Thai government, election agency postpone talks over security worry
A meeting between Thailand’s interim prime minister and the Election Commission to fix a date for polls that the government hopes will break a stalemate was postponed on Wednesday due to security concern over the venue, a commission official said. The government sees the polls as the best way... read more »
Two killed in police firing in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Two people were killed and nine injured on Wednesday when police opened fire to disperse two clashing groups in Hyderabad, police said. Curfew was imposed to bring the situation under control in Sikh Chowni in Kishan Bagh under the limits of Rajendernagar police station, a part of... read more »
Google hopes test drives steer Americans to embrace its robot cars
Google Inc’s self-driving car technology likely will not be available for several more years. But the Internet company is already beginning the job of making the public comfortable with the futuristic vehicles. A fleet of Google’s robot cars ferried more than two dozen reporters around Mountain... read more »
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 »
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 »
