Turkey orders 3-day mourning for mine blast victims (Fourth Lead)
Ankara, May 14 (IANS) Turkey has declared three days of national mourning for the 205 people killed in a coal mine explosion that also left hundreds trapped underground, the prime minister's office...
View ArticleSouth Korean ferry mishap toll rises to 281
Seoul, May 14 (IANS) With the recovery of five more bodies from the sunken ferry Sewol Wednesday, the toll in one of South Korea's deadliest maritime disasters rose to 281, officials here said. The...
View ArticleCharting unknown territories is British Indian writer's forte
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) There's no mention of "comfort zone" in British Indian author Rana Dasgupta's dictionary. He is more comfortable with exploring unknown territories to inject oxygen into his...
View ArticlePoet-writer's new book is about a Net scam
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) An innocent urge to showcase his hacking skills and also score a few brownie points leads a young college student to a big, yet unexposed, internet scam. Can he expose the...
View ArticleBihar bans victory processions after poll results
Patna, May 15 (IANS) The Bihar government Thursday banned processions by victorious Lok Sabha candidates following an alert by intelligence agency, officials said. The state administration has...
View ArticleResult will be collective responsibility: Congress leaders
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) With exit polls predicting a victory for BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, Congress leaders Friday sought to shield party vice president Rahul Gandhi from any strong...
View ArticleBJP prepares for celebrations, Congress office deserted
ANew Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Jubilant even before the results of the Lok Sabha election are declared Friday, the BJP office in Delhi was Thursday decked up and party workers got ready with fire crackers...
View ArticleTension in JD-U ahead of poll results
Patna, May 15 (IANS) Tension in Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United emerged on the eve of counting of votes of the Lok Sabha election when ministers engaged in a verbal duel at a cabinet meeting presided...
View ArticleThree brothers held in Odisha for killing sister, boyfriend
Bhubaneswar, May 15 (IANS) Three brothers were arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district Thursday for allegedly murdering their sister and her boy friend for "honour killing", police said. Nirajnan Nayak,...
View ArticleChhattisgarh's first trend an hour after counting starts
Raipur, May 15 (IANS) The first trend for the counting of 11 Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh to be available by 9 a.m., just an hour after the counting of votes begins at 26 centres across the state....
View ArticleLt Gen. Chakravarty new colonel of Rajput regiment
Jammu, May 15 (IANS) Army's northern command chief, Lt.Gen. Sanjiv Chachra, who retires May 31, Thursday handed over the baton of Rajput Regiment to Lt.Gen.Aniruddha Chakravarty. "Lt.Gen. Sanjiv...
View ArticleLt Gen. Chakravarty new colonel of Rajput regiment
Jammu, May 15 (IANS) Army's northern command chief, Lt.Gen. Sanjiv Chachra, who retires May 31, Thursday handed over the baton of Rajput Regiment to Lt.Gen.Aniruddha Chakravarty. "Lt.Gen. Sanjiv...
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Sukhbir Badal condemns Hyderabad incident
Author(s): City Air NewsSukhbir Singh Badal. (file photo)Chandigarh, May 15, 2014: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today condemned the burning of a...
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Lieutenant General Sanjiv Chachra hands over “Colonelship” of The Rajput...
Author(s): SK VyasA related picture to Lieutenant General Sanjiv Chachra handing over “Colonelship” of The Rajput Regiment.Jalandhar, May 15, 2014: Lieutenant General Sanjiv Chachra, General Officer...
View ArticleCBI registers case for causing loss of Rs.296 crore to UCO Bank Mumbai
Author(s): SK VyasNew Delhi, May 16, 2014: The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered three separate cases on the basis of complaint from UCO Bank, Zonal Office, Kolkata against Directors of...
View ArticleTrinamool wins five out of six assembly by-polls
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress won five of the six assembly seats Friday where by-polls were held sumultaneouslyw ith the Lok Sabha elections. The Trinamool candidates...
View ArticleMamata magic holds sway in Bengal, Left nearly wiped out (Intro Roundup)
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress put up a spectacular show, sweeping the Lok Sabha polls in the state to emerge as the fourth-largest party in the new Lok Sabha, while...
View ArticleTRS storms to power in Telangana, TDP in Seemandhra (Intro Roundup)
Hyderabad, May 16 (IANS) The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Friday made history by securing clear majorities to form governments in the newly-created states of...
View ArticleCongress scores zero in several states, mauled in many others
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's prediction that Congress would not be able to open its account in several states came true Friday with the party failing to...
View ArticleTrinamool supporters celebrate victory with fireworks, colours
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) With fireworks and colours, celebrations erupted across the eastern metropolis with West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress sweeping the Lok Sabha polls and decimating the Left...
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