Matteo Renzi elected Italian left’s new leader
Rome – Florence Mayor Matteo Renzi won a resounding victory in the race to lead Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party, part of the coalition government. The 38-year-old Renzi, who just a year ago was a virtual unknown in Italian politics, trounced rivals Gianni Cuperlo, a party... read more »
Nelson Mandela’s daughter saw him losing grip on life
London – Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s eldest daughter has said that the doctors already knew his father would die on Thursday night and she saw him losing grip on life. Makaziwe Mandela-Amuah had realised that her father was entering his final hours as the family... read more »
Pak govt. to press five charges against Musharraf in high treason case
Islamabad – The Pakistan government has decided to press five charges against former President General Pervez Musharraf in the ‘high treason’ case. The government plans to charge Musharraf with abrogating, subverting, suspending, holding in abeyance and attempting to conspire... read more »
AAP says it will play role of constructive opposition
Ghaziabad – A day after creating history in Delhi’s election, Aam Aadmi Party today maintained that it will not stake claim to form government and will play the role of a constructive opposition. The party also said that it was the responsibility of the BJP, which is the single largest... read more »
Hubble traces subtle signals of water on distant hazy planets
Washington – Researchers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found faint signatures of water in the atmospheres of five distant planets. The five planets — WASP-17b,... read more »
It’s a joy working with Boman: Big B
Mumbai – Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is overjoyed to work with actor Boman Irani in “Bhootnath Returns” after eight years. The last time they shared screen space was in the 2005... read more »
Services sector output drops for fifth successive month: HSBC
New Delhi – India’s services sector activity witnessed a moderate improvement in November over the previous month, even while indicating the fifth successive monthly... read more »
Sandals to Open Beaches Resort in Antigua
The government of Antigua has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sandals Resorts International to open a Beaches resort in the country. The Beaches Long Bay resort will entail the... read more »
25 to 30 percent voting reported till noon in Delhi polls
New Delhi – Twenty-five to thirty per cent voting was reported till noon on Wednesday in the ongoing Delhi State Assembly elections. Voters stood in large queues to exercise their right to vote... read more »
