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Barack Obama drops objection to letting Congress vote on Iran deal; Israel ...

Obama dropped his opposition on Tuesday to a bill giving Congress a voice on a nuclear deal with Iran, after members of his Democratic Party negotiated changes to the bill that had won strong support from both parties. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama, who had said he would veto the... read more »

JPC report on 2G ‘half-baked’: A Raja
2G scam: Raja misled former PM Manmohan ...

2G scam: Raja misled former PM Manmohan Singh, says CBI

New Delhi: In its final arguments in the 2G spectrum allocation case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday told the Special Court that ex-telecom minister A Raja had misled then PM Manmohan Singh on policy matters pertaining to 2G spectrum allocation. The CBI also said 2G spectrum... read more »

Pledging Support to Net Neutrality, Flip...

Pledging Support to Net Neutrality, Flipkart ‘Walks Away’ From ...

NEW DELHI: Amid a massive public campaign to support net neutrality in India, online retail giant Flipkart has announced that it will not be a part of the new Airtel platform that was attacked for allowing users to access partner apps without any charges for data. Called Airtel Zero, the platform... read more »

Ramalinga Raju-From riches to rags

Ramalinga Raju-From riches to rags

His take home was in lakhs excluding taxes. That was when he was at the peak of his career as chairman of Satyam Computers and the brand ambassador of IT revolution in India and AP. But as of  today, his salary has been reduced to peanuts. His daily wage has been fixed at just Rs. 50 per day for... read more »

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Supreme Court intervention stalls blackouts in Delhi

New Delhi –  As winter makes a quick exit and temperatures rise in Delhi, the Supreme Court today thwarted the immediate threat of long power outages. Judges  said that  two of three... read more »

'Referendum on army in Kashmir': Arvind Kejriwal disagrees with Mr. Bhushan's comment

CM Mr. A. Kejriwal duping people, should order pro...

New Delhi –  BJP leader Harsh Vardhan today accused Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of “duping” the people of Delhi and... read more »

Supreme Court upholds validity of Majithia wage board

In a victory for working journalists and newspaper employees, Supreme Court Friday upheld the validity of the Majithia wage board, saying that its... read more »

Parliament adjourned till noon; Telangana issue cause o...

Parliament was adjourned till noon today following uproar over Telangana statehood, plight of Tamil Nadu fishermen and other issues. As soon as Lok Sabha and... read more »

Special meeting of Cabinet on Telangana today

New Delhi – A special meeting of the Union Cabinet is being held today for considering the Telangana bill amid expectations that it will be brought in... read more »

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Turkish environment minister resigns over graft probe

Turkish environment minister resigns over graft probe

Ankara – Turkey’s Environment and Urban Planning Minister Erdogan Bayraktar Wednesday resigned over a major graft probe and called on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to quit, media... read more »

42 killed in attacks in Iraq

42 killed in attacks in Iraq

Baghdad – At least 42 people were killed and 84 wounded in attacks across Iraq Wednesday, mainly in Christian areas here, police said. The... read more »

China exposes corrupt disciplinary officials

China to strengthen supervision of officials' assets reports

Beijing – The top disciplinary arm of the Communist Partyof China (CPC) Wednesday detailed four corruption cases involving disciplinary officials as part... read more »

Worshippers rejoice in Bethlehem on Christmas Day

Worshippers rejoice in Bethlehem on Christmas Day

Pilgrims celebrated Christmas Day on Wednesday in the ancient Bethlehem church where tradition holds Jesus was born, as candles illuminated the sacred site and... read more »

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe close to deal on con...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe close to deal on controversial US base on Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday moved close to winning approval from the island of Okinawa on a replacement for a US air base, a move that... read more »

Will ‘giant killer’ Rakhi strike again?

The Mangolpuri Assembly segment rose to fame during the last Assembly polls as a ‘giant killer’ emerged on the political horizon of the Capital. Aam Aadmi Party’s Rakhi Bidlan, one of... read more »

Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Thursday announced it has acquired 100 per cent stake in Wireless Business Services (WBSPL), a company founded by U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm. The company had acquired a 49 per cent stake in WBSPL in May 2012 for $165 million. At that price, the additional stake purchase would have cost Airtel an estimated $165 million, or Rs. 1,008.1 crore at Friday’s exchange rate. However, the company did not disclose the financial details of the deal. In a statement, Airtel said that it has “completed the acquisition of 100 per cent equity shares of Wireless Business Services Private Limited, which holds BWA Spectrum in the Indian telecom circles of Mumbai, Delhi, Haryana and Kerala”. Airtel acquired a majority stake in WBSPL in July by increasing its stake to 51 per cent from 49 per cent. WBSPL has spectrum that can be used for high-speed 4G services in New Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala. Airtel has the similar spectrum in Punjab, Maharashtra, Kolkata and Karnataka. Airtel has already launched 4G services in Bangalore, Pune, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula. Shares of Airtel were trading at Rs. 353.80, up by 1.46 per cent, in the afternoon session at BSE.

Airtel services hit in Hyderabad

Cell phones of mobile telephony major, Airtel, in Hyderabad went silent since 6 a.m. on Saturday morning with what was termed a systemic failure of its network. Till around noon, the... read more »

AAP ‘B Team’ of BJP: Digvijay

Aam Aadmi Party is the ‘B Team’ of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress had “chosen a lesser evil” by supporting Arvind Kejriwal in forming the government in Delhi in 2013,... read more »

Obama cancels Agra leg of visit

The U.S. President, who will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations, was scheduled to visit the Taj Mahal with his wife, Michelle, on January 27. U.S. President Barack Obama... read more »

Indonesia Search Team to Float AirAsia Fuselage

JAKARTA: Indonesian salvage teams launched today an operation to raise the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501 from the sea bed as they recovered four more bodies from the wreckage of the crashed... read more »