Yearly Archives: 2015
Chennai floods: Once again, social media is helping Indians while the government flounders
December 2, 2015
Chennai, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is battling its worst rains in a century. Over the last month, the capital city has been transformed from a bustling hub of over 4.5 million people to a partly submerged wreck.
Obama, the president who lost his voice
December 1, 2015
WASHINGTON DC – The presidency has changed Barack Obama. His hair has gone gray, which is to be expected, and he looks older, which is also to be expected, but his eloquence has been replaced by petulance and he has lost the power to persuade, which is something of a surprise.
Don’t learn ‘wrong lessons’ from Pakistan: Rahul to Government
December 1, 2015
NEW DELHI – Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Modi government on the issue of 'intolerance' telling them not to learn the “wrong lessons” from Pakistan. He also pleaded with them to listen to the people who have been “disturbed” over recent incidents.
Chennai rains: IMD predicts heavy rains in TN, Puducherry for next 4 days
December 1, 2015
The govt. has started releasing 20,000 cubic feet per second of water from Chembarambakkam reservoir, the highest volume of outflow in several years.
People being rescued using boats in Velachery on Tuesday. Photo: S.R. Raghunathan
The dictator’s daughter and a $2 billion tale of greed and graft
November 30, 2015
Even in post-Soviet Uzbekistan, an ancient crossroads where torture and bribery allegations are endemic, Gulnara Karimova, the president’s Harvard-educated daughter, stood out for her ruthlessness.
Gulnara Karimova
Officials: Hamburg votes ‘No’ in 2024 Olympics referendum
November 30, 2015
Hamburg mayor Olaf Scholz announced that his city would not be hosting the Olympic Games in 2024. Hamburg's Office for Statistics confirmed that - despite not having the final count of the votes available yet - it would be impossible for supporters of the Olympic bid to get in a majority anymore.
Pak PM Sharif says want peace with India, but not at cost of dignity
November 30, 2015
Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif said his country desired peace with India but without any compromise on its dignity, speaking after his brief meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of a climate change summit in Paris on Monday.
India, US headed for a face-off at Paris climate summit
November 30, 2015
India and the US appeared headed for a face-off at the Paris climate summit starting Monday with the world’s biggest democracies divided over who should share the larger blame for greenhouse gas emission and, therefore, do more towards mitigating it.
Trump on 9/11 claims: ‘I’m not going to take it back’
November 29, 2015
NEW YORK – Billionaire Donald Trump is defending his disputed claim that "thousands" of Muslims in New Jersey cheered the fall of the twin towers on 9/11.
Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, speaks at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa. Nati Harnik/AP
HSBC whistleblower Falciani sentenced to 5 years in prison
Geneva/New Delhi: HSBC whistleblower Herve Falciani, whose 'Swissleaks' revelation which forced the Indian government to probe ill-gotten money stashed abroad, was sentenced in absentia to five years in prison by a Swiss federal court.
Falciani, who refused to appear for trial in Switzerland, has been charged with industrial espionage. He is having dual French and Italian nationalities.
