Ten years ago, on May 18, 2004 to be precise, the Central Hall of the Indian parliament witnessed political theatrics of an exceptional variety. Two hundred Congress leaders extremely dejected, feeling almost orphaned, desperately pleading with Congress president Sonia Gandhi to reconsider her “renunciation”, sat on one side of the rectangular table. Ten years is […]
Bags are prohibited from this year’s Boston Marathon for security concern following last year’s deadly bombing, authorities announced. Marathon runners typically are allowed to bring bags or backpacks to keep personal items. But this year, runners will not be allowed to bring backpacks or bags, which will also not be allowed in certain areas near […]
A total of 146 rhino have been killed so far this year in South Africa, with 95 poached in the Kruger National Park bordering Mozambique, said the South African National Parks (SANP) Wednesday. “The Kruger National Park remains hardest hit by rhino poaching, having lost 95 rhino since Jan 1,” Xinhua quoted SANP spokesperson Albi […]
The Obama administration has asked a special court for permission to hold on to National Security Agency (NSA) phone records for longer than five years, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The daily describing it as “an unintended consequence of lawsuits seeking to stop the data- surveillance programme”, Xinhua reported. The Justice Department, in a […]
A trooper shot dead five of his colleagues and then turned the gun on himself in north’s Kashmir Ganderbal district, sources said Thursday. An inquiry into the incident has been ordered. Police sources told IANS that an angry trooper of the Rashtriya Rifles went berserk inside the Safapora (Manasbal) camp in the district, 35 km […]
Shimla, Feb 26 A two-day film festival will be held in Himachal Pradesh’s capital, Shimla, in April, event organisers said here Tuesday. The Shimla Film Festival 2014 will be held April 12-13. It will have two sections – one for Himachal filmmakers and the other for national and international filmmakers, festival director RavinderMakhaik told reporters. […]
The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its order on a plea filed by the former AAP government to withdraw a petition against a trial court order for lodging a complaint against Sheila Dikshit for allegedly misusing government funds. Justice Sunil Gaur also reserved order on the former chief minister’s application against the decision of the […]
Singer-songwriter Usher has hinted at a collaboration with rapper Chris Brown. The 35-year-old took to Instagram to share a photo of him posing in a car with Brown, who just completed his 90-day rehab stint, reports aceshowbiz.com. “Yep me and Chris Brown. What happens next….Stay tuned ‘Loyal’,” Usher captioned the black-and-white photograph. No further explanation […]
A new shipment of Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons left its territory Wednesday, as a continued international effort to rid the war-torn country of its chemical arsenal, the UN confirmed in a statement. “Today, a shipment of the Syrian Arab Republic’s stockpile of sulphur mustard, commonly known as ‘mustard gas’ has left its territory,” Xinhua […]
Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has been put on the international wanted list, acting Prosecutor General Oleh Makhnytsky said Wednesday. “Yanukovych is declared internationally wanted, we set a special group to enter this case,” Xinhua quoted Makhnytsky as saying in a media briefing. The international search has also been launched to find the former Interior […]