Woman Bus Conductor Beaten, Stripped by Male Passenger Near Mumbai
Dombivli, Thane – A woman conductor on a state transport bus was dragged out of the vehicle, stripped and beaten by a male passenger on the outskirts of Mumbai this morning, police said. The incident took place on a bus which runs between Kalyan and Panvel in the Thane district, at around... read more »
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 »
Time to get past tensions and move on: US on ties with India
Washington – The US has said that it was time to get past the recent tensions with India and that both countries should now move on. “We have said we want to get past some of... 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 cas...
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 gang-raped a... read more »
