April 14, 2014
NEW DELHI: Days after the Congress praised Atal Bihari Vajpayee to target Narendra Modi, the party did a U-turn on Monday calling the BJP veteran "the weakest PM India ever had", a taunt often directed at Manmohan Singh by the opposition party.
Vajpayee was India’s weakest PM, says Congress leader Sanjay Jha
April 14, 2014
The presidential advisory committee did not urge the NSA to get out of the business entirely.
April 13, 2014
By Special Correspondent, Sam Prasad Jillella
Mehta, Director of the Overseas Friends of Bharatiya Janata Party (OFBJP), met with representatives of Metro Washington’s religious, racial, and ethnic communities of Indian origin, to boost BJP’s chances to win the majority in the Parliament.
April 13, 2014
A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands on Sunday morning, triggering a tsunami warning that was later cancelled, according to U.S. government agencies, and there were no immediate reports of damage.
The quake was centered 100 km (60 miles) south of Kira Kira on the island of Makira at a depth of 29 km (18 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
April 13, 2014
PESHAWAR: Gunmen stormed a village gathering in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday and kidnapped around 100 men, Pakistani government officials said.
Officials said they suspected that the gunmen are Taliban who attacked because the villagers supported the government.
April 12, 2014
Calibrated and clearly communicated monetary policies will build trust and improve business sentiments across the world by leaving little room for speculations, Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram said on Saturday.
Indian Economic Affairs Secretary – Arvind Mayaram
April 12, 2014
A day after a complaint was filed against BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi over his marital status, Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath on Saturday said the Commission would examine it in accordance with the Supreme Court judgements.
April 12, 2014
CAPE CANAVERAL: A computer outage at the International Space Station may require a spacewalk by astronauts and threatens to delay next week's launch of a commercial supply ship for Nasa.
April 12, 2014
WASHINGTON: The United States has blocked Iran's pick for envoy to the United Nations, a rare diplomatic rebuke that could stir fresh animosity at a time when Washington and Tehran have been seeking a thaw in relations.
April 12, 2014
WASHINGTON: India received foreign exchange remittances worth $70 billion in 2013 from its migratory workforce to retain the top spot in the world amid a broad slowdown caused by regulatory hindrances on both movement of people and capital.
