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 »
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... read more »
Morphine accessibility to improve after Rajya Sabha passes act
Accessibility to morphine will improve further with the passing of The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2011, said city doctors who have regularly faced hurdles... read more »
Why is the US spending so much on the F-35 fighter?
Washington – Despite incessant technical problems and delays, the US military has no plans to cancel the new F-35 fighter jet, the costliest weapons program in Pentagon history. The Joint... read more »
