One World Trade Centre opens for business
NEW YORK, Nov 4 – One World Trade Centre, America’s tallest building, on Monday welcomed its first tenants, publishing group Conde Nast, in a symbolic moment 13 years after the 9/11 attacks that brought down the original Twin Towers. About 175 executives of the group that publishes magazines... read more »
At least 24 dead as migrant boat sinks in Turkish straits
At least two dozen migrants lost their lives today when a boat sank near Istanbul in northern Turkey, sparking a major air and sea rescue operation. Turkish rescue authorities were called to the scene at the mouth of the Bosphorus strait, which runs through northern Turkey, by local fishermen in... read more »
Delhi L-G Jung recommends dissolution of assembly, fresh elections likely i...
L-G Jung made the recommendation in a report on the latest political situation submitted to the President. Jung had held meetings with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday evening where all the parties said they were in favour of fresh... read more »
Wagah Border suicide bombing: Death toll rises to 61; 20 suspects arrested ...
The death toll in the horrific suicideattack that shook Pakistan minutes after the popular flag-lowering ceremony at Wagah climbed to 61 on Monday, even as security agencies arrested about 20 suspects from the Indo-Pak border area. Ten women, eight children and three security personnel were among... read more »
Seat sharing row: Not received any call from BJP president Amit Shah, says Shiv Sena
New Delhi/Mumbai: Stalemate over seat sharing between Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena continues on Monday as reports claim that Uddhav Thackeray has not received any call from Amit... read more »
MH17 crash: 225 victims now identified
Around 225 victims of the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have now been identified. The Dutch ministry of security and justice Friday said that out of 14 more who have been... read more »
Alibaba’s Big Debut, 10 Things to Know
New York: China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba began trading its shares Friday on the New York Stock Exchange. Here are ten things to know about Alibaba, and why its initial public... read more »
200 heavily armed militants waiting across LoC: Army
Srinagar: Around 200 heavily armed militants were waiting across the Line of Control to infiltrate into the Indian side even as the security forces foiled several attempts by the ultras to... read more »
Maharashtra: How the BJP is being foolish by alienating Shiv sena
The BJP might have been tactically right to play hard-to-get with its oldest ally, the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, in order to wrest some additional seats for the assembly polls, but stretching the... read more »
