12 Sherpa killed in worst-ever Everest avalanche
AFP, Kathmandu :At least 12 Nepalese guides preparing routes up Mount Everest for commercial climbers were killed Friday by an avalanche in the most deadly...
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Stones thrown at Kejriwal in Varanasi
IANS, Varanasi :Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal faced a barrage of stones and brickbats thrown at him by over a dozen youth shouting “Har...
US freeing Iran funds as Tehran cuts uranium stockpile
BBC Online :The United States is to release frozen Iranian funds, saying Tehran has kept commitments made under an interim deal over its nuclear programme.It...
S Korea ferry captain arrest warrant sought
BBC Online :Prosecutors in South Korea have asked a court to issue an arrest warrant for the captain of the ferry that sank on Wednesday,...
India’s EC lifts ban on top Modi aide
Reuters, New Delhi :India’s election commission has lifted a ban on a top aide of Hindu nationalist opposition leader Narendra Modi that had threatened to...
Bad weather foils rescue operation
BBC Online :Bad weather, murky water and strong currents are hampering the search for survivors of the South Korean ferry disaster.Emergency services are still searching...
Mini-sub completes search mission
BBC Online :A mini-submarine searching for the missing Malaysian plane has completed a full mission at its third attempt.Two previous missions to scour the floor...
Bad weather foils rescue operation
BBC Online :Bad weather, murky water and strong currents are hampering the search for survivors of the South Korean ferry disaster.Emergency services are still searching...
Congress, BJP together against AAP in Delhi
Agency, New Delhi :In the middle of a bitterly-fought national election, the Congress and the BJP have joined hands for a cause – to oppose...
Jayalalithaa’s sharpest attack against Modi
Agency, Chennai :A day after Narendra Modi suggested that he shares a good relationship with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, she did not return the...
Sonia takes credit for Telengana
Agency, Karimnagar :Taking credit for the formation of Telangana, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said on Wednesday that neither the TRS nor the Telugu Desam had...
Is Modi married?
PTI, Ahmedabad :A court here has ordered the city police to submit a report explaining the status of an application against BJP’s prime ministerial candidate...