Obama suspends Iran oil sanctions for six months
With Iran complying with its commitment on a controversial nuclear weapons programme, US President Barack Obama has suspended his action on Iranian oil sanctions for the next six months. Even though there is enough oil in the international market for countries like India and China to reduce their... read more »
PM Modi likely to visit U.S. in September
The confirmation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States means two things: that Mr. Modi is keen to extend his summit-level approach to bilateral ties past the subcontinent to the U.S. as well, and that U.S. President Obama wants to patch up the damage to Indo-US ties,... read more »
Google Search Will Show Badaun-Type Incidents in Other Places Too: Akhilesh...
New Delhi – Under intense criticism over Badaun gang-rape and murder incident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said that a Google search would show such crimes occurring across the country. “When such incidents occur it is publicised a lot… such incidents... read more »
Sumitra Mahajan Likely To Be Next Lok Sabha Speaker, Parliament To Be Adjou...
New Delhi: Sumitra Mahajan, an eight-time BJP member of Parliament from Indore, is set to take over as the next Speaker of the Lok Sabha, BJP sources confirmed today. The new Speaker will be elected on Friday. Ms Mahajan will be only the second woman Speaker ever; Meira Kumar, who presided over... read more »
Narendra Modi to accompany LK Advani as he files nomination today
Gandhinagar, Gujarat – Senior BJP leader LK Advani, who courted controversy over the selection of his Lok Sabha seat, will file his nomination from Gandhinagar in Narendra... read more »
Biggest search yet for Malaysian jet in Indian Ocean
Four weeks after the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner, searchers on Saturday launched the most intensive hunt yet in the southern Indian Ocean, trying to find the plane’s... read more »
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is a divided house in Manipur
The Aam Aadmi Party whose Manipur unit was opened very recently is today a divided house. The issue came to the fore when one faction said that its poll manifesto would be released on... read more »
Three repeat offenders get death penalty in Shakti Mills rape case
A sessions court here awarded the death penalty, under a new IPC section, to three repeat offenders – Vijay Jadhav, Qasim Sheikh, alias Bengali, and Salim Ansari – who... read more »
Arvind Kejriwal punched in Delhi, attacker beaten by AAP men
New Delhi – Arvind Kejriwal, the top man of the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP, has been hit in Delhi while campaigning. Mr Kejriwal was punched in the back in the Dakshinpuri area of South Delhi while... read more »
