Congress needs to change, the process has begun: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi today said there was a need to bring a change in the Congress and the process has begun. “There is a need to bring change in the party and we will do it fast. The first step in this direction is to make the selection of candidates from among the people,” Gandhi said in a... read more »
Nokia X Android platform the newest weapon in low-cost phone battle
Nokia, soon to be acquired by Microsoft Corp, is turning to software created by arch-rival Google for a new line of phones it hopes will make it a late contender in the dynamic low-cost smartphone market. Its first models, Nokia X, X+ and XL, rely upon an open version of the Android mobile software... read more »
Barricades and street fires in Venezuela as restless goes on
Barricades were erected by anti-government demonstrators in Caracas on Monday, another mark of the worst unrest in Venezuela for 10 years. Thirteen people have so far died, mostly from gunshot wounds. Despite calls from president Nicolas Maduro for national dialogue as well as opposition leader... read more »
Pakistani Air Strikes Kill 27 Militants
Pakistani military officials said the air force has bombarded the suspected hideouts of Taliban militants in tribal areas near the Afghan border, killing at least 27 militants. Officials said on Tuesday the early-morning attack targeted areas of North and South Waziristan, in the fourth of a series... read more »
Nitish Kumar has gone crazy after divorce with BJP, says Lalu Prasad alleging conspiracy
Patna – Lalu Prasad, in damage control mode, has accused arch rival and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar of scripting a conspiracy to break his Rashtriya Janata Dal. He has also... read more »
Airlines in fare war again, seats cheaper by up to 75%
Low-cost carrier SpiceJet on Monday triggered a third round of fare war by cutting ticket prices by a massive 75 per cent, a move which was soon followed by its rivals GoAir and... read more »
Should India allow ‘living will’ for right to die? Constitution bench to decid...
New Delhi – A five-judge Constitution bench will decide whether a “living will”, allowing people to choose death if they are terminally ill or may go into a vegetative... read more »
Meant social media, not journalism: Sushil Kumar Shinde after shocker on ‘crushing m...
Solapur – Last evening, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde served a shocker when he threatened to “crush” what he called “elements in the electronic media... read more »
Bomb blasts as rioters fight police
MANAMA: Two home-made bombs exploded last night as security forces confronted saboteurs who were blocking roads and pelting policemen with Molotov cocktails in Saar. The Northern Police director... read more »