NDA, Congress refuse to blink first on GST bill
December 31, 2015
New Delhi: Neither the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government nor the Congress party is ready to blink on the issue of passing the constitution amendment bill to roll out the goods and services tax (GST).
A file photo of finance minister Arun Jaitley. Photo: PTI
Bill Cosby is officially charged with sexually assaulting a woman
Decemebr 30, 2015
Norristown, Pennsylvania: Bill Cosby was charged on Wednesday with sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago—the first criminal charges brought against the comedian out of the torrent of allegations that destroyed his good-guy image as America’s Dad.
Sartaj Aziz warns against ‘unrealistic expectations’ from Indo-Pak talks
December 30, 2015
Islamabad: Foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet in Islamabad on January 14-15 to prepare a schedule of meeting for the comprehensive dialogue, Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has said even as he cautioned against "unrealistic expectations" from the talks.
Severe floods hit Missouri as U.S. storms sweep north
December 29, 2015
KANSAS CITY, Mo./CHICAGO - Missouri residents struggled through a fourth straight day of storms on Tuesday, fighting floodwaters that inundated homes, forced evacuations and closed highways and even part of the Mississippi River.
Snow blankets Marsha Sharp Freeway on U.S. Highway 82 on Dec. 27 in Lubbock, Texas.
Sikhs in America are still coming under attack because people think...
December 29, 2015
Members of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin at a 2012 news conference after a gunman walked into the Oak Creek temple and fatally shot six people. (Jeffrey Phelps/AP)
The bearded man in the blue turban was attacked before dawn on Saturday morning, while waiting for a ride to work.
NASA captures landslide on Mars
Decemebr 29, 2015
Washington: NASA has released an image of a relatively fresh landslide on Mars that shows boulder-covered landslip along a canyon wall.
A mason in MP gets Indian PM’s praise — for something...
December 29, 2015
On Sunday, Dilip Singh Malviya, a 71-year-old mason from Bhojpura village in Madhya Pradesh, found a mention in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mann ki Baat radio address for offering his services for free to villagers who built a toilet at home. But Malviya might find it hard to live up to the image — mainly because he never said he would not charge any money.
Calls for ‘Akhand Bharat’ could ruin our tentative peace with Pak
December 29, 2015
BJP functionary Ram Madhav’s suggestion that India, Pakistan and Bangladesh should form a united nation called Akhand Bharat is erroneous in concept as well as untimely.
India attaches importance to ties with Iran, says PM Modi
December 29, 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India attaches high importance to its relations with Iran and expressed keenness to further strengthen ties with it, including in the areas of trade, investment, oil and gas, connectivity and port development.
File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Source: PTI)
In final year, Obama encourages staff to ‘stay on offense’
December 28, 2015
WASHINGTON — In June, during one of the best stretches of his presidency, Barack Obama strode through a West Wing hallway exclaiming: "Offense! Stay on offense!"
