Six killed in Mount Everest avalanche
KATHMANDU: At least six climbers have been killed after an avalanche struck Mount Everest early Friday, with all of the dead believed to be Nepalese sherpas working on the peak ahead of the start of the climbing season, officials said. “Rescuers have already retrieved four bodies and they are... read more »
33 killed in violent attacks in Iraq
BAGHDAD, April 17 (Xinhua) — Thirty-three people were killed and 36 wounded in separate violent attacks across Iraq on Wednesday ahead of the country’s first parliamentary elections since the withdrawal of U.S. troops in late 2011. A soldier and two army recruits were killed and ten... read more »
The future and AAP
I want to begin with a story. Last night, I received a phone call from a friend of mine. She told me that she was on a truck heading for the Kolar Gold Fields to campaign for a friend who had joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). She hinted that AAP there spoke a different dialect from AAP in Bangalore... read more »
The Aam Aadmi Party furious over ‘fake letter’ in Varanasi, thr...
Varanasi – The Aam Aadmi Party has blamed the BJP for a “fake” letter that has the party’s chief Arvind Kejriwal thanking jailed politician Mukhtar Ansari for supporting him in the contest against Narendra Modi in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Mukhtar Ansari, the chief of the... read more »
Manmohan Singh is the super PM, not my mother: Priyanka Gandhi reacts to statement made ab...
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, currently managing the campiagn of her brother, Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh, retaliated to the claims of former PMO advisor claimed that Singh was... read more »
Musharraf’s treason case hearing resumes
ISLAMABAD: The special court constituted to try former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday resumed his trial for high treason after his formal indictment last month. Justice... read more »
Dozens of dead babies found in Brazil hospital horror
RIO DE JANEIRO: The bodies of 40 newborn babies and fetuses have been found abandoned in a Brazilian hospital morgue, some forgotten for years, authorities said on Monday, comparing it to a... read more »
Deadly bomb attack in Abuja is blamed on Boko Haram
The Nigerian capital Abuja is still reeling from Monday morning’s rush hour bomb. At least 71 people are said to have been killed in the blast, while some witnesses have claimed as many... read more »
Do not compare ISL with IPL: Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly, one of the co-owners of the Kolkata stated that the Indian Super League (ISL) mustn’t be compared to cricket’s successful Indian Premier League (IPL) as yet. “Don’t compare it... read more »
