Thai assembly begins impeachment hearing against former PM Yingluck
Thailand’s parliament began an impeachment hearing against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday that could lead to her being banned from politics for five years and stoke tension in the divided country. Yingluck, Thailand’s first woman prime minister, was removed from... read more »
Sri Lankan president concedes defeat after decade in power
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa lost his bid for a third term on Friday, ending a decade of rule that critics say had become increasingly authoritarian and marred by nepotism and corruption. As results rolled in overnight from Thursday’s election, it became clear that Rajapaksa had... read more »
What Politician Shashi Tharoor’s Domestic Help Told Police in Murder ...
For the last 12 months of their four-year marriage, Sunanda Pushkar and politician Shashi Tharoor fought constantly; two days before she was found dead, the couple checked into a five-star hotel in Delhi in January 2014 and stayed up fighting till early in the morning, according to a man who worked... read more »
PM Modi Inaugurates Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Gandhinagar
GANDHINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 13th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on Thursday morning at Gandhinagar’s swank Mahatma Mandir amid unprecedented security. About 4000 NRIs from 58 countries are in the city to attend the annual fest that brings together members... read more »
Bombay HC stays Maharashtra govt’s decision to give 16% reservation to Marathas
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday stayed Maharashtra government’s decision to give 16 per cent reservation to Marathas in public service and educational institutions. The HC... read more »
How Kunal Ghosh got medicines? CBI to ask jail authorities
KOLKATA: Voicing concern over the alleged suicide attempt made bySaradhaponzi scam accused and suspended Trinamool Congress MPKunalGhosh, the special crime branch of CBI on Friday said it... read more »
In Hastings, 63 people cured of deadly Ebola
Hastings (Sierra Leone): In a town called Hastings in western Sierra Leone a battle every bit as deadly as the Norman Conquest is being fought every day against the Ebola virus. The west... read more »
Kerry to meet Abbas as new Israeli settlements fan tensions
JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State John Kerry is set for talks on Thursday (Nov 13) with the Palestinian leader on easing regional tensions, after Israel approved new settler homes in east... read more »
What next? Can Fadnavis lead minority govt survive for 5 years wi...
Although chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ minority government passed its first test on the floor of the state Assembly through a controversial voice vote, the question on everyone’s mind... read more »
