Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar’s call to join n-talks
Tehran – The Iranian government Wednesday rejected Qatar and Saudi Arabia’s call to join the nuclear talks between Iran and the world powers by terming the suggestion as “irrelevant”. The Iranian foreign ministry’s spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham rejected the idea that the... read more »
Russia not to dispute Canada’s claim on North Pole
Moscow – Russia now is not going to dispute sharing of the North Pole with Canada and other countries, Russian government s! aid Wednesday. “Actual delimitation of the continental shelf! in the Northern Ocean is not today’s or even tomorrow’s issue,” Xinhua reported... read more »
OPCW urges more support to end chemical weapons
Oslo – The director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ahmet Uzumcu, gave a call Wednesday for more contributions to the cause of eliminating the chemical weapons. Speaking at a joint press conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Uzumcu... read more »
Kim Kardashian donates 10 percent of earnings
Los Angeles – Socialite Kim Kardashian donates 10 percent of her earnings ! towards charity. Kim was recently criticised fo! r only giving a portion of the money earned by the auction of her old clothes and accessories on eBay to non-profit organisation International Medical Corps, to help... read more »
Exit polls show Kejriwal’s AAP making extraordinary political debut
New Delhi – “Exit polls” conducted by different agencies indicate that the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is expected to make an extraordinary political debut... read more »
Close fight between BJP and AAP in Delhi
Counting of votes for the closely watched Delhi Assembly election, considered significant ahead of Lok Sabha polls next year, began on Sunday morning amid tight security. The electoral fate... read more »
Delhi awaits a political Super Sunday
New Delhi – The outcome of the Delhi assembly elections – arguably the most exciting among the five states that went to polls in Nov-Dec – will be out Sunday, with t! he... read more »
Saif was really generous: ‘Yaariyan’ director
Mumbai – Saif Ali Khan gave away the title “Yaariyan” to producer Bhushan Kumar for his wife Divya Khosla Kumar’s directorial debut for free. She says it was... read more »
Delhi Assembly Elections: Why exit polls can’t predict the next C...
New Delhi: A 66 per cent voter turnout in an urban centre like Delhi is phenomenal by any standards. No one had expected such brisk polling from an ‘apathetic’ city notorious for a voter turnout... read more »