3 pieces of evidence point to Malaysia jet’s takeover
March 16, 2014
There are three pieces of evidence that aviation safety experts say make it clear the missing Malaysia Airlines jet was taken over by someone who was knowledgeable about how the plane worked.
Honda recalls nearly 900,000 Odyssey vans in US for fire risk
March 16, 2014
DETROIT: Honda Motor Co is recalling nearly 900,000 Odyssey minivans that could catch fire, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a recall notice posted on Friday.
US NHTSA Recalls Honda Odyssey
Congress Party is ‘underdog’ in LS polls: Chidambaram
March 16, 2014
CHENNAI: Finance minister P Chidambaram admitted that Congress was the "underdog" in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections but averred that in a multi-cornered contest, an underdog too could win several seats.
Indian Finance Minister - Palaniappan Chidambaram
Demand for organic colours this Holi
March 16, 2014
More Bangaloreans opting for herbal colours over synthetic ones
Store owners are witnessing a surge in demand for organic and herbal variants of gulaal.
Was Flight 370 hijacked for 9/11 type attack in India?
March 16, 2014
Was Malaysia Airlines' Flight 370 hijacked with the chillingly murderous intent of crashing it into a high-value building in an Indian city in a re-run of al-Qaida's 9/11 attack on the US? And if the plane didn't crash, where is it now? A week after the plane was thought to have crashed, its disappearance has turned from increasingly mysterious to deadly sinister.
Gun lobby shoots down PIO’s nomination as top US doctor
March 16, 2014
WASHINGTON: America's powerful gun lobby may have succeeded in shooting down the Obama administration's nomination of Vivek Murthy as the nation's surgeon-general, the first time the post would have gone to someone of Indian-origin.
US re-indicts Indian diplomat on visa fraud
March 15, 2014
New York – A New York grand jury on Friday re-indicted an Indian diplomat accused of mistreating her housekeeper on two counts of visa fraud and making false statements, threatening to reignite a bitter row with New Delhi.
Obama seeks to stay neutral in CIA-Senate spat
March 15, 2014
WASHINGTON: For President Barack Obama, a public spat between his trusted ally at the CIA and a loyal Democratic senator has put into sharp focus his complicated role in managing the anti-terror programs he inherited from George W Bush.
Bill Gates says people are way too pessimistic about the world
March 15, 2014
Despite all the poverty, famine, disease, terrorism, and war in the world today, things are actually really good and they're only getting better, according to Bill Gates.
Ex-Microsoft CEO Bill Gates
Missing Malaysian plane mystery: Investigators conclude flight hijacked
March 15, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian investigation into the missing flight 370 has concluded that one or more people with flying experience switched off communications devices and deliberately steered the airliner off-course, a Malaysian government official involved in the investigation said Saturday.
