Judge sends Oscar Pistorius for psychiatric tests, putting trial on hold
Pretoria, South Africa – Oscar Pistorius, the onetime Olympic athlete turned murder suspect, must undergo a month of psychiatric testing before his trial can continue, the judge in the case ruled Wednesday. The move puts his trial on ice indefinitely. It was triggered by the testimony of a... read more »
Coming up for Narendra Modi, roadshows, rallies and Ganga aarti at Varanasi
New Delhi – Narendra Modi, the man widely expected to be India’s next prime minister, will divide his time over the next few days between Delhi and the two constituencies from where he is running for parliament – Vadodara in Gujarat and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. When results for... read more »
History will be kind to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
History will be kind to Manmohan Singh. It will remember him as the finance minister who launched India’s economic reforms in 1991, and the Prime Minister who presided over 8.5% GDP growth for most of a decade. It will also remember him as a Sikh who was nominated for Prime Ministership by a... read more »
Turkey mining disaster: death toll rises to 274
The death toll in the coal mine explosion and fire in western Turkey — the worst mine disaster to have occurred in the country — has increased to 274 on Wednesday. Anti-government protests broke out in the mining town of Soma, as well as Istanbul and the capital, Ankara, with Prime Minister... read more »
Congress needs to change, the process has begun: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi today said there was a need to bring a change in the Congress and the process has begun. “There is a need to bring change in the party and we will do it fast. The first... read more »
Nokia X Android platform the newest weapon in low-cost phone battle
Nokia, soon to be acquired by Microsoft Corp, is turning to software created by arch-rival Google for a new line of phones it hopes will make it a late contender in the dynamic low-cost... read more »
Nitish Kumar has gone crazy after divorce with BJP, says Lalu Prasad alleging conspiracy
Patna – Lalu Prasad, in damage control mode, has accused arch rival and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar of scripting a conspiracy to break his Rashtriya Janata Dal. He has also... read more »
Airlines in fare war again, seats cheaper by up to 75%
Low-cost carrier SpiceJet on Monday triggered a third round of fare war by cutting ticket prices by a massive 75 per cent, a move which was soon followed by its rivals GoAir and... read more »
Should India allow ‘living will’ for right to die? Co...
New Delhi – A five-judge Constitution bench will decide whether a “living will”, allowing people to choose death if they are terminally ill or may go into a vegetative state,... read more »
