Nuclear Pakistan has destabilizing effects: US expert
May 26, 2016
Nuclear weapons in Pakistan's hands have "corrosively destabilizing" effects in the region and provide a license for the country's sub-conventional wars against India, a top American expert has said.
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump reaches the magic number to clinch nomination
May 26, 2016
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Thursday reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and sets the stage for a bitter fall campaign.
IPL 2016: Yuvraj, pacers help Hyderabad set up Qualifier 2 date...
May 25, 2016
Brief Scorecard: Sunrisers Hyderabad 162 for 8 (Yuvraj 44, Kuldeep 3-35) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 140 for 8 (Pandey 36, Bhuvneshwar 3-19) beat by 22 runs
Cong targets Amitabh over Modi govt event, actor says party mistaken
May 25, 2016
The Congress targeted actor Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday, saying a wrong signal would go to agencies investigating the Panama Papers case if the actor hosted the Narendra Modi-led government’s two-year anniversary celebrations. The actor, however, said he was not hosting any event and was only scheduled to anchor a segment on ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’.
US State Dept. inspector general report sharply criticizes Clinton’s email practices
May 25, 2016
The State Department’s independent watchdog has issued a highly critical analysis of Hillary Clinton’s email practices while running the department, concluding that she failed to seek legal approval for her use of a private email server and that department staff would not have given its blessing because of the “security risks in doing so.”
PM Modi’s US visit 2016: Westinghouse-Toshiba nuclear reactor deal unlikely to...
May 24, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – Despite intense efforts from both sides, the Westinghouse-Toshiba nuclear reactors deal is not expected to be closed by the time Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches the US on June 7, at the invitation of US President Barack Obama.
NEET Will End Unhealthy Practices of Private Colleges in India: Naidu
May 24, 2016
New Delhi: The government is in favour of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) as it wants to put an end to "unhealthy" practices of private medical colleges, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Tuesday.
Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu speaking at a function. (File picture)
No intention to show disrespect to him or his party: Jaya...
May 24, 2016
CHENNAI – In a significant gesture seeming to put behind poll rivalry, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday thanked DMK Treasurer M K Stalin for attending her swearing-in ceremony and said she looked forward to work with his party for development in the state.
IPL 2016: De Villiers stands calm amid ruins to put Bangalore...
May 24, 2016
Brief Scorecard: Royal Challengers Bangalore 159 for 6 (de Villiers 79*, Abdulla 33*, Kulkarni 4-14, Jadeja 2-21) beat Gujarat Lions 158 (Smith 73, Watson 4-29, Abdulla 2-38) by four wickets
Study Says Trump Isn’t Really Bringing New GOP Voters to Polls
May 24, 2016
A claim central to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has been his assertion, over and over, that he is bringing hordes of new voters into the Republican Party. He’s claimed that Democrats are crossing party lines to vote for him and that people who have never voted in the past are signing up as Republicans in order to back his candidacy.
