Devendra Fadnavis leads BJP’s Maharashtra Chief Ministerial race
MUMBAI: Squeaky clean image, his willingness to put in 15-hour work days and the skill to steer clear of controversies may have made 44-year-old Devendra Fadnavis the BJP’s chief ministerial choice in Maharashtra, according to highly-placed party sources. Sure, a lot hinges upon the numbers... read more »
Jayalalithaa walks out of jail, to leave for Chennai shortly
Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam, other state ministers and hundreds of AIADMK workers were outside the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison to meet her. She will now take a special flight to Chennai. The release order by special judge John Michael D’Cunha came after a bond for Rs. 2... read more »
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd appoints MD & CEO
The Board of Directors of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd at its meeting held on October 17, 2014, has approved re-appointment of Mr. Punit Goenka as Managing Director & CEO of the Company for a period of 5 years with effect from January 01, 2015, upon expiry of his current term of... read more »
Kushal Pal Singh: The man who built India’s first smart city
It was, by his own account, a chance encounter with a scion of the Gandhi political dynasty that turned former soldier Kushal Pal Singh into the man who built a city from nothing and made billions in the process. Singh was toppled from his spot as the country’s richest property developer this... read more »
Federal court overturns ban on same-sex marriages in five more US states
A federal court has struck down gay marriage bans in several western US states, effectively raising the number of states in which same-sex couples can marry from 19 to 35 over just two... read more »
Iran arrests 130 linked to extremist Sunni groups
TEHRAN – Iran has arrested over 130 members of Sunni Takfiri groups across the country, who intended to pose threats against the Islamic republic, Iran’s intelligence minister... read more »
New worries emerge as nurse in Spain gets Ebola
Washington: Raising fresh concern around the world, a nurse in Spain on Monday became the first person known to catch Ebola outside the outbreak zone in West Africa. In the US, President... read more »
Myanmar: Vow to Free 3,073 Prisoners
President Thein Sein pledged on Tuesday to release thousands of prisoners for the sake of “peace and stability.” The State Department welcomed the move, which came a month before... read more »
Ebola contagion in Spain raises fears for Europe
Madrid: Doctors in Spain hospitalised four more people and rushed to identify dozens of others at risk on Tuesday after a nurse was infected with the deadly Ebola virus, raising fears of contagion in... read more »
