Chinese city, university ban Christmas celebrations
BEIJING: A Chinese city, which earlier saw demolition of portions of churches, has banned Christmas celebrations. Joining the move is a university in Xian, which has asked students not to celebrate Christmas and other foreign “kitsch” festivals. Both of them are focusing on the... read more »
Court Relief for AAP’s Somnath Bharti in Controversial Raid Targeting...
A court in Delhi has set aside an order holding controversial former minister Somnath Bharti of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) guilty of racial prejudice because of a midnight raid that targeted African women. Mr Bharti, who was law minister in the 49-day government of Arvind Kejriwal, had challenged an... read more »
Gold futures rise to Rs. 26,812 per 10 gm
Gold prices rose 0.86 per cent to Rs. 26,812 per 10 grams at the futures trade today as speculators created fresh positions, taking positive cues from the global market. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for delivery in February moved up by Rs. 228 or 0.86 per cent to Rs. 26,812 per 10 grams in... read more »
US, Japan, South Korea to Share Intelligence on North Korea
South Korean officials say Seoul, the U.S. and Japan have agreed on a trilateral intelligence-sharing pact to deal with North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs. Officials said on Friday that the deal would enable the three allies to quickly respond to any North Korean provocation at a time... read more »
Ferguson Police Officer Not Charged in Black Teen’s Shooting
CLAYTON, Mo.— A grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the shooting of an unarmed black teenager whose death in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson became a national flash... read more »
Shilpa Shetty meets Arnold Schwarzenegger at a boxing match
Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty struck up a pose with Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger in Macau, where the duo were present to watch a boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Chris... read more »
Farhan goes through rigorous training for his new look in Wazir
Farhan Akhtar had mesmerized the audience with his 360 degree transformation during Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. The actor not only gave an outstanding performance but the kind of physique the actor... read more »
JD(U) may oust Manjhi as Bihar chief minister
PATNA: Speculation is rife in Bihar’s political circles over the possible ouster of Jitan Ram Manjhi as the chief minister after he said his days in the office are numbered. The... read more »
Foreign degree holders better skilled for jobs
Functioning in an increasingly globalised environment, many companies feel that foreign degree holders have better technical skills for jobs compared to Indian university graduates, says a latest... read more »
