New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday told a special court hearing a money laundering case related to allocation of 2G spectrum that former telecom minister A. Raja had conspired with other accused to grant telecom licences to ineligible firms. For this, Rs.200 crore was paid by promoters of Swan Telecom […]
Sydney, June 1 (IANS/EFE) A group of Australian criminals created a powerful global cartel of cocaine and MDMA or ecstasy traffickers operating from bases in Montenegro, Holland, Spain and with links to Mexican and Colombian mafias, media reported. An investigation carried out by media group News Corp and reported in its publications, including The Australian, […]
Seoul, June 1 (IANS) Barely weeks after North Korea announced its first launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine, South Korea and the US conducted their biggest joint anti-submarine naval exercise, the Seoul government announced on Monday. The five-day military drill on South Korean waters close to Jeju island began on Saturday with the […]
Kabul, June 1 (IANS) At least 25 militants were killed in clashes that erupted after attacks on several security check posts in Afghanistan’s restive Kandahar province, media reported on Monday. According to officials, Taliban militants attacked security check posts in Kalamshah, Surkh Abad, Rud Kala and Enzar Kala areas of Marouf district leading to heavy […]
New York, June 1 (IANS) A young mother, shocked to find her picture of publicly breastfeeding her son on Facebook, has shot a furious letter to the person who had posted the picture. The person, stranger to the woman, had clicked the photo while she was feeding her child in public and posted it on […]
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Activists and academics on Sunday came out strongly against the Narendra Modi government, accusing it of following the worst policies of the erstwhile Congress-led UPA government. “The media has been giving a view that everything is fine and the economy is looking up which is not true,” Jayati Ghosh, academic […]
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday dismissed any perception of being overshadowed in her work by a “proactive prime minister”, saying she views it as a “support”. Taking questions on all issues, including on the perception that she has been keeping a low profile after becoming minister or on […]
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) Disney-Pixar’s “Inside Out” is all set to release across India on June 26, and Oscar-winning director Pete Docter says the whole story sparked from watching his daughter grow up. “Inside Out” was inspired by Docter’s daughter Ellie, who incidentally was also the voice behind Ellie , one of the characters in […]
Washington, May 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry will return to the US on Sunday after fracturing his leg in a cycling accident in France earlier in the day, the State Department said. Kerry broke his right femur in the accident and, given the injury is near the site of his prior hip […]
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) Firecrackers lit the night sky, and young and old danced and jived as Kolkata residents indulged in wild celebrations after city football giants Mohun Bagan were crowned national champions after a gap of 13 years. Donning the green and maroon jerseys, hundreds of people hit the streets throwing gulal at each […]