Five guilty of Shakti Mills gang-rapes to be punished on Friday
A city sessions court on Thursday convicted five persons for the gang-rape of the photojournalist and a telephone operator that took place at the Shakti Mills located in central Mumbai last year. The quantum of sentence in both the gang-rape cases will be announced on Friday. The court found Vijay... read more »
Modi meets Advani
Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate on Thursday met senior party leader LK Advani, who is sulking over being fielded from Gandhinagar in Lok Sabha elections as he wanted to shift to Bhopal. Mr. Modi went to his residence and was there for about half-an-hour apparently to persuade... read more »
Satellites spot possible objects from missing Malaysian jet, Australia says
Military planes from Australia, the U.S. and New Zealand are searching for two objects spotted by satellite in the southern Indian Ocean that could be related to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Thursday. Abott told Parliament in Canberra that an... read more »
EC issues guidelines on poll ads in social media
With political parties using social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook in a big way for campaigning in Lok Sabha polls, Election Commission has issued detailed guidelines for political advertisements on such platforms that include obtaining certification for contents before putting them... read more »
U.S., allies order Russia sanctions over Crimea referendum
The United States and its European allies stepped up their pressure on Russia to end its intervention in Ukraine by imposing the most comprehensive sanctions against Russian officials... read more »
MH370: No explosion or crash detected
The Vienna-based Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation has confirmed that it did not detect either any explosion or crash that could be linked to the missing Malaysia Airlines... read more »
Indian Wells Masters: Novak Djokovic at the double, enters semis
Indian Wells, USA: Two-time champion Novak Djokovic cruised past an overmatched Julien Benneteau 6-1, 6-3 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Indian Wells ATP Masters. Djokovic, the... read more »
Uthappa century sets Karnataka on course for triple crown
KOLKATA: Robin Uthappa slammed a 135-ball 133 to set up Karnataka’s 21-run win over a spirited Jharkhand as the Ranji and Irani Trophy champions stormed into the Vijay Hazare Trophy... read more »
Sachin Tendulkar wants ICC to organise more Test matches
MUMBAI: Batting-great Sachin Tendulkar has suggested that ICC must organise more Tests if the traditional format is to survive and credited Twenty20 cricket for making the five-day matches more... read more »
