Toll rises to 259 in South Korean ferry sinking
Toll rose to 259 Monday in the South Korean ferry disaster as divers were struggling to enter passenger cabins blocked by floating objects. Fourty-three others still missing, officials said. There have been no survivors reported since 174 people were saved April 16, Xinhua reported. The passenger... read more »
Maharashtra train derailment kills 21; traffic resumes
The death toll in the train derailment in Maharashtra’s Raigad district has gone up to 21 even as the traffic on the affected stretch was restored on Monday morning. The official said the death toll has gone up to 21, but did not give details of whether more bodies were recovered or those... read more »
Setback for Ashok Chavan, SC says EC can disqualify candidate for paid news
In a verdict that will have serious implications on curbing paid news, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Election Commission was authorised to disqualify a person on account on lodging false accounts of election expenditure. A bench of Justices A K Patnaik and FMI Kalifulla held that the... read more »
It’s official, JD(U) to support AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal in Varanasi
New Delhi: The Janata Dal-United has formally announced on Sunday that it will lend its support to the Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal, who is contesting Lok Sabha polls against Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Varanasi constituency. The... read more »
Australian PM ‘confident’ over MH370 black box signals
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Friday he was “confident” that the latest signals picked up by search vessels were from the black box on board missing Malaysia Airlines... read more »
Rape is not a ‘mistake’: Delhi braveheart’s parents deplore Mulayam̵...
New Delhi – The parents of the young student who died after being gang-raped on a moving bus in Delhi in December, 2012, have condemned Uttar Pradesh politician Mulayam Singh... read more »
6.1-magnitude earthquake shakes Nicaragua
A strong earthquake damaged dozens of houses in western Nicaragua on Thursday, and authorities said that at least 23 people were injured by falling ceilings, beams and walls in one... read more »
BJP eyeing post-poll allies to reach magic figure
While confident of emerging as the biggest party in the Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party is banking not only on the popularity of its prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi but... read more »
Kerry says Israel to blame for talks crisis
Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has ordered government ministries to cut off high-level contacts with the Palestinians on non-security related issues, as the crisis in Middle East peace... read more »
