Removing corruption from Delhi is BJP’s agenda too: Harsh Vardhan
New Delhi – Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) Chief Ministerial candidate Harsh Vardhan responding to Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP) leader Prashant Bhushan’s statement on government formation in Delhi today said that removing corruption from the national capital was in their party’s agenda... read more »
Rupee rises 28 paise to 2-month high at 61.13 against dollar
The rupee surged to its highest level in nearly four months in intra-day trade and fell back to close with a 28 paise gain at 61.13 against the dollar on Monday, boosted by stocks that climbed to a record after BJP won three out of four state assembly elections. Support for the rupee also came as... read more »
New underwater hotel lets guests sleep with Nemo
A new underwater hotel room has opened off the coast of Tanzania for intrepid, adventurous and ocean-loving travelers. Set off Pemba Island, also known as ‘the Green Island’ in Arabic, guests of The Manta Resort`s underwater room are dropped off at a self-contained hotel which literally drifts... read more »
Several dead in Iraq bomb blast
A car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq has killed at least eight people in the latest in a series of attacks. Monday’s blast in the town of Buhriz, south of Baquba, also wounded 22 people, police and medical sources said. The attack came a day after a series of bombings in and around Baghdad... read more »
Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Lowland” among Time’s top 10
By Arun Kumar Washington, Dec (IANS) Pulitzer Prize winning Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri’s new novel, “The Lowland”, set in Kolkata of the 1960s, has been listed... read more »
‘India’s Rape Epidemic’ among Time’s top ten stories
Washington – Time magazine has listed “India’s Rape Epidemic”, about the nationwide uproar over a number of rape incidents, especially following a shocking gang rape... read more »
Shutdown brings Telangana to a halt, paralyses transport
Hyderabad – Normal life came to a standstill in Telangana Thursday as day-long shutdown to protest the centre’s reported proposal to carve out a Rayala-Telangana state evoked... read more »
Communal Violence Bill a recipe for disaster: Modi
Questioning the timing of bringing the Communal Violence Bill, Narendra Modi on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, describing the proposed legislation as “ill-conceived,... read more »
Rayala-Telangana: Bandh hits bus services, shops shut
The bandh called by TRS in Telangana region on Thursday against a reported proposal by GoM to merge two districts of Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh with the proposed state has hit normal life in the... read more »
