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President Obama Asks Congress to Hold Off on New Iran Sanctions
Obama Urges Global Effort to stop Ebola ...

Obama Urges Global Effort to stop Ebola as Virus Spreads

President Barack Obama urged aid groups and other nations to dramatically escalate their response to the Ebola outbreak in western Africa, warning that the epidemic is spiraling out of control. “If the outbreak is not stopped now, we could be looking at hundreds of thousands of people infected,... read more »

Fulfil promises, Dikshit tells AAP
Sheila Dikshit slams Modi govt for selec...

Sheila Dikshit slams Modi govt for selective humiliation of governors

New Delhi: Sheila Dikshit, who recently quit as the governor of Kerala, has questioned the Narendra Modi government’s move to target UPA-appointed governors. Speaking to a leading English daily, Dikshit also asked why were the UPA-appointed governors shown the door selectively? Why have the... read more »

Indian slams Pakistan for failing to act...

Indian slams Pakistan for failing to act against Hafiz Saeed

New Delhi on Monday slammed Islamabad for failing to act against Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai attacks, after the Pakistani envoy said the Lashkar-e-Taiba founder was a freeman as there was no case against him. External Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said, “Our... read more »

Suicide car bomber kills three foreign t...

Suicide car bomber kills three foreign troops in Afghan capital

A suicide car bomber killed at least three foreign troops in an attack on a convoy near the U.S. embassy in Kabul on Tuesday, the NATO-led coalition said, one of the worst attacks on international forces in the Afghan capital in months. The attack near the heavily fortified embassy comes amid a... read more »

For the BRICS bank, a tough road ahead

The announcement of a new BRICS Bank displays the desire of emerging economies to move away from Washington D.C.-style lending institutions. But between India’s bureaucratic efficiency... read more »

Enough material to charge sheet Marans: Attorney General

Attorney-General Mukul Rohatgi on Tuesday informed the CBI that there was enough prosecutable evidence to file a charge sheet against former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran for alleged... read more »

Moscow subway chief fired after deadly crash

Russian news agencies say the head of Moscow’s subway system has been fired in the wake of a rush—hour derailment that killed 22 people and injured 136 others. Moscow Mayor Sergei... read more »

Subianto rejects Indonesian presidential poll result

Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto rejected the result of the country’s election, citing widespread fraud, just hours before an official announcement from the Election... read more »

Katju clarifies on timing of corruption allegations

Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju on Tuesday sought to put to rest questions about the timing of his article on the continuation of a “corrupt” judge in the Madras High Court... read more »