Obama pays tribute to 9/11 victims as National September 11 Memorial Museum...
Washington – The National September 11 Memorial Museum, which was in the making for more than a decade, was dedicated in New York City. President Barack Obama paid tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, as the museum and memorial opened in the footprints of the... read more »
Modi, Advani Rajnath Singh congratulate Chandrababu Naidu for Andhra win
New Delhi/Gandhinagar/Hyderabad – Telegu Desam Party (TDP) party leader N.Chandrababu Naidu was congratulated on Friday by BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, party president Rajnath Singh and senior BJP leader L.K.Advani for his party’s spectacular performance in Andhra... read more »
2014 poll results: NDA crosses 270 mark, Congress slumps further in leads
New Delhi – The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) appears to be heading for landslide win in the 2014 general elections, having acquired a lead in 298 to 321 seats, while the Congress is gradually slipping towards its worst ever poll defeat, having a lead in 66 to 74 seats. Of the... read more »
AAP leads in four seats in Punjab, Congress in three
Chandigarh – The Aam Aadmi Party was leading in four of the 13 seats up for grabs in Punjab, while the Congress Party was leading in three as per initial trends on Friday. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley was trailing behind Congress leader Captain (retired) Amarinder Singh... read more »
Ukraine crisis: US raises pressure on Russia over deal
The United States has ramped up the pressure on Moscow, urging “full and immediate compliance” of a four-way agreement on Ukraine and warning of new sanctions if Russia fails... read more »
Air strike kills 13 suspected militants in central Yemen
An air strike killed 13 suspected al Qaeda militants in the central Yemeni province of al-Bayda on Saturday, security and tribal sources said. Tribal sources said a drone had been circling... read more »
Flight MH370 search at ‘critical juncture’: Malaysia minister
KUALA LUMPUR: The search for missing flight MH370 is at a “critical juncture”, Malaysia’s transport minister said on Saturday, two days after Australia’s premier... read more »
CBI chief in Italy for Agusta deal probe
NEW DELHI: CBI director Ranjeet Sinha recently met the Indian ambassador in Italy in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland helicopter... read more »
Doha Bank to purchase HSBC Bank Oman business in India
DUBAI: Qatar-based Doha Bank has entered into an agreement with HSBC Bank Oman to purchase the latter’s banking business in India. HSBC Bank Oman is an indirect 51 per cent owned subsidiary of... read more »
