Egypt refers ousted Morsy to third trial
Egypt’s prosecutors have referred ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsy to a third trial, on charges of organising prison breaks during the 2011 uprising and abducting policemen in collaboration with foreign militants. These charges are separate from two other trials that Mr. Morsy already... read more »
Musharraf challenges treason trial in civilian court
Pakistan’s former ruler Pervez Musharraf on Saturday challenged the formation of a special court to try him for high treason, saying he had imposed emergency in 2007 as Army Chief and could not be tried by a civilian court. “We have filed a writ petition in the Islamabad High Court challenging... read more »
Kohli misses out on ton as India lead by 394 runs
Virat Kohli missed out on an opportunity to score centuries in both innings but India consolidated their overall lead to 394 runs at lunch, on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against South Africa. India reached 358 for six at lunch after Virat Kohli (96) and Cheteshwar Pujara (153) had... read more »
More proposals in multi-brand retail expected: Anand Sharma
New Delhi – After more than a year since multi-brand retail segment was opened to foreign capital, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma Saturday said that more proposals for foreign investments into the sector is expected before the end of the current fiscal. “There will be some... read more »
Putin pardons jailed tycoon Khodorkovsky
Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, has signed the decree pardoning tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a prominent Kremlin critic, who has spent more than a decade behind bars for... read more »
Khurshid refuses to comment on US refusal
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday refused to comment on the U.S.’s refusal to withdraw charges against Devyani Khobragade. Mr. Khurshid said “We will find a solution... read more »
RIL shares up nearly 3%
Shares of Reliance Industries on Friday rose by nearly 3 per cent after the Cabinet decided to allow the energy major to double the price of natural gas from April. RIL’s stock rose by... read more »
Higher rates will help increase domestic gas output: Moily
Oil Minister M. Veerappa Moily on Friday said higher rates will help raise domestic gas production and cut dependence on imports. While the government had in June approved a new formula for... read more »
Jamia: The brave new face of Muslim girls
By Meha Mathur New Delhi – Asma Naseem began her primary education in 1990 in a small village in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh. Six months after she started going to her two-room school,... read more »
