Pak tribunal to announce Osama doc Shakil Afridi’s retrial verdict on...
Islamabad – Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) tribunal has said it would announce the verdict on the case of Dr Shakil Afridi on December 18. The decision was taken after hearing the arguments of both the prosecution and the defence, Dawn News reports. Afridi, who is a... read more »
I did not anticipate a Congress defeat: Digvijay Singh
New Delhi – Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Monday said he was shocked by the results of the Delhi polls, and added he did not expect or anticipate a defeat for his party. “I am very surprised and astonished. I have been in politics for the last 40 years and would have come to know... read more »
Scientist explains ‘missing’ Modi wave, gets Nobel prize
New Delhi – Eminent Indian physicist Dr. N.C.R Rao has been conferred the Nobel Prize for Physics for his path-breaking research on the properties of “Modi wave”. In his paper submitted to the Nobel committee, a copy of which is available with Faking News, Dr. Rao has established that... read more »
Mission Mumbai on AAP’s agenda
Mumbai – The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has begun their political innings with a mighty performance, ousting the incumbent Congress in most constituencies in the Delhi assembly polls. But the party has already set its plans into action to garner support in Mumbai and the rest... read more »
Law will run its course if Ganguly is guilty: Meira Kumar
Kolkata – Asserting that India has the legislations to tackle sexual harassment cases, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday said the law would take its course if an accused was... read more »
Gold price hits fresh 5-month low on tapering fears
Singapore: Gold hit a fresh 5-month low on Wednesday as investors awaited more U.S. economic data due later this week to gauge the outlook for Federal Reserve bond purchases that have... read more »
Goa may ban VVIP bodyguards after Nitesh Rane’s vandalism
Panaji – Goa may ban private bodyguards accompanying VVIPs, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Wednesday, a day after Maharashtra Minister Narayan Rane’s son Nitesh and eight... read more »
Pakistan cannot win a war in my lifetime: Manmohan Singh
New Delhi – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said that there was no scope of Pakistan winning a war with India in his lifetime. “There is no scope of Pakistan winning any... read more »
One day transit remand for Narayan Sai
New Delhi – A Delhi court Wednesday granted Gujarat Police a one-day transit remand for spiritual guru Asaram Bapu’s son Narayan Sai, accused in a rape case in Surat. Metropolitan... read more »