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 set to leave for Ottawa at 6:50 p.m., the aircraft and the departures lounge were evacuated and all incoming... 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 law was illegal. But six of the nine justices sided with the White House and ruled that the Affordable Care... 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 refer to computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, ransomware, spyware, adware and other malicious... 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 U.S. administration official said Thursday negotiators are expected to be “close” to an agreement... read more »
MHA seeks more info from CBI on Ishrat fake encounter case
IndiaVision – The Union Home Ministry has sought additional information from CBI in Ishrat Jahan fake encounter killing case to take a call on the agency’s plea for sanction to... read more »
English Out. Government Gives In on Civil Services Exam (CSAT-II)
IndiaVision – English marks in CSAT-II will not be included for gradation or merit and 2011 candidates may get a second chance to appear for the test next year, the government... read more »
Union Budget 2014-15 : Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Full text of speech
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday presented his maiden budget. Here is the text of the full speech. Click here for the full text of speech of Union Finance... read more »
“Bombay Velvet” made Anushka Sharma pile on 35 kilos !
New Delhi – Much has been written about the interesting and unusual casting of Anurag Kashyap`s `Bombay Velvet`. The film still has some months ahead of its release but the buzz... read more »
Budget 2014: Achche din aane wale hain, but terms and conditions ...
This disclaimer is required because there are many Indians who feel the achche din (good days) will come immediately. They will not, as the promise is only that achche din ‘aane wale... read more »