US applauds Modi-Sharif meeting, says ‘cautiously hopeful’
The United States has applauded the meeting between the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif, as senior administration officials said they were “cautiously hopeful” about the improvement in the relationship between the two South Asian neighbours. “We... read more »
Modi holds talks with Afghan President Karzai
In his first bilateral meeting with international leaders after assuming charge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held talks with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai. The meeting with Mr. Karzai followed Mr. Modi’s talks with Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom at the... read more »
Gorakhdham express mishap: toll rises to 22
With the recovery of eight more bodies, the toll in the Delhi-Gorakhpur train accident has climbed to 22 on Tuesday. “Eight more bodies have been recovered by the rescue teams since last night and 103 others have been injured,” District Magistrate Bharat Lal said. Gas cutters are being used to... read more »
Maharashtra, ahead of State polls, gets 6 ministers
With the Union Council of Ministers featuring as many as six faces from Maharashtra, the focus on the state which goes to the polls in October is unmistakeable. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also been careful to keep a delicate balance between the state’s various regions in his cabinet... read more »
MH370 passengers’ relatives hold Beijing protest
Furious over Malaysia’s handling of the lost jetliner a day after the country said the passengers must be dead, Chinese relatives of the missing marched on Tuesday to the Malaysia... read more »
Modi wave is a political conspiracy being spread by corrupt media houses
Criticising Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal has said that “Modi wave” is a “political conspiracy”... read more »
Chinese IL76 search plane spots MH370 debris in Indian Ocean
A Chinese air force aircraft on Monday morning is learnt to have spotted what could possibly debris from the lost Malaysian airlines flight MH370 in southern Indian Ocean off the Australian... read more »
Jaswant Singh defiant, to file nomination as Independent from Barmer today
Jodhpur/New Delhi: Upset over denial of Lok Sabha ticket, senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh may file his nomination papers from Barmer as an Independent on Monday, triggering concerns for the... read more »
Narendra Modi coming to Varanasi to wash sins of Godhra: Lalu Yad...
Attacking BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, RJD chief Lalu Prasad said he was contesting from Varanasi in an attempt to wash away “the sin” of Godhra and the Gujarat... read more »
