Soldier killed, 2 injured in LoC ambush in Jammu
One soldier of Maratha Light Infantry was killed and two others sustained injuries in an ambush along the LoC in Akhnoor sector of Jammu on Sunday. Official sources told The Hindu that Sepoy Bikhale of 2-Maratha Light Infantry died on the spot when the patrolling party came under attack. An IED... read more »
Narendra Modi’s Win May Have Mixed Impact on IT Industry
Narendra Modi-led BJP’s strong performance in elections has been welcomed by India Inc., which has been rooting for a stable government to pull the country out of the current economic slowdown. However, for India’s over $100 billion IT industry, Mr Modi’s resounding victory brings... read more »
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar resigns
Patna – A day after his party JD(U)’s poor show in the Lok Sabha elections, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar resigned on Saturday. The JD (U) had managed to get just 2 seats out of 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Kumar has submitted his resignation to governor D Y Patil. Kumar’s... read more »
BJP Parliamentary party to meet on May 20 to elect Modi
The BJP Parliamentary Party will meet on May 20 to formally elect Narendra Modi as its leader, a formality before his appointment as Prime Minister. This was decided a meeting of the Parliamentary Board, the highest decision-making body of the party chaired by BJP chief Rajnath Singh and attended... read more »
Death count in South Korea ferry sinking tops 100
JINDO, South Korea: One by one, coast guard officers carried the newly arrived bodies covered in white sheets from a boat to a tent on the dock of this island, the first step in identifying... read more »
Cyclone halts air search for MH370
Air search operations to hunt for the crashed Malaysian airliner were suspended for Tuesday due to a tropical cyclone heading south over the Indian Ocean, as a robotic mini-submarine... read more »
Disapprove irresponsible statements : BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed his disapproval over “irresponsible” statements being made by those claiming to be the party’s well... read more »
Malaysian airline passengers recall three ‘scary’ hours
Bangalore – Passengers of the Malaysian Airlines plane that had a landing gear snag late on Sunday recalled the three hours of anxiety midair they went through. “Those three... read more »
BSP, SP, Congress only know how to make fun of the poor: Narendra...
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Congress for making fun of the poor and... read more »
