Yearly Archives: 2015
Out of my mind: Secular, not socialist?
February 22, 2015
NEW DELHI, INDIA: There was recently much fuss about an advertisement in which the Preamble of the Constitution was reproduced without the words “secular” and “socialist”. There is a febrile atmosphere in the country about secularism with some members of the Sangh Parivar misbehaving.
2015 ICC World Cup: Pakistan implode as West Indies grab 150-run win
February 21, 2015
Brief Scorecard: West Indies 310 for 6 (Ramdin 51, Simmons 50, Russell 42) beat Pakistan 160 (Akmal 59, Maqsood 50, Taylor 3-15, Russell 3-33) by 150 runs
Losing four wickets for just one run at the start of their chase crushed Pakistan's aspirations of chasing down 311.
Push and pull of escape and belonging lures western women into arms of Isis
February 21, 2015
As the numbers of western women travelling to join Isis in Syria and Iraq have grown – recent estimates suggest there are up to 550 from around the world – so has the understanding of their motivations and what analysts term the push and pull factors behind their actions.
Oil min espionage: It’s a Rs 10,000 cr scam, claims arrested journalist Saikia
February 21, 2015
NEW DELHI – The oil ministry espionage scandal got murkier today when former journalist and energy consultant Shantanu Saikia, who has been arrested by the Delhi police as an accused for stealing documents from the ministry and leaking them to corporate houses, claimed that the entire episode is a Rs 10,000 crore scam and that he was merely 'doing a cover up'.
Ex-Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell sentenced to 1 year
February 20, 2015
RICHMOND, VA — Former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell was sentenced Friday to one year and 1 day in prison for her role in a bribery scheme that destroyed her husband's political career.
Petroleum Ministry leak case: Narendra Modi, Arun Jaitley Budget ‘stolen’ files found
February 20, 2015
NEW DELHI – An input on the National Gas Grid for the upcoming Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's budget speech is among the various "secret" documents Delhi Police has recovered from the accused in the corporate espionage case.
No change in ease of doing business under Modi’s first 9 months: HDFC Chairman...
February 19, 2015
‘To raise some capital in HDFC Bank it took more time this time than earlier years to get approvals.’
HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh has said that impatience has begun creeping in among businessmen as nothing has changed on ground in first nine months of the Narendra Modi government.
Indian workers win $14 million in U.S. labor trafficking case
February 19, 2015
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA: A New Orleans jury on Wednesday awarded $14 million to five Indian men who were lured to the United States and forced to work under inhumane conditions after Hurricane Katrina by a U.S. ship repair firm and its codefendants.
2015 ICC WC: Zimbabwe keep calm and carry on in thriller against UAE
February 19, 2015
Brief Scorecard: Zimbabwe 286 for 6 (Williams 76, Taylor 47) beat UAE 285 for 7 (Anwar 67, Khurram 45, Chatara 3-42) by 4 wickets
Sean Williams exults after hitting the winning runs, United Arab Emirates v Zimbabwe, World Cup 2015, Group B, Nelson, February 19, 2015
Spiking black money: Top 9-pt solution before Narendra Modi govt
February 19, 2015
FICCI has come up with an analysis titled 'Widening of tax base and tackling black money' for solving the vexing problem of black money and sent it to the PM Narendra Modi government. (Read Full Report)
Indian PM Narendra Modi. PTI
