UN calls for peace in Gaza
UN Secretary – General Ban Ki – moon urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to restore peace in the violence—hit Gaza region, media reported on Thursday. Ban on Wednesday said that he was alarmed by the new wave of violence that has engulfed Gaza, southern Israel and the West Bank,... read more »
SpiceJet Today Offers Ten Lakh Tickets For Fares Starting Rs 999
No-frills carrier SpiceJet today put ten lakh seats on the block with base fares starting as low as Rs. 999, for a one-way journey under a limited period offer. The bookings for the three-day mega sale offer started today for travel between January 6 and October 24, 2015, according to SpiceJet... read more »
Priority for high-speed trains, FDI
With the passenger fare and freight charges having been increased as recently as June 22, the maiden Railway Budget of the Narendra Modi government focussed on a massive facelift of the sector. It includes introduction of bullet and semi-high-speed trains, an extensive makeover of stations and in a... read more »
Chinese author held over Tiananmen Square event
Chinese novelist Murong Xuecun was summoned by Beijing police on Tuesday after issuing a public statement of surrender over a private event marking the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang was detained shortly after the commemoration in April and has... read more »
Google doodle salutes Indian election
New Delhi – Google doodle saluted the Indian parliamentary election Friday, a day when the vote count was held. Some 550 million votes are being counted at 989 counting centres across... read more »
Narendra Modi posters already flooding the streets of Varanasi
Before the verdict is announced or the counting has even begun for Lok Sabha elections of 2014, posters congratulating Narendra Modi on his win are already seen across streets of... read more »
Election Results 2014: Narendra Modi’s BJP Set to Form Government; Sensex hits 25000
New Delhi: Election Results 2014: Within an hour of the start of counting, the BJP and allies seem set to form the next government under Narendra Modi. The BJP-led NDA is leading in 241... read more »
Lok Sabha elections 2014 results: Live — Trends point to NDA majority; BJP+ 277; Congress+...
Puducherry LS seat: V. Narayanasamy (Congress) leading by a margin of 3,643 votes securing 10,290 votes. R. Radhakrishnan of AINRC pushed to third spot with 5,435 votes while M V Omalingam... read more »
Lok Sabha Elections 2014: BJP’s Sushma Swaraj leads in Madh...
BJP’s Sushma Swaraj is leading by a margin of 3,552 votes against Laxman Singh of Congress from Vidisha seat in Madhya Pradesh. Saffron party nominee Dileep Singh Bhuria is ahead of his... read more »
