South Africa has lost its greatest son: Zuma
Johannesburg – “This is a moment of deepest sorrow for South Africa as the nation has lost its greatest son” said President Jacob Zuma as he announced the death of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela late Thursday. Mandela pas! sed away peacefully in the company of his family at... read more »
‘Some progress’ made in peace talks: John Kerry
Jerusalem – US Secretary of State John Kerry said here Thursday that despit! e reports to the contrary, there is “some progress” in the talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Kerry said that regarding Iran, the US is “committed to Israel’s safety” and that it... read more »
UN chief condemns terror attacks in Yemen
United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Thursday strongly condemned the terrorist attacks against Yemen’s defence ministry which reportedly killed over 20 soldiers and injured dozens of others. “The secretary-general calls on all concerned to fully cooperate with the... read more »
Nelson Mandela Former South African President dies at 95
Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first elected black president and a global anti-apartheid icon has died early today aged 95, President Jacob Zuma said. “Fellow South Africans, our beloved…the founding president of our democratic nation, has departed,” Mr. Zuma said in a nationally... read more »
West Indies score 263/5 against India
Kanpur – A quick-fire unbeaten 67-run partnership between Darren Bravo (51 not out) and Darren Sammy (37 not out) catapulted the West Indies to 263 for five against India in the third... read more »
File report on Virbhadra probe, HC tells CBI
New Delhi – The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the CBI to file a status report on its ongoing investigation into the alleged corruption complaint against Himachal Pradesh Chief... read more »
WikiLeaks doubts ‘unauthorized’ US’ Assange ‘unlikely to face char...
Sydney – Wikileaks has doubts over new claims by US officials that Julian Assange is unlikely to face charges for publishing secret documents. Assange will not be coming out of the... read more »
Sensex trades flat during pre-noon session
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading flat at 34.33 points or 0.17 percent down in the pre-noon session Wednesday. Good buying was observed in auto and... read more »
Working with Rima motivated Tashu Kaushik
Chennai – Southern actress Tashu Kaushik says working with co-star Rima Kallingal in forthcoming Malayalam thriller “Escape from Uganda” motivated her to perform better a! nd in the... read more »
