Cargo ship sinks, 11 missing near Hong Kong: Officials
HONG KONG: Authorities launched an air and sea rescue operation on Monday to find 11 crew members from a Chinese cargo ship after it collided with another vessel and sank just outside Hong Kong’s teeming waters. Four helicopters and more than 20 ships from China and Hong Kong were deploying... read more »
Toll rises to 259 in South Korean ferry sinking
Toll rose to 259 Monday in the South Korean ferry disaster as divers were struggling to enter passenger cabins blocked by floating objects. Fourty-three others still missing, officials said. There have been no survivors reported since 174 people were saved April 16, Xinhua reported. The passenger... read more »
Maharashtra train derailment kills 21; traffic resumes
The death toll in the train derailment in Maharashtra’s Raigad district has gone up to 21 even as the traffic on the affected stretch was restored on Monday morning. The official said the death toll has gone up to 21, but did not give details of whether more bodies were recovered or those... read more »
Setback for Ashok Chavan, SC says EC can disqualify candidate for paid news
In a verdict that will have serious implications on curbing paid news, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Election Commission was authorised to disqualify a person on account on lodging false accounts of election expenditure. A bench of Justices A K Patnaik and FMI Kalifulla held that the... read more »
Investigation launched into Algerian mountain air crash which leaves scores dead
An investigation has been launched into the crash of a military transport plane in Algeria which killed 77 people with one survivor. The incident has been described as the country’s worst... read more »
My heart bleeds over these scenes: PM on Telangana protests in Parliament
New Delhi – The proposal to divide Andhra Pradesh and carve out a state of Telangana led to ugly and embarrassing scenes in Parliament today. “My heart bleeds to see what is... read more »
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal vs Mukesh Ambani: billionaire not mentioned in FIR on gas prices
New Delhi – A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ordered a criminal case to be filed against Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and Veerappa Moily over gas... read more »
Militants kill nine anti-Taliban militia in Pakistan
Peshawar – Pakistani police have said that militants have killed nine members of an anti-Taliban militia in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Police official Jamal Khan said some 25... read more »
Role of serendipity and Raghuram Rajan’s journey to Mint St...
Mumbai – He took over as governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) barely six months ago, but Dr Raghuram Rajan confessed on Tuesday that he had expressed his desire to head the central... read more »
