Yahoo’s editor-in-chief Jai Singh has quit the internet firm, just a day after CEO Marissa Mayer fired her COO Henrique De Castro, according to independent tech news site Re/code. Yahoo’s media unit will now be led by Chief Marketing Officer Kathy Savitt, said Re/code, citing an internal memo. It was not clear what prompted Singh’s […]
The Supreme Court Friday declined a plea by a Gujarat cadre IAS officer Pradeep Sharma for the court’s nod to travel abroad to meet his family who are American citizens. Sharma had alleged he was being targeted by the state administration over a CD row. Counsel Prashant Bhushan appearing for Sharma told the bench of […]
India and Sri Lanka Friday continued the exchange of jailed fishermen ahead of talks between fishing communities of the two nations here Jan 20. A statement by the Tamil Nadu government said 121 Indian fishermen were released by Sri Lanka Friday. They would reach home in a couple of days. India on its part released […]
An aide to Minister of State Shashi Tharoor Friday night said that Sunanda Pushkar was found dead at her hotel room at 8.30 p.m. but there was “no sign of foul play”. Speaking to the media outside The Leela Palace hotel, Abhinav Kumar said: “We will not be able to give you the definite cause […]
The Supreme Court Friday said it would hear Feb 19 a plea by counsel Ram Jethmalani seeking enforcement of the court’s July 4, 2011, order that had directed the setting up of a special investigating team headed by two former judges to monitor a probe into stashing away of black money in tax havens. A […]
New Zealand will take on the mighty Netherlands in the final of the Hockey World League Final here Saturday after the two teams notched up wins in their respective semi-finals at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium Friday. The Netherlands overcame reigning world champions Australia 4-3 in the last match of the day to make […]
In a strong challenge to the BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday said whoever tries to wipe out the party will be destroyed. “The opposition say they want to free the country of the Congress. But the people in the opposition do not understand Indian history. The […]
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday showered lavish praises on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with the party adopting a resolution hailing his “wise leadership”. Manmohan Singh, who has been leading the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for almost 10 years, has said he will not seek another term in office. Sonia […]
The three-week-old AAP government in Delhi faced all-round criticism after its law minister mounted a vigilante-style raid on African residents here, alleging that they were running a “sex and drug ring”. The minister’s post-midnight raid was widely condemned and could cast a shadow on India’s diplomatic and economic ties with Africa. The incident also triggered […]
Sunanda Pushkar Tharoor, the wife of India’s Minister of State for Human Resources Shashi Tharoor, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a city hotel room Friday night, stoking renewed speculation over their relationship barely 24 hours after the two declared they were “happily married” following public airing of tweets that hinted about an extra-marital […]