Union Minister Gopinath Munde dies in road accident
Union Minister Gopinath Munde died on Tuesday due to injuries sustained in a car accident at Moti Bagh around 6.30 a.m in Delhi. He was admitted in AIIMS Trauma Center with severe head injuries and passed away around 8 a.m after suffering a cardiac arrest, doctors said. Though the Mr. Gopinath... read more »
Supreme Court Stays Execution of 1993 Bombay Blasts Convict Yakub Memon
New Delhi – The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of Yakub Memon, a death-row convict in the 1993 Bombay serial blasts case. The Supreme Court has tagged Yakub’s petition — seeking a stay on his execution — with pending cases and referred it to a constitution bench,... read more »
Maharashtra is Shiv Sena’s next goal: Uddhav Thackeray
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Sunday that his party’s stellar performance in the Lok Sabha polls was only a precursor to its main goal: winning the assembly polls in Maharashtra in October. He was speaking at the party’s victory rally in the city. “We won Delhi, now we... read more »
G7 leaders to discuss Ukraine crisis at Brussels talks
The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) will this week deliberate their next steps in response to the enduring unrest in Ukraine, after sidelining Russia for its role in the crisis. Ukraine has seen a descent into violence since February, when president Viktor Yanukovych fled the country following... read more »
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) likely to release its manifesto for Lok Sabha polls today
New Delhi – The Aam Aadmi Party is likely to release its national manifesto for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections on Thursday evening. The manifesto will spell out the party’s stand... read more »
Four dead at Fort Hood including shooter, 16 wounded
Washington – Four people were killed in a shooting at Fort Hood on Wednesday including the assailant, a soldier who served in Iraq and was being treated for mental health issues, the... read more »
Tehelka rape case: Journalist defends story on ‘discrepancies’
New Delhi – A filmmaker’s controversial Facebook post and a news article have sparked a huge row over Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal, who has been in a Goa jail since December... read more »
In Maoist hub, Karma’s son hard-sells a Gandhian model
The war journalist Martha Gellhorn once wrote: “The big picture always exists, and I seem to have spent my life observing how desperately the big picture affects the little people who did... read more »
General Motors boss ‘deeply sorry’ after deadly crash...
Washington – Conceding company officials knew of their cars’ potentially deadly ignition switches for years, GM chief Mary Barra apologized on Tuesday and said the automaker had a... read more »
