Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Petition Challenging New Army Chief’s Ap...
New Delhi – The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that challenges the appointment of Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag as the Indian Army’s new chief. Lieutenant General Suhag is scheduled to take over as army commander on August 1, after General Bikram Singh retires. But... read more »
Biden calls Iraqi PM, stresses on need for national unity
US Vice-President, Joe Biden has called the top Iraqi leadership including Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, and emphasised the need for national unity in response to the violent insurgency sweeping through the war-torn country. Iraq has been thrown into a crisis after militants captured swathes of... read more »
Weathered Half-Lies, False Allegations Last Year: Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in the country, spoke to shareholders today about the slew of allegations hurled against him by Arvind Kejriwal, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP. “We saw several false allegations, half-lies last year…we have weathered ill-informed campaigns. We... read more »
Narendra Modi Government Takes Steps To Control Inflation
New Delhi – The new government led by Narendra Modi on Tuesday imposed export restrictions on certain farm commodities and ordered a crackdown on hoarding to control rising food prices, a day after wholesale price inflation hit a five-month high. A jump in prices of potatoes and onions last... read more »
In Tamil Nadu, a daddy, lady and Modi in final election speeches
Chennai – References to “daddy” and a “lady” in political speeches added a twist of humour to the final round of campaigning in Tamil Nadu, where polling for... read more »
Arch rivals Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav agree on one thing
Patna – Narendra Modi has done the unimaginable. Brought arch Bihar rivals Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav to the same side of an argument. Both insist that in this election there is no... read more »
Arvind Kejriwal to file nomination from Varanasi today
Varanasi – Aam Aadmi Party caps are being briskly distributed and party workers have begun to gather amid much slogan shouting as Varanasi preps for Arvind Kejriwal to file his... read more »
Priyanka Gandhi to Vadra’s rescue
Speaking out for the first time in defence of her husband Robert Vadra, who is facing allegations of illegal land deals, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi,... read more »
Cyclone halts air search for MH370
Air search operations to hunt for the crashed Malaysian airliner were suspended for Tuesday due to a tropical cyclone heading south over the Indian Ocean, as a robotic mini-submarine neared... read more »
