Lalu Prasad Yadav and 44 others were on September 30 convicted by the special CBI court in the fodder scam case involving fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 37.7 crore from Chaibasa treasury during the Lalu-led RJD […]
Natural disasters left many dead and homeless in India in 2013 but there was a lesson to be learnt after the government averted a major crisis when tropical storm Phailin hit the country’s eastern shores […]
In early 2013, a parliamentary investigation began into allegations of bribery and corruption involving several senior officials and helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland surrounding the purchase of a new fleet of helicopters. Several Indian politicians and military […]
In June, the JD(U) formally broke its 17-year-old ties with the BJP in Bihar and walked out of the NDA. Reacting to JD(U)’s decision, the BJP said there would be no compromise on decision to […]
DHAKA (TIP): Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday invited by the president to form government after her party’s victory in the controversial January 5 elections. “President (Abdul Hamid) invited Sheikh Hasina to form […]
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): The US-led international coalition in Afghanistan says two of its service members and one civilian employee have died in an aircraft accident. A Nato statement says the “aircraft mishap” happened on Friday […]
Incumbent parties stormed back to power in the three northeastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya in assembly elections that were held in February. Meanwhile, after facing a drubbing in four states, Congress got some […]
DHAKA (TIP): A Hindu temple was vandalized and set afire in central Bangladesh on Wednesday, as post poll attacks on the minority community continue unabated.A portion of the Kali Temple in Netrakona district was gutted […]
The much-awaited report of the CAG on the allocation of coal blocks was tabled in Parliament earlier this year. The report created a massive uproar in political circles with the government being heavily criticized for […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The condition of former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf’s heart was today compared to that of an “18-year-old” by the government prosecutor to emphasize that he did not have any justification for skipping his […]
Telangana, once it is formed, will be India’s 29th state comprising 10 districts. The jewel in the crown will be the city of Hyderabad, which for some time, at least 10 years to start with, […]
KANDAHAR: Afghan police on Tuesday searched for a Taliban commander who allegedly forced his 10-year-old sister to wear an explosivespacked vest for an aborted suicide attack in the southern province of Helmand. The interior ministry […]
High profile editor Tarun Tejpal is in the eye of the storm after a young woman colleague alleged that she had been sexually assaulted by him at an event in Goa. On Nov 20, Tehelka […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama is expected to rein in spying on foreign leaders and is considering restricting National Security Agency access to Americans’ phone records, according to people familiar with a White House review […]
The Congress scored a thumping victory in Karnataka in state polls in May this year. In picking Siddaramaiah as chief minister, Congress junked its philosophy of picking “weak and manageable” leaders to head state governments […]
The anger over the shocking gang rape of a young woman in December 2012 overflowed into 2013. Mass protests at the time demanded greater protection for women and swift justice. In September, a court handed […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Vice-President Joe Biden is urging the leader of Iraq’s self-ruled northern Kurdish region to work with the governments of Iraq and Turkey to resolve a conflict over the region’s oil. Biden called President […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Fugitive intelligence contractor Edward Snowden’s theft of 1.7 million secret documents could potentially put US military forces in “lethal” danger worldwide, American lawmakers warned January 9 citing a confidential Pentagon report. The defense […]
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese tycoon Chen Guangbiao has reaffirmed his plans to buy an American newspaper after his failure to acquire the New York Times. “I am going to talk to the Wall Street Journal and […]
It was a classic murder mystery that had the entire nation hooked. After a 15-month-long trial, which saw many twists and turns, a special CBI court in November sentenced the dentist couple, Rajesh Talwar and […]
MOSCOW (TIP): Russia on Thursday launched a counterterrorism operation after five bullet-riddled bodies were found in a region bordering the Winter Olympic host Sochi, just weeks before the Games’ start. Two districts in the southern […]
As part of India’s first inter-planetary mission, the Mars Orbiter Mision lifted off on November 5. If successful, Isro would become the fourth space agency to reach Mars. Crossing a major milestone in the country’s […]
BEIJING (TIP): Nearly 100 million Chinese tourists visited foreign countries last year, and they are likely to extend their lead as the world’s biggest-spending travellers, state media reported on Thursday. A total of 97 million […]
The Maoists’ ambush of a Congress rally that led to the massacre of some leaders of the party’s Chhattisgarh unit represents a serious setback for the state as well as the Centre’s paramilitary campaign against […]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (TIP): North Korea on January 9 dismissed a South Korean proposal to resume reunions of families separated by war, but used an unusually mild tone that indicated it still wants better ties […]
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