Boko Haram threatens to sell abducted Nigeria girls as slaves
Boko Haram on Monday claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in northeastern Nigeria that has triggered international outrage, threatening to sell them as “slaves”. “I abducted your girls,” the Islamist group’s leader Abubakar Shekau said in... read more »
AAP’s Kumar Vishwas dares UP police to tell Priyanka Gandhi to leave ...
Lucknow: In a sensational claim, the Aam Aadmi Party has alleged that the Amethi district administration late Monday night asked the family of Kumar Vishwas, the party’s candidate from the constituency, to leave the district or else they will be arrested. According to reports, district police... read more »
Narendra Modi pulls out caste card to counter ‘low-level politicsR...
New Delhi: After promising to keep his poll pitch on ‘development and growth’, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Tuesday played the caste card, saying that he is being targeted because he belongs to a lower caste. Modi’s assertion of his caste identity came... read more »
Sensex up 114 points in early trade on funds buying
MUMBAI: Extending yesterday’s gains, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 114 points in early trade today on increased buying by funds and retail investors mainly in oil and gas, banking, capital goods, realty and FMCG sector stocks. The 30-share barometer gained 114.04 points, or 0.51 per... read more »
Brahmins angry with Bhartiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: Brahmins in Uttar Pradesh, particularly in central and eastern parts of the state, are in a dilemma. The community is upset with the BJP and is accusing it of insulting top Brahmin... read more »
How can Amit Shah save UP when he can’t protect his hair: Azam Khan
New Delhi: The battle for 2014 Lok Sabha polls continues to get more personal as Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has now challenged BJP’s Uttar Pradesh in-charge Amit Shah saying he... read more »
US condemns Russia after Putin warning on gas supplies to Europe
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday that Russian gas supplies to Europe could be disrupted if Moscow cuts the flow to Ukraine over unpaid bills, drawing a... read more »
Australian PM ‘very confident’ audio signals are from black box
BEIJING : Authorities are confident that a series of underwater signals in the Indian Ocean are coming from a missing Malaysian Airlines plane, Australia’s prime minister said Friday,... read more »
Australia’s northeast coast braces for strongest cyclone in...
Sydney: Residents and tourists on Friday were evacuating parts of Australia’s northeast coast, home to the Great Barrier Reef, as the strongest cyclone in three years was poised to hit land... read more »
