India hikes excise duties on diesel, petrol
India on Tuesday raised excise duties on petrol by 2.25 rupees per litre and on diesel by 1 rupee per litre with immediate effect, the finance ministry said in a statement to parliament. The increases, which follow similar hikes in mid-November, seek to take advantage of a slump in world oil prices... read more »
Bangladesh court convicts British reporter of contempt
DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Tuesday (Dec 2) found an award-winning British journalist guilty of contempt for questioning the official death toll of three million in the country’s 1971 independence war. Judges from a special war crimes court ruled David Bergman’s blog in November 2011... read more »
No Sign of 52 Missing Fishermen in Bering Sea
Rescuers still have found no sign of 52 fishermen missing after a South Korean vessel sank in the freezing waters of the western Bering Sea. The 60-member crew was forced to abandon the boat after it took on water and began to list during a storm on Monday. South Korean officials said Tuesday the... read more »
Obama Wants More Police Funding After Ferguson Unrest
President Barack Obama is calling for millions of dollars more in federal spending to improve police forces around the country, in response to the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman during a street confrontation in the central town of Ferguson, Missouri. After meeting at the... read more »
Rajapaksa Wins House Approval for Budget Despite Defection Buzz
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s annual budget for 2015 was passed by parliament on Monday with a majority of 95 votes. The passing of the budget is very... read more »
Rajasthan: BJP back with a bang in civic elections
After jolt in the assembly by-polls in September this year, the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has come back with a bang in the local body polls by claiming full majority in five out of... read more »
Former SC judge Prasad to succeed Katju as PCI chief
NEW DELHI: Former Supreme Court judge CK Prasad is set to be appointed as the head of the Press Council of India. Information and broadcasting ministry sources said Prasad has been... read more »
We lifted the Cup at the same venue 22 years ago
Pakistan’s former fast bowler Wasim Akram hopes that World Cup final on March 29, 2015 will become memorable for every Pakistani as they lifted the same cup 22 years back on the same... read more »
Setback for Danish Kaneria as ICC refuses to review his life ban
Karachi: Pakistan leg spinner, Danish Kaneria has lost another bid to get his life ban reviewed with the International Cricket Council (ICC) refusing to take up his case. Kaneria told PTI that he had... read more »