Deadly floods devastate Solomon Islands
Al-Jazeera.com :Heavy rain and flooding killed at least 16 people and left 10,500 homeless in the Solomon Islands’ capital Honiara, with another 30 missing and...
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BJP holding strong lead
Reuters, New Delhi :Narendra Modi appeared on course to become the next prime minister on Friday, with an opinion poll showing his Hindu nationalist party...
Advani pats Modi
IANS, Gandhinagar :Former deputy prime minister and senior BJP leader LK Advani said Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi will become the next prime minister of...
Clerics criticize Bukhari’s support to Congress
IANS, Lucknow :Shahi Imam Ahmed Bukhari’s open support to the Congress for the Lok Sabha election has drawn sharp criticism from the political parties and...
Delhi Jame Masjid Imam announces support for Congress
TNN, New Delhi :Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid Syed Bukhari on Friday announced his support for Congress in the coming Lok Sabha elections.Addressing a...
BJP complaint over mosque report
BBC Online :India’s main opposition BJP has complained to the election authorities about a report by an investigative website on the tearing down of a...
AAP releases poll manifesto
Agency :Arvind Kejriwal, the top man of the Aam Aadmi Party, released its manifesto for the national election today, and underscored the party’s focus on...
Indian leaders in war of words
BBC Online :India’s ruling Congress Party, the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the debutant Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are locked in a fierce...
Afghan police kills AP reporter, wounds another
BBC Online :Two female journalists working for the Associated Press news agency have been shot by a police officer in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.One of...
Pope, Queen meet in Rome
CNN :Two of the world’s best-known public figures, Pope Francis and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, met for the first time Thursday in Rome.The Queen, accompanied...
US warns China not to try Crimea-style action in Asia
Reuters, Washington :China should not doubt the US commitment to defend its Asian allies and the prospect of economic retaliation should also discourage Beijing from...
