Jordan, Palestinians urge UN to stop Israel’s ‘violations’...
The Palestinians and Jordanians urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to demand that Israel immediately stop “violations” at Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem, warning that further escalation could lead to another crisis threatening peace in the Middle East. The warning followed what... read more »
EGYPT: At least 2 policemen injured, 10 injured in train blast
At least two policemen have been killed and 10 others injured in a bomb blast in a train in Egypt, a media report said today. The bomb went off yesterday inside the last bogey of a Cairo-bound train at Menouf station, a city in the Nile Delta, the Egyptian TV reported. It was planted by unknown... read more »
Didi demands CBI probe into ‘chit fund benefits’ to media
Giving a clean chit to her party members in the multi-crore Saradha financial scam, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday trained her guns at a certain section of “paid media” for trying to portray them as thieves. She also demanded a CBI investigation into the “financial benefits”... read more »
Shiv Sena can join government only after trust vote: Devendra Fadnavis
MUMBAI: BJP has turned the tables on Matoshree on Wednesday, making it clear that Shiv Sena can join the new government only after it backs the trust vote on November 12, which is the new regime’s top priority now. NCP’s statement last week that it will vote in favour of BJP, and not... read more »
Govt may give fresh affidavit in SC today: Explainer on the black money debate
An informed, mature and realistic debate on black money is too much to ask for in a country where the issue attracts intense, almost emotional public reaction. It does not help when... read more »
Nepal bus crash kills 14
KATHMANDU: An overloaded bus plunged down a hill in central Nepal on Friday, killing at least 14 people including three foreigners, police said. The bus was crowded with tourists and... read more »
Police seek motive in fatal Washington state school shooting
Authorities were seeking a motive on Saturday as to why a high school student in the United States’ Washington state shot dead a female classmate and wounded four others in a... read more »
Arvind Kejriwal accuses BJP of buying fake votes, to complain EC
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday alleged that the BJP MLAs in Delhi have been directed by a top leader to buy 5000 fake votes in each constituency. Kejriwal,... read more »
Putin lashes out at U.S. as warmonger that has ‘deformed...
Russian President Vladimir Putin lashed out at the United States on Friday, accusing Washington of provoking armed conflicts and undermining global security in a quest to lord its power over the rest... read more »
