One year on, Modi govt yet to implement ‘one rank one...
May 23, 2015
New Delhi: Attacking the government over non-implementation of 'one-rank-one-pension' scheme, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said he will "pressurise" the Centre to act on the issue at the earliest.
Indian Congress PArty Vice President - Rahul Gandhi
US not losing fight against IS, Ramadi capture a tactical setback:...
May 23, 2015
Washington: President Barack Obama has played down the Islamic State capture of Ramadi, capital of Iraq's largest province, as a "tactical setback" and insisted the US-led coalition's campaign against the terror outfit is "not losing".
"No, I don't think we're losing."
Tanishq Abraham, a child genius, graduates from college at the age...
May 23, 2015
Sacramento, California – An Indian-American home-schooled boy has surprised one and all by graduating from a US college at the age of 11 with three associate degrees in maths, science and foreign language studies.
Tanishq Abraham, who has graduated at the age of 11 (Photo source: Twitter/Tanishq Abraham) © Press Trust of India
Sri Lanka women’s cricket team forced to perform sexual favours for...
May 23, 2015
Sri Lanka's sports ministry said on Friday that an investigation had found evidence that members of the national women's cricket team had been forced to perform sexual favors for officials in order to earn or keep their places in the squad.
Jaya elected AIADMK legislature party leader, stage set for swearing-in
May 22, 2015
CHENNAI: AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa was on Friday unanimously elected its legislature party leader, paving the way for her return as a chief minister of Tamil Nadu following her acquittal in a disproportionate assets case.
AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa.
International cricket returns to Pakistan
May 22, 2015
LAHORE – International cricket returned to Pakistan after a six-year absence on Friday amidst exhilarating scenes at a sold-out Gaddafi Stadium for the first Twenty20 international between the hosts and Zimbabwe.
Jung vs Kejriwal: Centre says home ministry notification to remove confusion
May 22, 2015
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday said the home ministry’s notification on allocation of powers in Delhi would “remove” all confusion regarding governance in the national capital and help the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government run the city efficiently. Notification will remove confusion, help AAP govt run Delhi well.
Yacht party, mystery women: BCCI anti-graft unit warned teams last IPL
May 22, 2015
A party hosted by Preity Zinta for KXIP on a yacht owned by individuals on the ICC’s anti-corruption scanner, a woman who spent the night in the room of a CSK player, a dinner hosted for KKR by Shah Rukh Khan’s friend without permission.
US woman sentenced to 24 years for pushing Indian man to...
May 21, 2015
New York: A 33-year-old American woman has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for pushing an Indian man to death in front of a subway train in an attack apparently motivated by religious animus.
White House Summit on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs)
May 21, 2015
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy To Co-Chair White House Initiative on AAPIs
By Geeta Goindi
