Yearly Archives: 2015
Swine flu toll climbs to 1,731 across India: Number of positive cases touches 30,000-mark
March 16, 2015
New Delhi: The swine flu toll in the country climbed to 1,731 on Monday as 21 more deaths were reported even as the number of persons affected by the disease inched close to 30,000-mark,surpassing the earlier levels reached during 2009.
Love Salman Khan? Eat at this new ‘bhai’ themed restaurant in Mumbai
March 16, 2015
MUMBAI, INDIA: To say that movie stars are idolized in India would be an understatement of the grossest order. When Amitabh Bachchan fell ill, there were reports of fans immolating themselves.
Bandra Restaurant BhaijaanZ dedicated to bollywood star Salman Khan
‘I know what you are’: Sharad Yadav’s new installment to offensive remarks
March 16, 2015
Politician Sharad Yadav made a bad situation considerably worse today when he said "I know what you are" to Education Minister Smriti Irani, when she urged him to refrain from making offensive remarks about women's complexion in Parliament.
JDU political leader Sharad Yadav
Will not take directions from India or any country: Maldives
March 16, 2015
Colombo: Amid mounting international pressure to free convicted former president Mohammed Nasheed, Maldives today made clear that it would not be taking directions from India or any other country on the issue.
Make India safe for its ‘daughters’: IMF chief
March 16, 2015
New Delhi: For an inclusive growth, India needs to give a level-playing field to women and make its 'daughters' feel safe, and not exclude anyone on the basis of race or religion, IMF Chief Christine Lagarde said today.
Is It Smart To Get Dual Citizenship?
March 15, 2015
A person with dual citizenship is a citizen of two countries at the same time.
Does it ever make sense to be a citizen of the U.S. and somewhere else?
Edward Snowden issues ‘call to arms’ for tech companies in secret SXSW meeting
March 15, 2015
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden was a highlight of last year's SXSW, where he gave one of his first public speeches.
Obama jokes about Clinton email, knocks Republicans at dinner
March 15, 2015
President Barack Obama took aim at his Republican opponents and his gaffe-prone vice president on Saturday in a satirical speech that included a roast of his former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over her recent problems with email.
2015 ICC World Cup: Holder puts West Indies in sight of quarterfinals
March 15, 2015
Brief Scorecard: West Indies 176 for 4 (Charles 55, Carter 50*) beat UAE 175 (Aziz 60, Javed 56, Holder 4-27) by six wickets
Jason Holder celebrates a wicket, United Arab Emirates v West Indies, World Cup 2015, Group B, Napier, March 15, 2015
Gender equality: India lags neighbours on several counts
March 14, 2015
International Women's Day occupied mind space over the weekend and India remains divided over the Nirbhaya documentary, the country is far from closing the gender gap against its women, reports CNBC-TV18's Surabhi Upadhyay.
