With 11 more deaths, swine flu toll reaches 176 in Rajasthan
February 17, 2015
Jaipur: Eleven more persons succumbed to swine flu in last 24 hours in Rajasthan, taking the toll to 176 this year. Maximum deaths from the H1N1 virus in the state are in the capital city where 30 people have died from 1 January to 16 February, according to the state medical and health department official on Tuesday.
Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal: Soul brothers under the skin
February 17, 2015
When Arvind Kejriwal faced off against Narendra Modi in Varanasi it was the climactic blockbuster of a high-adrenaline election. Groups of BJP workers roamed the city on motorbikes, saffron scarves streaming behind them shouting Har Har Modi.
2015 ICC WC: NZ jump to top of Pool A after...
February 17, 2015
Dunedin: New Zealand huffed and puffed to a three-wicket win against a spirited Scotland but jumped to the top of Pool A with their second consecutive victory in the cricket World Cup, here today.
Indian teenager shortlisted for trip to Mars confident of making it...
February 17, 2015
Coimbatore: A 19-year old engineering student, among the three Indians in the short-listed 100 applicants for the one-way trip to Mars in 2024, is brimming with confidence of making it to the red planet.
Sponsors gun for brand Yuvraj in IPL, root for thundering performance...
February 17, 2015
NEW DELHI: Yuvraj Singh might not be part of the Indian World Cup squad due to his sub-par form in the recent times but that didn't stop Delhi Daredevils from clinching the south paw with a record bid of Rs 16 crore at the IPL player auctions.
Federal judge stalls Obama’s executive action on immigration
February 17, 2015
HOUSTON — A federal judge in South Texas has temporarily blocked President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration, giving a coalition of 26 states time to pursue a lawsuit that aims to permanently stop the orders.
Russian researchers expose breakthrough U.S. spying program
February 16, 2015
The U.S. National Security Agency has figured out how to hide spying software deep within hard drives made by Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba and other top manufacturers, giving the agency the means to eavesdrop on the majority of the world's computers, according to cyber researchers and former operatives.
Distributors of Rajinikanth-starrer ‘Lingaa’ to ‘beg’ for compensation
February 16, 2015
Chennai: Distributors of superstar Rajinikanth-starrer "Lingaa", who demanded compensation for the heavy losses incurred while distributing and exhibiting the film, have decided go on a mass begging protest.
Another Kejriwal Move That Seems to Borrow From PM Narendra Modi’s...
February 16, 2015
NEW DELHI: Ahead of his first working day as Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal tweeted today that he is feeling better after fighting a fever for a few days which included his huge oath-taking ceremony on Saturday at a public park in Delhi.
On the impossibility of fighting ISIS
February 16, 2015
Through the past 13+ years the United States has fought a war of choice in Iraq, and has extended its original fully justified punitive mission in Afghanistan into a war of choice (including "surge") there.
