8th phase of LS polls today
PTI, India :The high octane campaign for the penultimate phase of Lok Sabha elections which saw Narendra Modi embroiled in a bitter war of words...
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Criminal charges don’t deter Indian politicians
AP, India :Of the dozens of criminal charges Atiq Ahmed faces, the one blaming him for the murder of a political rival tops the list....
Subrata Roy to remain in jail
Agency :The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the chief of Sahara conglomerate to remain in jail over his company’s failure to refund investors in an...
Quake cracks roads in North Thailand, one Killed
AP, Bangkok :Officials said Tuesday that one person was killed and several dozen were hurt in an earthquake that struck northern Thailand and Myanmar a...
Modi criticises Priyanka remarks
BBC Online :Narendra Modi, the leader of India’s main opposition BJP, has criticised Priyanka Gandhi, the sister of Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, for saying...
Yingluck in court over abuse of power
BBC Online :Thailand’s prime minister has appeared before the Constitutional Court in Bangkok to defend herself against allegations of abuse of power.The complaint was filed...
Syrian oppon to open foreign mission in US
BBC Online :The US has said it will allow Syria’s main opposition alliance to open a diplomatic mission in Washington.The state department announced an additional...
Ahmed Matiq named new Libyan PM
BBC Online :Libya’s Congress leader has rejected the appointment of a new interim prime minister hours after he was sworn in.Ahmed Maitig thought he had...
US, Philippines begin annual military drills
BBC Online :About 5,500 troops from the United States and the Philippines have begun a military exercise, amid tensions between Manila and China.The drills, called...
Cong, BJP heavyweight battle to Amethi, Varanasi
Hindustan Times, New Delhi :As saffron forces flood Gandhi bastion Amethi to prepare for Narendra Modi’s big rally there on Monday, the Congress has deployed...
Pro-Russian activists freed after violent protest in Ukraine
Al-Jazeera.com :Hundreds of pro-Russian activists have attacked a police station in Ukraine’s southern port city of Odessa, forcing open its gate and smashing windows.Calling for...
Modi instigated violence in Assam, arrest him: Mamata to EC
PTI, Ranaghat :West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has accused Narendra Modi of inciting violence in Assam and demanded his arrest for allegedly trying to...