Bar Bribery Case: KM Mani Says He Is Being 'Persecuted', Denies Taking Any Bribe
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -- KM Mani who recently resigned as Kerala's Finance Minister, swatted away the corruption charges against him in the bar bribery case, asserting that he did not receive any bribe...
View ArticleShatrughan Sinha Denies Saying BJP Lost Bihar Because He Wasn't CM Candidate
NEW DELHI -- BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha today said he had never suggested that Bihar Assembly poll results could have been different had he been declared the chief ministerial candidate. He, however, said...
View ArticleWaste Sambhar At The Udupi Idli House In Mumbai, Get Ready To Pay A Fine
For 10 years, the Udupi Idli House in the middle-class suburb of central Mumbai's Matunga has been an early morning meeting place for the locals. Sometimes local corporators, politicians and the odd...
View ArticleDDCA Row: Gautam Gambhir Meets Kejriwal To Discuss Financial Discrepancies
NEW DELHI -- Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday to discuss about the alleged financial irregularities in the Delhi & District Cricket...
View ArticleTipu Sultan Row: Amid Mounting Tension, VHP Calls For Bandh In Karnataka...
BENGALURU -- The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has called for a bandh in Karnataka on Friday following the escalating tension in the state over the birth anniversary of the 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu...
View ArticleGovts' Requests For Users' Personal Data Increased In First Half Of 2015:...
SAN FRANCISCO/BENGALURU -- Facebook Inc said in a report on Wednesday that government demands for its user data surged in the first half of 2015, taking a trend that began at least two years ago when...
View ArticleUS Airstrike Targets ISIS Terrorist 'Jihadi John' In Syria
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. drone strike targeted a vehicle in Syria believed to be transporting the masked Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John" on Thursday, according to American officials. Whether...
View ArticleWhy Is VideshiModi A Different Man From DesiModi?
It’s not quite Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde but there are definitely two Narendra Modis. There’s VideshiModi and DesiModi and the two seem to cut from different cloth. When Narendra Modi was asked in London...
View ArticleModi Urges Cameron To Stem Falling Number Of Indian Students In UK
LONDON -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern over a sharp decline in the number of Indian students coming to study in the UK and problems faced by them while applying for visas during...
View ArticleClimate Change To Warm Kashmir Two Degrees By 2030
Once associated with snow peaks and picturesque winters that rival Switzerland, a report by Jammu and Kashmir's climate monitoring bureau warns that temperatures in Kashmir are likely to rise two...
View ArticleBangladesh Bloggers Fear More Deadly Backlash From Religious Radicals
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Omi Rahman Pial has changed homes five times in the last three months. He hasn't seen his young daughter in weeks and is afraid to be seen on the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh's...
View ArticleSachin Tendulkar Fans Are Giving British Airways The Full Maria Sharapova...
"Sachin who?" Well, if you are ever caught asking this question to an Indian, you have had it. Just ask Maria Sharapova. Last year, the World No 3 tennis player had said in an interview that she did...
View ArticleChhota Rajan's Sisters Seek Court's Permission To Meet Him On 'Bhai Dooj'
NEW DELHI -- A Delhi court today directed the CBI to consider the plea of underworld don Chhota Rajan's sisters, who sought its permission to meet their brother currently in the probe agency's custody,...
View ArticleBJP Backs Modi's Remarks In UK, Says He Has Always Spoken For A Tolerant Society
NEW DELHI -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 'intolerance' remark and affirmed that he has been tirelessly speaking about the need for a tolerant...
View ArticleNo Disciplinary Action Against Senior Leaders, Says Gadkari
NAGPUR -- Offering a clarification on his previous comment regarding the outrage being expressed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veterans over the Bihar debacle, Union Minister of Road Transport,...
View ArticleTipu Sultan Row: VHP Activists Burn CM Siddaramaiah's Effigy in Karnataka
BENGALURU -- The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) staged a protest against the ongoing violence in Madikeri over the birth anniversary celebrations of 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan in front of the...
View ArticleIndia Hasn't Blocked Essential Supplies At The Nepal Border, Says Envoy...
NEW DELHI -- Expressing concern over the obstruction of essential supplies on the Nepal-India border, Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae has clarified that India has not blocked supplies at the...
View ArticleCanada's New Sikh Defence Minister Racially Abused By Soldier On Facebook
TORONTO -- Canada's newly-appointed Sikh defence minister Harjit Sajjan has allegedly faced racist remarks by a soldier on social media, prompting the Canadian Armed Forces to launch a probe. The...
View ArticleVirat Kohli Feels There Is No Need To Take Criticisms To Heart
BENGALURU -- India's Test captain Virat Kohli feels there is no need "to take criticisms to heart" about playing visiting South Africans on turning tracks, saying it is the result-oriented pitches that...
View ArticleScathing British Media Calls Narendra Modi 'Former Persona Non Grata',...
Below a fairly large photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, captured in an animated discussion with his British counterpart David Cameron, is the headline "Pomp and ceremony for an ex-pariah". The...
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