Presidential nod to AAP govt, floor test by January 3
December 25, 2013
NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee has cleared the decks for the formation of a minority AAP government with Congress backing in Delhi and chief minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal may be asked to prove majority by January 3, official sources said Wednesday.
Pope Francis delivers his first Christmas homily
December 25, 2013
Vatican, Rome, ITALY: The faithful flocked to St. Peter's Basilica for Pope Francis' first Christmas Eve midnight Mass, in which the pontiff once again preached the importance of acceptance and humility, qualities he has demonstrated continually in his first nine months as head of the Catholic Church.
Radia tapes: CBI finds no criminality ‘so far’
December 24, 2013
NEW DELHI: CBI has informed Supreme Court that it has “so far” not found any criminality in the 14 preliminary enquiries registered on the basis of intercepted conversations of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia.
Devyani Khobragade case: India tightens screws, withdraws privileges for US consular...
December 24, 2013
NEW DELHI: In a perceptible hardening of stand against the US, India on Christmas eve rejected the American embassy's request for an extension on IDs for its consulate officials. With the deadline for surrender of these cards ending on Monday, India withdrew all identity cards of US consulate officials.
Barack Obama symbolically signs up for Obamacare
December 24, 2013
Washington: US President Barack Obama has symbolically signed up for health insurance to promote his own controversial health care reform legislation, a White House official said on Monday.
The US government extended the deadline by 24 hours.
`Modi for PM’ to be BJP’s poll slogan
December 24, 2013
The mood is anti-Congress, says the party
Six Indian-origin persons among top 100 South Africans
December 24, 2013
JOHANNESBURG: Five Indian-origin persons and the controversial Gupta family have been named in a list of 100 prominent people in South Africa by an influential daily here.
The list prepared by 'The Star', one of the oldest newspapers in the country, featured people in 10 categories.
Pakistan to ‘reiterate’ demand for greater role of UN observers along...
December 24, 2013
LAHORE: Pakistan is likely to reiterate its demand for a 'greater role' for the UN military observers to end cross-Line of Control (LoC) tensions and to ensure better implementation of the 2003 ceasefire agreement along the 778-km long India-Pakistan border in Jammu & Kashmir.
Devyani Khobragade gets exemption from personal appearance in US court
December 23, 2013
NEW DELHI: India and the US may be moving towards a resolution of the stand-off over senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade's case with the envoy getting exemption from personal appearance in a New York Court hearing visa fraud charges against her even as she got her accreditation to the UN headquarters.
The secret of Indigo’s consistent profits
December 23, 2013
When IndiGo, India's largest airline by passengers carried, reported a profit of Rs 787 crore in the 2013 financial year, it stunned many in a manner unusual for an earnings broadcast.
How does the airline turn in profits year after year in one of the world’s toughest markets where competitors are struggling?
