Samajwadi Janata Party formed to take on Narendra Modi’s BJP
The six parties that till now comprised the ‘Janata Parivar’ on Wednesday agreed to unify and create a new political front which will be called the ‘Samajwadi Janata Party’. Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), Lalu Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal, Mulayam Singh... read more »
‘We will never forget you,’ Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai wri...
Pakistani teenager and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday told Nigerian schoolgirls who were kidnapped a year ago by Boko Haram militants they will never be forgotten and to never lose hope. “Please know this: we will never forget you. We will always stand with you,” 17-year-old... read more »
AAP PAC to decide fate of dissident leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhu...
The Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is meeting today to decide the fate of rebel leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan and their supporters. According to reports, the PAC is expected to refer the cases of Yadav and Bhushan to the AAP disciplinary committee of... read more »
Barack Obama drops objection to letting Congress vote on Iran deal; Israel ...
Obama dropped his opposition on Tuesday to a bill giving Congress a voice on a nuclear deal with Iran, after members of his Democratic Party negotiated changes to the bill that had won strong support from both parties. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama, who had said he would veto the... read more »
Pledging Support to Net Neutrality, Flipkart ‘Walks Away’ From Airtel Deal
NEW DELHI: Amid a massive public campaign to support net neutrality in India, online retail giant Flipkart has announced that it will not be a part of the new Airtel platform that was... read more »
Ramalinga Raju-From riches to rags
His take home was in lakhs excluding taxes. That was when he was at the peak of his career as chairman of Satyam Computers and the brand ambassador of IT revolution in India and AP. But as... read more »
PM Modi writes in German daily, says India should be an engine for worldwide growth
India should be an engine for worldwide growth on the strengths of its democracy and a fresh push to revitalise the country’s economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Since... read more »
Shiv Sena faces flak over ‘Muslims’ rights’ remark, complaint filed with...
Mumbai: A day after Shiv Sena MP and editor of party mouthpiece Saamna, Sanjay Raut, stirred controversy for his remarks that voting rights of Muslims should be revoked as the community has... read more »
Germanwings plane evacuated after bomb threat
Berlin: Germanwings says a plane headed for Milan was evacuated at Cologne-Bonn airport after German police received a bomb threat against the flight. The airline said the threat against flight 826... read more »
