Libya : At least 40 drown as boat to Europe capsizes
Tripoli, Libya: Libyan officials said on Sunday that the bodies of at least 24 migrants attempting to make it to Europe were found after a boat carrying 130 capsized this weekend off the country’s shores. Libyan navy spokesman Ayoub Bilqassem said the bottom of the small boat collapsed,... read more »
Ukraine leaders denounce independence poll as ‘a farce’
Ukraine has condemned a rebel referendum in eastern regions that its pro-Russian organisers claim gives them the right to split from the country. According to partial results, 89 per cent of voters in the Donetsk region and about 96 per cent of those in the neighbouring Luhansk province voted for... read more »
Modi’s Gujarat Meet Tomorrow Triggers Talk of Search for Successor
Gandhinagar – Narendra Modi, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, has called a meeting tomorrow evening of all his party’s state legislators in Gandhinagar, triggering speculation that efforts have begun to find his replacement as the head of the Gujarat government. Sources in... read more »
Kejriwal Says His Fight is With Modi, Incorrect Says Congress’ Ajay R...
Varanasi – As voting got underway in this high-profile constituency, Arvind Kejriwal, the head of the Aam Aadmi Party, declared that his is a direct fight with Narendra Modi, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate. Mr Kejriwal, 44, said the Congress’ Ajay Rai is not a... read more »
Sad Rajiv Gandhi’s killers will walk free, but against death penalty :Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said he was saddened after Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa announced that seven people convicted in his father Rajiv Gandhi’s... read more »
Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra to face anti-corruption commission next week
Bangkok – The immediate fate of Thailand’s beleaguered prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be decided on Thursday next week when judges of the country’s anti-corruption... read more »
After Anna Hazare, Mamata Banerjee’s meeting, Trinamool’s ‘mega politica...
New Delhi – Gandhian activist Anna Hazare and Mamata Banerjee had a dinner meeting and shared warm vibes on Tuesday ahead of what is widely expected to be an announcement on his role... read more »
Surprise support for Arvind Kejriwal, from Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Patna – Arvind Kejriwal received unexpected support on Tuesday when Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar dared former partner and now rival BJP to respond to the Aam AAdmi Party... read more »
Edward Snowden elected rector of UK varsity
London – Edward Snowden, the former US National Security Agency analyst who revealed US surveillance of phone and Internet communications, was elected rector of Glasgow University in Scotland... read more »
