Indian PM Modi says will double farmers’ income by 2022, attacks...
February 28, 2016
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh: The Indian government wants to double farmers’ income by 2022 to mark 75 years of independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, listing his administration’s agriculture initiatives to counter Opposition allegations of being corporate driven.
Only one person can stop China from buying up big, American...
February 28, 2016
Chinese companies are buying up foreign businesses, including American ones, at an unprecedented rate, and it's starting to worry lawmakers.
Barack Obama smiles
Clinton scores commanding win in South Carolina
February 27, 2016
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hillary Clinton sailed to a commanding victory over Bernie Sanders in Saturday's South Carolina primary, drawing overwhelming support from the state's black Democrats and putting her in strong position as the race barrels toward Super Tuesday's crucial contests.
Opposition to bring privilege motion against Smriti Irani in Parliament
February 27, 2016
New Delhi: Escalating the battle in Parliament, major opposition parties on Saturday said they will bring privilege motion against HRD Minister Smriti Irani over her remarks in Parliament on the suicide of dalit scholar Rohith Vemula in Hyderbad central university.
Indian Bowlers and Kohli masterclass trumps Amir magic
February 27, 2016
Brief Scorecard: India 85 for 5 (Kohli 49, Amir 3-18) beat Pakistan 83 (Pandya 3-8, Jadeja 2-11) by five wickets
India's pacers did a lot of damage early on © AP
Mohammad Amir. And Virat Kohli.
She Was Asked to Switch Seats. Now She’s Charging El Al...
February 26, 2016
JERUSALEM — Renee Rabinowitz is a sharp-witted retired lawyer with a Ph.D. in educational psychology, who escaped the Nazis in Europe as a child.
Renee Rabinowitz at her home in Jerusalem.
Europe Calls for Ban on Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
February 25, 2016
The European Parliament on Thursday called for an end to arms sales to Saudi Arabia due to civilian casualties in the war that country is waging in Yemen.
Fighters loyal to the Saudi-led coalition stand guard in Taiz, Yemen, in November. Europe has banned arm sales to Saudi Arabia amid humanitarian crises in Yemen.
Judge approves nearly $1B settlement between US and tribes
February 24, 2016
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A judge has approved a nearly $1 billion settlement between the Obama administration and Native American tribes over claims the government shorted tribes for decades on contract costs to manage education, law enforcement and other federal services.
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt to walk out of jail with most...
February 24, 2016
PUNE: Among the articles actor Sanjay Dutt will carry home after walking out of Pune’s Yerwada Central Prison on Thursday will be a clutch of paper bags he prepared while serving time.
Dutt, jail sources say, wants to show these items to his family as he considers them to be his most valued possessions.
US wins WTO dispute against India’s solar rules
February 24, 2016
The United States won a ruling against India at the World Trade Organization on Wednesday after challenging the rules on the origin of solar cells and solar modules used in India’s national solar power programme.
