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Govt says no politics behind Kamla Beniw...

Govt says no politics behind Kamla Beniwal sacking; Congress demands answer

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday slammed the Narendra Modi government a day after Kamla Beniwal was sacked as governor of Mizoram, exactly a month after she was moved to the northeastern state from Gujarat. Former Union minister and Congress leader Manish Tewari said, “This is a flagrant... read more »

African Leaders Sit Down With American I...

African Leaders Sit Down With American Investors

WASHINGTON — President Obama convened a giant game of “Let’s Make a Deal” between the United States and Africa on Tuesday, bringing together nearly 50 African leaders with American investors for what he promised would be a long-term partnership that went beyond extracting “minerals from... read more »

Chinese earthquake death toll rises to 5...

Chinese earthquake death toll rises to 589

he death toll from a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck China’s southwestern Yunnan province on Sunday has risen to 589, with nine people still missing, China’s state-run media said on Wednesday. Among the reported deaths, 504 were in the worst-hit Ludian County and 72 in Qiaojia... read more »

Uproar in LS as Congress seeks debate ov...

Uproar in LS as Congress seeks debate over rising communal violence

New Delhi: Congress on Wednesday gave notice of an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha over rising incidents of communal violence in the country. According to reports, the notice was given by Congress leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, party MP MI Shahnawaz and party whip KC Venugopal. They said... read more »

Tibetan Exiles a Source of Tension in China-India Ties

New Delhi – China’s state news media has welcomed India’s new prime minister, Narendra Modi, as a pragmatic new partner on economic matters, noting that as a regional... read more »

Fresh Gunfire at Karachi Airport, 24 Dead in Terror Attack

Islamabad – Pakistan’s security forces said Monday they have relaunched a military operation at Karachi airport as gunfire resumed several hours after they announced the end of... read more »

Facebook unlikely to launch auto-play video ads this year

Facebook post on Ambedkar sparks violence in Maharashtra

The posting of allegedly objectionable images of Dalit leader Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on Facebook on Saturday night, sparked stray incidents of arson in Pune, Aurangabad and Solapur on... read more »

Left Front team to meet Mamata today

Indicating a temporary ‘ceasefire,’ a 12-member delegation of the State’s Left Front would be meeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday to address the issue of post-poll... read more »

Telangana Council chairman, Protem Speaker sworn in

Telangana Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan on Monday administered oath to the Legislative Council vice-chairman Nethi Vidyasagar as the Chairman and to K. Jana Reddy as Protem Speaker at a simple function... read more »