Sonia Gandhi to host farewell dinner for Manmohan Singh today
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will host a farewell dinner for Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday. Dr. Singh on Tuesday bid his staff farewell, just days before he is scheduled to demit the office that he occupied for a decade. Thanking the staff in South Block, where the Prime... read more »
Turkey coal mine explosion: Death toll reaches 201, hundreds still trapped
Istanbul: At least 201 people were killed and hundreds more remained trapped underground after an explosion and fire in a coal mine in the western Turkish province of Manisa, the energy minister said Wednesday. The toll came as rescue operations continued overnight following Tuesday’s... read more »
Former Israeli Premier to Serve 6 Years for Bribery
JERUSALEM — Ehud Olmert, the former Israeli prime minister, was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison by a judge who likened him to a “traitor” for taking bribes while mayor of Jerusalem in connection with the construction of a luxury housing development. Mr. Olmert, who on Tuesday vowed... read more »
Germany Renews Diplomatic Effort to Ease Ukraine Crisis
BERLIN — Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany arrived Tuesday in Kiev on Berlin’s latest diplomatic effort to defuse the crisis that has seized the eastern region of Ukraine after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in March. The visit came as the battle lines seemed to harden... read more »
A terror base in Rajasthan, a tie-up with Al Qaeda: Indian Mujahideen’s deadly plans...
New Delhi – The National Investigation Agency’s charge-sheet against Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal reveals that the terror outfit has set up a new base in Rajasthan... read more »
E-commerce in India: The Snapdeal and Flipkart story
Bangalore – Snapdeal and Flipkart, India’s two largest online marketplaces, are frequent recipients of honorific, hopeful nicknames. They are often called the eBay and Amazon of... read more »
Forget about your ‘expansion’ plans, Narendra Modi tells China in a rally in A...
Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh – Wading into a foreign policy issue for the first time, Narendra Modi today asked China to shed its “expansionist mindset”, making it clear... read more »
Nitin Gadkari most corrupt politician, AAP’s agenda to defeat him: Anjali Damania
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Anjali Damania on Saturday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nitin Gadkari was the most corrupt politician and that voters should vote for any... read more »
Rahul Gandhi launches ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan’
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi threw his weight behind keeping politicians out of sports bodies in the country and said sportspersons themselves should be at the helm of affairs. Congress Vice... read more »
