Air strike on Syrian school kills 9
BEIRUT: Syrian activists say a government air strike has hit a school in the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least nine people, including three children. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the local Aleppo Media Center say at least one air strike hit the Ein Jalout school... read more »
EC orders police complaint against Modi for holding press conference after ...
Narendra Modi on Wednesday triggered a controversy after he openly sought votes for the BJP at a press conference while holding aloft his party’s lotus symbol immediately after casting his ballot.With the Congress moving the Election Commission, the poll body sought a report from the... read more »
Wreckage in Bay of Bengal not from MH370: searchers
A private company said it had found what it believes is wreckage of a plane in the Bay of Bengal that should be investigated as potential debris from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, but the possibility was dismissed by search coordinators. The Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC)... read more »
LIVE: EC initiates tough action against Narendra Modi for flashing ‘L...
EC order on Narendra Modi: “The Commission is of the view that by holding that meeting and also by addressing the same today when the polling is going on in the entire state of Gujarat and in different parts of the country, Narendra Modi has violated the provisions of Sections 126 (1)(a) and... read more »
Killer tornadoes in US leave 20 dead
A new round of twister tornadoes ripped through South US killing five people in Mississippi and Alabama a day after another storm left a trail of destruction in Arkansas. At least 15... read more »
Why Sonia, Modi avoided campaigning in each other’s constituencies? asks Kejriwal
Raking up the Vadra controversy and the snoopgate scandal, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday asked whether the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had a... read more »
AAP candidate Phoolka confident of winning Ludhiana, says people fed up of the system
Ludhiana: The Aam Aadmi Party is on a high in Ludhiana with 1984 anti-Sikh riots lawyer HS Phoolka in the fray. Even as he is a new entrant in the industrial hub, he seems to have made his... read more »
Lionel Messi seeks ultimate prize with World Cup win
After a spectacular haul of trophies with Barcelona, Lionel Messi has a chance to lead Argentina to glory on the World Cup stage and build on his reputation as one of the all-time... read more »
Sunil Gavaskar hopes BCCI will be more open
Dubai: The figures are out there and cannot be disputed. What certainly can is how the IPL governing council and the BCCI had gone about cleaning the off-field mess that put the tournament in a... read more »