China urges US to respect air defence zone
Beijing – China Thursday urged the US to respect its establishment of the East China Sea Air Defence Identification Zone objectively and fairly. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei was responding to media reports that said US Vice President Joe Biden conveyed Washington’s “deep... read more »
Haryana government chargesheets Khemka
Chandigarh – Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka has been chargesheeted by the Haryana government for cancelling the mutation of the Rs.58 crore land deal between Congres! s president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra and realty giant DLF. The cancellation of the land deal’s... read more »
Salman Khan hit-and-run case: Mumbai court orders fresh trial
Mumbai – A Mumbai court on Thursday ordered a fresh trial of the 2002 hit-and-run case involving Bollywood actor Salman Khan. After Salman had requested the court that the earlier evidence presented in the case be disregarded, the The court said all evidence and witnesses will be re-examined... read more »
Chances fade for deal at WTO meet amid subsidy deadlock
The prospect for a new agreement on world trade faded at talks in Bali on Thursday as India maintained its opposition to a proposed ban on food subsidies. Ministers meeting late into the night failed to find consensus over a so-called Bali package put forward at the Ninth Ministerial Conference of... read more »
Two dead, 26 missing as two ships sink off China
Beijing – Two sailors were confirmed dead and 24 were missing after two ships sank in separate accidents off the coast of China’s Shandong province, authorities said... read more »
Could’ve enjoyed Boyzone days more: Keating
Los Angeles – Looking at the fun that the members of young band One Direction are having, singer Ronan Keating wishes boys of his group Boyzone would have done the same when they were... read more »
Lalu Prasad moves apex court for bail
New Delhi – Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking bail in the multi-crore fodder scam case in which he has been sentenced to five... read more »
Sensex gains 276 points during pre-noon session
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets surged 276.12 points or 1.37 percent up in the pre-noon session Monday. The rally was led by banking index (bankex), capital... read more »
Aarushi-Hemraj murder case verdict at 2 p.m.: Talwars’ lawy...
Ghaziabad – A special court here will pronounce its verdict in the se! nsational Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case at 2 p.m. Monday, a lawyer said. “The judge said judgment will come at 2... read more »
