost the finances of the cash-strapped railways. Having hiked fares to the tune of 14.2 per cent recently,... read more »
Railway Budget 2014-15: Highlights
No new increase in passenger fares and freight charges Bullet train in Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector Highest ever plan outlay of Rs. 65,455 crore for 2014-15 Expenditure in 2014-15 pegged at Rs. 149,176 crore. Diamond quadrilateral for high speed trains Plan to hike speed of trains... read more »
Former World Bank official Ashraf Ghani wins Afghan presidential election
Kabul – Afghanistan declared former World Bank official Ashraf Ghani the winner of last month’s presidential election run-off on Monday on preliminary results that threaten to split the country along ethnic lines. The Independent Election Commission said Ghani won the June 14 second round... read more »
Two killed in police firing in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Two people were killed and nine injured on Wednesday when police opened fire to disperse two clashing groups in Hyderabad, police said. Curfew was imposed to bring the situation... read more »
Google hopes test drives steer Americans to embrace its robot cars
Google Inc’s self-driving car technology likely will not be available for several more years. But the Internet company is already beginning the job of making the public comfortable with... read more »
Sonia Gandhi to host farewell dinner for Manmohan Singh today
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will host a farewell dinner for Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday. Dr. Singh on Tuesday bid his staff farewell, just days before he is scheduled... read more »
Turkey coal mine explosion: Death toll reaches 201, hundreds still trapped
Istanbul: At least 201 people were killed and hundreds more remained trapped underground after an explosion and fire in a coal mine in the western Turkish province of Manisa, the energy... read more »
Former Israeli Premier to Serve 6 Years for Bribery
JERUSALEM — Ehud Olmert, the former Israeli prime minister, was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison by a judge who likened him to a “traitor” for taking bribes while mayor of Jerusalem in... read more »
