I’ll start countrywide agitation or ‘Implement OROP:Anna to PM ...
Social activist Anna Hazare has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to implement the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme at the earliest, failing which, he would launch a countrywide agitation for the same. In his letter, Anna said that the country must take care of its farmers and... read more »
Brinda Karat says Kalyan Singh like spoke ‘RSS pracharak’
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Wednesday said Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh had spoken ‘like an RSS pracharak’ when he demanded that the word ‘adhinayak’ be dropped from the national anthem. Karat also termed the demand as a ‘huge... read more »
Omar Abdullah takes a jibe at Bobby Jindal’s ‘leadership’...
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has taken a jibe at United States presidential candidate Bobby Jindal after the later claimed that non-aligned nations like India are ‘desperate’ for American leadership. Omar took to twitter to share his contempt for Jindal’s... read more »
IIT Kharagpur’s innovative campaign to solve student queries
As seat allocation for engineering institutes begins today under the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA), IIT Kharagpur has launched a campaign to solve student queries. Through a website why.iitkgp.ac.in and a YouTube channel, they are trying to woo students with its impeccable placement... read more »
Normal flight operations resume at airport
Normal flight operations have resumed at St. John’s International Airport Earlier story:After the airport authority was notified of a bomb threat on Air Canada flight 143, which was... read more »
Obamacare survives major court challenge
The fate of Mr Obama’s most important domestic policy achievement was in the hands of America’s nine Supreme Court justices after conservatives sued and claimed the healthcare... read more »
Facebook to now help spot malware on computers
Social networking giant Facebook has partnered security software firm Kasperky to help its users detect and clean malware from their computers. ‘Malware’ is an umbrella term used to... read more »
Iran Nuclear Agreement Deadline May Slip
U.S. and Iranian officials depart Friday for a final round of nuclear talks in Vienna, even as U.S. officials conceded a deal may not be able to be reached by a June 30 deadline. A senior... read more »
Didn’t Testify in Court: Vasundhara Raje’s Defense to...
To justify that top BJP leader Vasundhara Raje does not need to resign as Rajasthan Chief Minister, the party is likely to present an argument from her legal team that she changed her mind at the... read more »
