MCD results 2017: BJP scores hat-trick, decimates AAP; Kejriwal’s party blames...
April 26, 2017
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday was all set to retain Delhi’s three civic bodies for the third time in a row, dealing a body blow to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which blamed Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for its poor show in the municipal elections.
Delhi Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) President Manoj Tiwari (C)
China bans Muslim names for babies in Xinjiang
April 25, 2017
China has banned Islamic names for babies in Muslim-majority Xinjiang region, home to the Muslim Uighur ethnic minority, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday.
The Xinjiang government claims the names were banned because of their religious connotation, which can "exaggerate religious fervour". (File Photo) - IANS
Former US President Barack Obama to ‘make $400k’ for his Wall...
April 25, 2017
Barack Obama has reportedly agreed to speak at a Wall Street conference for almost half a million dollars.
The former President, who left the White House almost 100 days ago, is said to be appearing at Cantor Fitzgeralds LP’s healthcare conference as a keynote speaker in September.
Do Bollywood celebs abuse their maids? Maid agency owners reveal horror...
April 25, 2017
Celebs, ranging from TV stars to National Film Award winners, abuse maids verbally, physically and financially; sometimes they even threaten murder to agency owners who try to take up a complaint.
China sentences US Citizen and Houston based businesswoman Sandy Phan-Gillis in...
April 25, 2017
A Houston businesswoman who was detained in China two years ago as she accompanied city officials on a routine business trip was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on spying charges Tuesday.
The 10 best high schools in America
April 25, 2017
With President Donald Trump expressing support of school-choice programs, parents may soon have more options for where they send their teens to high school.
White House ‘confident’ of averting shutdown as Trump shows flexibility on...
April 24, 2017
The White House sought Monday to calm a jittery Washington ahead of a showdown with Congress over spending, and President Trump softened his demand that a deal to keep the federal government open include money to begin construction on his long-promised border wall.
Twitter employee making $160,000 in San Francisco says he’s scraping by
April 24, 2017
It's expensive to live in San Francisco — even if you make six figures.
In an article published earlier this year, The Guardian reported on an anonymous Twitter employee in his 40s who says that, even on a $160,000 annual salary, he's barely scraping by in Silicon Valley.
Younis khan becomes the first Pakistani batsman to break the 10...
April 24, 2017
JAMAICA, WEST INDIES – Younis Khan became the first Pakistan player to complete 10,000 Test runs as his team reached 201 for four in reply to the West Indies first innings total of 286 at stumps on the third day of the rain-affected first Test at Sabina Park on Sunday.
Reliance Jio loss widens to Rs 22.5 crore for second half...
April 24, 2017
Reliance Jio loss widens to Rs 22.5 crore for second half of FY17
Mumbai: Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, the telecom arm of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), on Monday reported a net loss of Rs 22.5 crore for the six months ended 31 March, the company said in a statement to BSE. Jio had posted a loss of Rs 7.46 crore in the year-ago period.
