Yearly Archives: 2015

December 8, 2015

NEW DELHI – External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj reached Islamabad on Tuesday ahead of India’s third bilateral engagement with Pakistan at the top level in less than two weeks.

December 7, 2015

CHENNAI – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today announced a financial assistance of Rs 10,000 for those who lost their huts in the floods and allocation of 10,000 tenements for them besides an aid of Rs 5,000 to families hit by the deluge.

December 7, 2015

New Delhi, INDIA – A high-intensity earthquake hit the Central Asian country of Tajikistan today, tremors of which were felt in parts of north India, including Delhi and Kashmir.

According to National Seismological Division of the Ministry of Earth Science, the 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Tajikistan at 1.20 PM (IST). The depth of the earthquake was recorded at 25 km. Tremors were also felt in the National Capital Region (NCR). But, there were no immediate reports of loss of lives and property.

December 7, 2015

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa is being heckled and abused for going missing in action after floods swept Chennai. It's a salutary lesson for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who at first drew nods of approval when he rushed to Chennai last week, promising to stand by its people in their hour of need.

December 7, 2015

WASHINGTON D.C. – President Obama has warned Americans of a "new phase" of terror threats - days after the deadly shootings in San Bernardino.

December 6, 2015

In a sudden breakthrough, the National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan held talks in Bangkok on Sunday over a wide gamut of bilateral ties including terrorism and Jammu and Kashmir, and agreed to take forward the “constructive” engagement.

December 6, 2015

Brief Scorecard: South Africa 121 and 72 for 2 (Amla 23*, de Villiers 11*) need another 409 runs to beat India 334 and 267 for 5 dec (Rahane 100*, Kohli 88, Morkel 3-51)

Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers walk back unbeaten on day four, India v South Africa, 4th Test, Delhi, 4th day, December 6, 2015

December 5, 2015

CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA: It's the first time in two days that Loganathan Mari is entering the ground floor of his modest two-room house in Chennai's Jafferkhanpet area.

Loganathan Mari says he has lost everything after water flooded his modest home

December 4, 2015

The female suspect in the California gun attack pledged allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State (IS) group on Facebook, US officials say.

Memorial near scene of shooting in San Bernardino. 4 Dec 2015

Tashfeen Malik made the post under an account with a different name, the officials told US media.

December 4, 2015

New Delhi: Google chief executive Sundar Pichai will visit India later this month, his first overseas trip after taking over as the head of one of the world’s largest technology companies.