Yearly Archives: 2014
Amit Shah tears into Mamata Banerjee, links Saradha scam with Burdwan blasts
November 30, 2014
Kolkata: "I am Amit Shah, and I have come to uproot Trinamool Congress from West Bengal", roared Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah as he made an array of scathing attacks on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in his Kolkata rally.
Alleged IS recruit may have been assigned a task for India, say sources
November 29, 2014
Mumbai: 23-year-old Arif Majeed, who was arrested in Mumbai after he allegedly shared details of how he fought with Islamic State (IS), may have been allowed by the hardline Sunni militants to leave Iraq because he was assigned a task for India, said sources who interrogated him.
Obama unleashed: Defies GOP election wins, moves in opposite direction
November 28, 2014
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has spent November acting with a defiant fury, moving with little regard for the message voters sent at the polls.
Hughes death brings old foes India and Australia closer
November 28, 2014
India and Australia might be sworn enemies on the cricket field but the two nations have been united in mourning the shocking death of Phillip Hughes.
Messages and flowers of tribute to Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes can be seen outside the main gates to the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) November 28, 2014.
President Obama’s Republic Day visit may prove to be a nightmare for India
November 28, 2014
I must admit I was startled by the news that US President Barack Obama has accepted the invitation to be the chief guest at India's Republic Day 2015. This is quite out of character for both Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Indian road laws to be in line with standards set in US, UK, says...
November 28, 2014
New Delhi: The Union Road and Transport Ministry is all set to bring major changes in the country's transport system. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that he is aiming at utilizing bio-fuels for the running of vehicles, adding that the Centre will formulate new road laws which are in line with standards set in US and UK.
In 3 years, Vadra firms reaped up to 600% profit in land deals
November 28, 2014
Three companies owned by Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, made profits up to 600 per cent within three years of investment in real estate in Rajasthan.
Snow makes Thanksgiving travel ‘a little hairy’
November 27, 2014
MINEOLA, NEW YORK — A sloppy mix of rain and snow rolled into the Northeast on Wednesday just as millions of Americans began the big Thanksgiving getaway, grounding hundreds of flights and turning highways hazardous along the congested Washington-to-Boston corridor.
Pakistan under pressure to save trade agenda at South Asia summit
November 27, 2014
South Asian leaders will pile pressure on Pakistan on Thursday to salvage a summit in Nepal by agreeing to electricity sharing and the free movement of vehicles across borders, measures aimed at boosting trade among nearly a quarter of the world's people.
In Ferguson, mundane choices lead to tragedy
November 26, 2014
