‘Let Media Go, Mahabharat Bana Denge’: Threats for Family of Gi...
Badaun, UP – The family of the two young girls who were gang-raped and found hanging from a mango tree in Katra Sahadat Ganj village in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, last week say they are now being threatened. The tiny village has been overrun with politicians and media teams since the day the two... read more »
Jayalalithaa to Meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi Today
New Delhi – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today amidst speculation that the BJP is trying to lure her party, the AIADMK, into the NDA-fold to seek its support in the Rajya Sabha where the ruling party is in a minority. As the BJP with... read more »
FIFA offers 180,000 extra World Cup tickets
About 180,000 tickets will be available during the final World Cup sales phase beginning Wednesday, football’s governing body FIFA has announced. Tickets will be offered for all 64 matches, including the final at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium on July 13, Xinhua reported. The last-minute... read more »
East Ukraine sees fresh violence
Heavy fighting broke out Monday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk as NATO diplomats held talks in Brussels with Russia on the crisis. Pro-Russian separatists said at least five people were killed and at least 10 injured in an airstrike on their headquarters in the regional government... read more »
‘India deserves better than Modi,’ says The Economist, BJP furious
New Delhi – The BJP has reacted sharply to an article in The Economist that describes Narendra Modi as a divisive man and “recommends” to Indians a Rahul Gandhi-led... read more »
Hunt for Malaysian plane heads underwater to find black box
Perth – The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in remote seas off Australia headed underwater on Friday, with a US Navy high tech “black box” locator... read more »
BJP and Chandrababu Naidu may announce deal today, hitches remain
Hyderabad – After weeks of proposals and demurrals, the BJP and Chandrababu Naidu may have finalised a tie-up, but last minute hitches have delayed an announcement. The parties may... read more »
Live: 2 ships start black box hunt for MH370 jet
Crews searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet launched a targeted underwater hunt on Friday for the plane’s black boxes along a stretch of remote ocean, with just days left... read more »
Embarrassment for Rahul Gandhi as Amethi SDM rejects residence pr...
Amethi – In a major embarrassment for the Congress, its vice president Rahul Gandhi’s application for proof of residence in his parliamentary constituency Amethi has been rejected by the... read more »
