BJP, Sena still in talks; alliance hangs by the thread
The high drama over seat sharing in Maharashtra seems far from over, with both the BJP and the Shiv Sena saying on Thursday that the talks between them were still on. As contradicting reports emerged in Delhi and Mumbai, both parties continued their blame game and brinksmanship, accusing each other... read more »
Saudi prince and Emirate’s first female fighter pilot take part in Sy...
Saudi Arabia has offered a royal seal of approval to the US-led fight against the Islamic State group, sending its top pilot prince on bombing runs over Syria. On Wednesday, the Saudi government released photos of Prince Khaled bin Salman smiling shyly from the cockpit of his F15 fighter jet. The... read more »
Kidnapped Mexican congressman’s burnt body found, organised crime sus...
Mexico City: Mexican authorities have confirmed that as per forensic tests results, the two completely burnt bodies found this week in an SUV are those of a kidnapped congressman and one of his assistants. Officials in the western Mexican states of Jalisco and Zacatecas said DNA tests confirmed the... read more »
20 YEARS JAIL FOR MURDERERS OF FORMER MISS VENEZUELA
The three guilty of killing Miss Venezuela 2004 and actress Monica Spear and her husband Thomas Henry are sentenced to more than 20 years in jail. The beauty queen and her husband were shot to death in their car on January 6, 2014 in front of their five-year-old daughter Maya on a road by he three... read more »
Crude oil futures plunge to Rs. 5,569 per barrel
Crude oil futures fell 1.82 per cent to Rs. 5,569 per barrel today as speculators trimmed their positions amid a weak trend in Asian trade after a sharp slowdown in Chinese industrial... read more »
Raghuram Rajan says India’s economic recovery ‘uneven’
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan on Monday said India’s economic recovery was “uneven” though the country is doing better than a few months ago. Pointing out to the... read more »
2G Scam: Supreme Court directs advocate Prashant Bhushan to submit name of whistleblower
The Supreme Court has directed senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan to disclose the source of his information in the 2G scam case about Central Bureau of Investigation chief Ranjit Sinha. The... read more »
AAP to hold state convention on Bhagat Singh’s birth anniversary
Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) newly appointed Punjab convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur said his party would hold a state-level convention at Khatkar Kalan in Nawanshahr district on September 28,... read more »
Can India really provide bank accounts to 1.2 billion people?
His recent pledge to provide bank accounts to all of his country’s 1.2 billion people – and in particular its poorest citizens – is one of the most audacious ever announced by an... read more »
