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Monthly News February 2014

Zaheer must think hard about his future:...

Zaheer must think hard about his future:Rahul Dravid

Former captain Rahul Dravid feels it is time for Zaheer Khan to start deliberating on his future as it would be difficult for the senior pacer to survive the rigours of five Test matches when India tour England later this year. Zaheer, who made a comeback to the Test team during the disastrous... read more »

Maharashtra: CBI gives clean chit to ex-...

Maharashtra: CBI gives clean chit to ex-CM Shivrajirao in Adarsh scam

Mumbai -In a relief to former Maharashtra chief minister and revenue minister Shivajirao Nilangekar, the Central Bureau of Investigation has given him a clean chit in the Adarsh society housing scam. The CBI was filing its reply to the application in the Bombay High Court seeking to make Nilangekar... read more »

Supreme Court restrains TN govt from rel...

Supreme Court restrains TN govt from releasing Rajiv killers

The Supreme Court on Thursday restrained the Tamil Nadu government from releasing Rajiv Gandhi’s killers and directed it to maintain status quo while hearing a plea by the Centre. Seven convicts are serving life sentences for the 1991 assassination of the former Prime Minister. “There have been... read more »

Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $19 billion

Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $19 billion

Facebook Inc will buy fast-growing mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock in a landmark deal that places the world’s largest social network closer to the heart of mobile communications and may bring younger users into the fold. The transaction involves $4 billion... read more »

Telangana bill passed in Lok Sabha amid TV blackout

New Delhi –   In an unprecedented move, live telecast of Parliament proceedings was stopped as the Lok Sabha passed the controversial bill that seeks to create a Telangana state by... read more »

Gadkari files defamation complaint against Kejriwal

BJP leader Nitin Gadkari today filed a criminal defamation complaint before a court here against former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly defaming him by including his name... read more »

Indian Railways to introduce premium AC trains

The Indian Railways has decided to run 17 more premium AC-special trains between Delhi and Mumbai. Howrah Bridge, Kolkata Howrah Bridge, Kolkata These additional new trains will ply on busy... read more »

Anna Hazare to meet Mamata Banerjee in Delhi today

New Delhi: Social activist Anna Hazare and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet in the national capital on Tuesday. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief and the social... read more »

WE CAN DO BUSINESS

MANAMA: London’s Lord Mayor yesterday described Bahrain as a gateway for Britain to do business with the region – and also enter Africa and the Indian subcontinent. She praised the... read more »