Top LeT commander arrested in J&K
In a joint operation early on Friday, the Jammu and Kashmir Police and security forces arrested a Pakistani militant operating as Lashkar-e-Taiba “district commander” in Kulgam area of South Kashmir. The Hindu learned from official sources that the Special Operations Group of Kulgam District... read more »
Nita Ambani joins Reliance Industries’ board
Mumbai – Nita Ambani, wife of Reliance IndustriesBSE -1.63 % chairman Mukesh Ambani, was inducted on the board of the company at the company’s 40th Annual General Meeting. “We are delighted to welcome her (Nita Ambani) to the board of Reliance Industries as an accomplished... read more »
Kidnapped in Iraq : ‘The Call Was Cut Off, Now His Phone Keeps Ringin...
Chandigarh – Dharmender called his family in Punjab on Sunday to tell them he had been kidnapped in Iraq. The short, rushed conversation was cut off abruptly. “Now his mobile phone keeps ringing but no one answers it,” says his father, Rajkumar. Dharmender is among some 40... read more »
Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt resigns
Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt has sent his resignation to President Pranab Mukharjee on Wednesday night. “Shri Shekhar Dutt has put in his paper to the president of India,” said Mr.Aman Singh, the secretary, Public Relations, Chhattisgarh in a one line statement issued to the media. Mr.... read more »
Seabed search for missing Malaysian jet to widen
The seabed search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet is set to widen as a sonar scan of the most likely crash site deep beneath the Indian Ocean nears completion without yielding a... read more »
Korea ferry accused get court-appointed lawyer
The captain and two crew of a South Korean ferry that sank last week have a state appointed attorney to represent them as they face charges of negligence relating to the deaths of hundreds... read more »
Arvind Kejriwal beats Narendra Modi to win TIME magazine’s online poll
Indian politician Arvind Kejriwal has won the readers’ poll for the 2014 TIME 100, TIME’s annual list of people who influenced the world this past year for better or worse. As the... read more »
U.S. seeks arrest of Congress MP
The U.S. on Wednesday approached India for the arrest of Congress Rajya Sabha member K.V. P. Ramachandra Rao, who has been indicted by a U.S. Federal Jury on charges of receiving bribes of... read more »
Regional parties will back Congress
Regional leaders like Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and her West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee will prefer to go with a Congress-supported government and not with BJP leader Narendra... read more »
