Expenditure on education, health an investment
Asserting that education and health are Delhi government’s topmost priority, CM and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal today said the expenditure on the two sectors is an investment. “We consider the money being spent on education and health as an investment for the future. For the... read more »
Rijiju apologizes, says no passenger was offloaded
Stating that no passenger was offloaded from the Air India flight, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said he was sorry if any passenger was inconvenienced. “No passenger was offloaded. It is not permissible. How can a passenger be offloaded from the aircraft? I will also... read more »
Michelle Obama to promote girl education in more developing countries
First Lady Michelle Obama has announced she will take her Let Girls Learn and Let’s Move initiatives further to other countries soon after a halt to Japan, Cambodia and the UK. US President Barack Obama’s wife recently said in Washington D.C. at More Magazine’s Impact Awards... read more »
Time of the ‘mute Prime Minister’ has gone
Taking a jibe at former prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said that the Congress has forgotten the time of the ‘mute Prime Minister’ adding that the incumbent Narendra Modi communicates with people on a regular basis. “Prime Minister... read more »
24 dead, 22 injured in Bangladesh bus accident
A police officer says an overnight bus packed with passengers veered off the road, hit trees and plunged into a ditch, killing at least 24 people and injuring 22 others in southwestern... read more »
12-year-old Israeli girl dies in Thailand ferry fire
The search team on Thursday found the body of a 12-year-old Israeli girl, the only fatality from a tourist boat that caught fire in the Andaman Sea in the country’s southwest, Thai... read more »
Killed red sander ‘smugglers’ taken off bus: Witness account punches holes in ...
The Andhra Pradesh police version of events with regards to the killing of 20 red sanders smugglers in Chittoor district has received a crippling blow after a ‘witness’ has come... read more »
Satyam scam: Court finds Ramalinga Raju, 9 others guilty
New Delhi/Hyderabad: A special court trying the multi-crore accounting fraud in erstwhile Satyam Computer Services Ltd (SCSL) in its judgement on Thursday found the firm’s founder and... read more »
UN demands access to Yarmouk refugee camp
The UN Security Council has demanded access for life-saving humanitarian aid to reach refugees trapped in Syria’s Yarmouk camp after it was partly seized by the Islamic State militant... read more »
