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Yearly News 2014

Doctor arrested for Bilaspur sterilisati...

Doctor arrested for Bilaspur sterilisation deaths

The doctor who conducted 83 sterilisation surgeries at the government-organised family planning camp in Pendhari area of Bilaspur, has been arrested from Chhattisgarh’s Balodabajar district. R.K.Gupta had allegedly conducted 83 surgeries in five hours on November 8, 2014 after which, within a few... read more »

In Hastings, 63 people cured of deadly E...

In Hastings, 63 people cured of deadly Ebola

Hastings (Sierra Leone): In a town called Hastings in western Sierra Leone a battle every bit as deadly as the Norman Conquest is being fought every day against the Ebola virus. The west African settlement has little in common with its southern English namesake, where William II of Normandy... read more »

Flaunting an AK-47 in Jammu & Kashm...

Flaunting an AK-47 in Jammu & Kashmir is not ‘shocking’: I...

A protective ring by gun-wielding policemen is the new language of power in Kashmir. Flaunting swanky cars as a status symbol is no longer fashionable among the young, the wannabe and those who want to signal that they have arrived. What you really need is a bunch of policemen around you, whether... read more »

Kerry to meet Abbas as new Israeli settl...

Kerry to meet Abbas as new Israeli settlements fan tensions

JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State John Kerry is set for talks on Thursday (Nov 13) with the Palestinian leader on easing regional tensions, after Israel approved new settler homes in east Jerusalem despite mounting unrest. The new settlement construction was announced on Wednesday just hours after... read more »

Goa may ban VVIP bodyguards after Nitesh Rane's vandalism

Two RSS leaders in race for Goa’s CM post

PANAJI/NEW DELHI: Amid speculations of Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar being elevated as a Union minister, BJP’s Goa unit will meet on Thursday and is expected to finalise a name... read more »

Parrikar likes to read in loo, be it even on Mahabharata

Two RSS leaders in race for Goa’s CM post

PANAJI/NEW DELHI: Amid speculations of Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar being elevated as a Union minister, BJP’s Goa unit will meet on Thursday and is expected to finalise a name... read more »

Rajinikanth should not enter politics, except if he joins Congress: TN party chief

CHENNAI: Tamil superstar Rajinikanth may have been wooed by BJP and G K Vasan, who broke away from the Congress,but newly appointed Congress chief in Tamil Nadu E V K S Elangovan feels he... read more »

Australia visit will be special, historic: PM Narendra Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that his visit to Australia this month would be both “special and historic”. The Prime Minister is travelling to... read more »

4,000 Mumbaikars hit by dengue in October, admits BMC

MUMBAI: 4.000 Mumbaikars suffered from dengue fever in October alone, admitted BMC officials after two months of repeated denials. Presenting a clearer picture of the dengue sweep across the city,... read more »