Hong Kong Hotels

Hong Kong Hotels, Hotels in Hong Kong have cut room rates up to 40 percent to attract visitors during mainland China's coming Golden Week holidays, Sky Post reported Thursday. A survey released by Hotels.com shows Hong Kong remains the top destination for mainland tourists. Still, it showed hotel rates have fallen 21 percent from a year ago t.. Continue Reading...

Meadow Walker

Meadow Walker, Paul Walker's daughter has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Porsche, claiming the sports car he was riding in had multiple design flaws. The suit, filed Monday on behalf of 16-year-old Meadow Rain Walker, seeks unspecified damages for defects it alleges contributed to her father's death. "The bottom line is that the Porsc.. Continue Reading...

Quah Zheng Wen

Quah Zheng Wen, "Don't forget to believe (and) don't doubt the team," said national swimmer Quah Zheng Wen to 50 students at the OCBC Aquatic Centre on Saturday (Sep 26). The promising young swimmers, between the ages of eight and 15 years old, were there for a lesson by Quah and American swimmer Kevin Cordes, who gave insights and tips on impro.. Continue Reading...

Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup, One year removed from his crowning moment in rugby league, code-hopping star Sam Burgess hopes to rise to a similar challenge to save England's World Cup hopes - but he may have to do so from the bench. English media is reporting the dual-international has been dropped for Saturday's crucial Pool A match with the Wallabies, with.. Continue Reading...

Heng Swee Keat

Heng Swee Keat, Outgoing Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat paid tribute to the education fraternity in a farewell note, thanking teachers for the "heart" that they put into their jobs. In the letter released to the media on Tuesday evening, he said: "If there's one word that describes our educators, it is not that you are a professional, or.. Continue Reading...

VW Scandal

VW Scandal, Volkswagen has revealed that almost 1.2m vehicles in the UK are involved in the diesel emissions scandal that has rocked the carmaker, meaning more than one in 10 of diesel cars on the country's roads are affected. VW said the diesel vehicles include 508,276 Volkswagen cars, 393,450 Audis, 76,773 Seats, 131,569 Skodas and 79,838 Volk.. Continue Reading...

Cathriona White

Cathriona White, Tributes have continued to pour in for tragic Cathriona White since news of her death emerged late yesterday afternoon. The 28-year-old moved from the Co Tipperary village of Cappawhite to Los Angeles in 2009. 2009: Cathriona moved to Los Angeles from her home in Co Tipperary to begin a career as a make-up artist at the age of.. Continue Reading...

Cereal Killer Café

Cereal Killer Café, The organiser of an anti-gentrification protest in east London has accused the owners of a breakfast cereal cafe targeted by protesters of "milking" the publicity. Ian Bone, the founder of Class War, the anarchist group behind Saturday evening's Fuck Parade event in Shoreditch, also vowed to continue focusing on independent b.. Continue Reading...

UK Womb Transplant

UK Womb Transplant, The UK's first womb transplant is set to take place next year as part of a clinical trial in which 10 women will get the chance to carry their own babies. Following the birth of a baby boy last year after a successful procedure in Sweden, Imperial College London has granted ethical approval for 10 transplants. The first Briti.. Continue Reading...

INS Kochi Commissioned

INS Kochi Commissioned, India's defence preparedness just got a shot in the arm with the commissioning of Indian Navy's latest stealth guided missile destroyer, the INS Kochi. INS Kochi is the second ship of the Kolkata-class (Project 15A) Guided Missile Destroyers. Destroyers are second only to aircraft carriers in projecting raw combat power o.. Continue Reading...

Man Killed Over Beef

Man Killed Over Beef, The 50-year-old father of an Indian Air Force personnel was beaten to death by a mob on the outskirts of Delhi on Monday night, allegedly over rumours that he had eaten beef. Mohammad Ikhlaq and his 22-year-old son were dragged from their house by around 100 villagers in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh and beaten with bricks. Ikhlaq.. Continue Reading...

2006 Mumbai Train Blasts

2006 Mumbai Train Blasts, Five people were sentenced to death today for planting bombs on Mumbai's local trains in July 2006, which killed 189 people and left over 800 injured. Seven of 12 men convicted for the train blasts have been given a life term. The convicts were found guilty of terrorist activities and mass murder earlier this month.%D.. Continue Reading...

Vijender Singh Pro Debut

Vijender Singh Pro Debut, INDIAN boxing sensation Vijender Singh will face Sonny Whiting on his highly anticipated professional debut on Saturday October 10 at the Manchester Arena, England. Singh will start his career on the huge double world title card headlined by Terry Flanagan's defence of his WBO World Lightweight title against Diego Magda.. Continue Reading...

M.K Stalin 2.0 Makeover

M.K Stalin 2.0 Makeover, Sixty-two, some would say, is a bit old to start "trying to appeal to youth". That's not how it looks perhaps from M K Stalin's corner. The younger son and ambitious political heir of 90-year-old DMK supremo M Karunanidhi, who remains the party's chief minister candidate, has gone in for an image makeover ahead of the 20.. Continue Reading...

Mahant Avaidyanath Stamp

Mahant Avaidyanath Stamp, On 1 October, the Centre will issue a stamp commemorating Mahant Avaidyanath, one of the leaders of the Ram Janmabhoomi agitation. There was a demand for a stamp on the Mahant by Yogi Adityanath, the firebrand BJP leader who represents Gorakhpur in Lok Sabha. Adityanath succeeded Avaidyanath as the head of the Gorakhnath M.. Continue Reading...

RBI Cuts Interest Rates

RBI Cuts Interest Rates, Loans have become cheaper after the Reserve Bank of India(RBI), in a surprise move, on Tuesday cut interest rate by basis points from 7.25 per cent to 6.75 per cent with immediate effect. The bolder stance by the central bank is seen as a move that will boost the slowing economy. Major lenders like Andhra Bank, SBI, Bank.. Continue Reading...

India No.1 FDI Destination

India No.1 FDI Destination, India has emerged on top of the foreign direct investment league table, overtaking China and the United States, according to the FT data service. A ranking of the top destinations for greenfield investment (measured by estimated capital expenditure) in the first half of 2015 shows India at number one, having attracted.. Continue Reading...

Prison Seamstress Joyce Mitchell Will Be Sentenced For Escape Help

Prison Seamstress Joyce Mitchell Will Be Sentenced For Escape Help, Former prison seamstress Joyce Mitchell wept in a New York courtroom on Monday as she waited to be sentenced for helping two convicts escape with tools smuggled in hamburger meat. Mitchell, 51, pleaded guilty in a deal that allowed her to sidestep charges for an alleged plot to.. Continue Reading...

Carly Fiorina Both Repels And Enthralls Liberal Feminists

Carly Fiorina Both Repels And Enthralls Liberal Feminists, When the novelist Jennifer Weiner watched the second Republican presidential debate with her two daughters on Sept. 16, she felt a sense of pride at seeing the lone woman on stage, Carly Fiorina, hold her own against Donald J. Trump. Then Mrs. Fiorina denounced abortion and Planned Paren.. Continue Reading...

CNN Debate Criteria Would Allow Joe Biden To Participate

CNN Debate Criteria Would Allow Joe Biden To Participate, CNN has announced its criteria for the October 13 Democratic debate, making clear that Vice President Joe Biden would be eligible to participate if he announces a late run for president as late as the day of the event. According to the rules, eligible candidates must have either filed a .. Continue Reading...

Megafires Will Keep Driving Up Firefighting Tab

Megafires Will Keep Driving Up Firefighting Tab, Dozens of fires burned unattended in North Idaho in August because there weren't enough firefighters to go around. The fires were burning in the backcountry, away from communities, homes and structures. More than 32,000 firefighters were fighting other, larger fires threatening communities across .. Continue Reading...

RWC Fixtures

RWC Fixtures, England (16) 25 Try: May Con: Farrell Pens: Farrell 5 Drop-goal: Farrell Wales (9) 28 Try: G Davies Con: Biggar Pens: Biggar 7 Wales overcame a 10-point deficit and endless injuries to pull off a sensational win against England in an astonishing World Cup contest. Gareth Davies's late try from Lloyd Williams' bri.. Continue Reading...

Migrant Crisis

Migrant Crisis, Seventeen migrants attempting to reach Greece by boat from Turkey have drowned after their boat sank off Turkey. The victims, all thought to be Syrians, included five women and five children, local media said. Another 20 people on the boat's deck, who were wearing life jackets, survived, the news agency said. Some 300,000 m.. Continue Reading...

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey, Who'd have thought that Downton Abbey, the final series of which continues tonight, would skewer a very modern imbalance of the sexes. Last week Elsie Hughes, the housekeeper, had an awkward conversation with Mrs Patmore, the cook - like Mrs Hughes a never-been-married virgin (both having taken the title 'Mrs' to fit their roles)... Continue Reading...

Japan Grand Prix

Japan Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg put Formula One world champions Mercedes on pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix after Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat crashed heavily and brought qualifying to an early close. The German secured his first pole since Spain in May when the red flags came out with 36 seconds remaining, leaving team mate and championship.. Continue Reading...

Watford V Crystal Palace

Watford V Crystal Palace, Ben Watson wants the Watford fans to get Vicarage Road "rocking" again when they host Crystal Palace on Sunday. Quique Sanchez Flores' side recorded their first Premier League win of the campaign in their last home outing, defeating Swansea City 1-0 thanks to a goal from in-form striker Odion Ighalo. Midfielder Watso.. Continue Reading...

Indian Super League 2015

Indian Super League 2015, Atletico de Kolkata head coach Antonio Habas has confirmed the Mohun Bagan club ground in the Kolkata maidan will be used as the training ground for the Indian Super League team prior to the start of the second season of the tournament. The ISL champions were in a quandary after theunavailability of the Salt Lake Stadiu.. Continue Reading...

Patel Lollipop Protest

Patel Lollipop Protest, Despite his assurances to the Gujarat high court on Thursday that he would restrain himself from any public programme till September 29, Hardik Patel, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti leader on Friday announced a state-wide lollipop protest against the state government's announcement of Rs 1000 crore Mukhyamantri Yuva Swalamban.. Continue Reading...

BCCI Presidential Battle

BCCI Presidential Battle, The intense leadership battle in the BCCI after Jagmohan Dalmiya's demise has taken a new turn with known foes and former Board chiefs N Srinivasan and Sharad Pawar holding a surprise meeting in Nagpur. Current ICC President Srinivasan, who has been at loggerheads with Pawar for a long time, is learnt to have met the M.. Continue Reading...

Pope Francis US Tour

Pope Francis US Tour, Pope Francis has begun his tour of the US, where he is expected to greet millions of American Catholics and address thorny issues like climate change and income inequality. US President Barack Obama welcomed the pope as he landed on Tuesday - a rare honour for a foreign dignitary. The pontiff will visit Washington DC, Ne.. Continue Reading...

Virender Sehwag: The Ultimate Game-Changer

Virender Sehwag: The Ultimate Game-Changer, The opener's all-or-nothing approach won him many fans and accolades., ", I remember, vaguely, my grandfather laud.. Continue Reading...

To Escape Gangrape, 25-Yr-Old Jumps Off Train With Baby

To Escape Gangrape, 25-Yr-Old Jumps Off Train With Baby, Both the baby girl and her father suffered fractures in their skulls, while the woman escaped with minor injuries.,Continue Reading...

717 Dead, 805 Injured In Saudi Hajj Stampede

717 Dead, 805 Injured In Saudi Hajj Stampede, The latest developments from a stampede on the third day of the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia., ", T.. Continue Reading...

Coach Reportedly Confesses To Ordering Hit On Ref

Coach Reportedly Confesses To Ordering Hit On Ref, Mack Breed apparently told players to "make the referee pay for his racial comments and calls.", An assistant coach at John Jay High School in San Antonio, Texas confessed to his principal that he ordered players to go after the referee during a recent football game, according to an ESPN report, ci.. Continue Reading...

Women Might Appear On More Than Just The $10 Bill

Women Might Appear On More Than Just The $10 Bill, "As we unveil the new series of bills ... women will be a prominent part of that," says the U.S. Treasury secretary., United States Treasury Secretary Jack Lew sat down with CBS This Morning co-anchor Norah O'Donnell on Wednesday for an interview regarding several issues — most notably the news ove.. Continue Reading...

Why It\'s The Right Time To Buy A Volkswagen

Why It's The Right Time To Buy A Volkswagen, The automaker's emissions cheating scandal could mean big savings for car buyers., Something is rotten in the city of Wolfsburg. But there may never be a better time to buy a car from the auto giant that's based there. Volkswagen, the world's biggest automaker, suddenly needs a tow truck as it lurches.. Continue Reading...

Hundreds Of Pilgrims Killed In Saudi Stampede

Hundreds Of Pilgrims Killed In Saudi Stampede, The chaos took place on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca as two million take part in the annual hajj pilgrimage., A horrific stampede killed at least 717 pilgrims and injured hundreds more Thursday on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the deadliest tragedy to strike th.. Continue Reading...

Carly Fiorina

Carly Fiorina, The media has a new darling in the Republican presidential disaster pageant: Carly Fiorina. She dominated, "dropped the mic," "owned the stage" and of course she did it all while "standing in a pair of 3½-inch heels for three hours." This amount of drooling should come with a year's supply of bibs. It is true that she found .. Continue Reading...

Cat Deeley

Cat Deeley, Her cutest accessory! Pregnant Cat Deeley showed off her growing baby bump at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in L.A. on Sunday, Sept. 20. The British TV star debuted her bump for the first time at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sept. 12. "I managed to squeeze myself in this Monique Lhuillier gown and we had to let the back out a li.. Continue Reading...

Lord Ashcroft

Lord Ashcroft, Ex-Conservative Party treasurer Lord Ashcroft says his new book about David Cameron is "not about settling scores". The unauthorised biography, serialised in the Daily Mail, includes allegations about the PM's student days. The former Tory donor admitted to having personal "beef" with the prime minister after not being offered .. Continue Reading...

Apple Malware

Apple Malware, Apple has confirmed a security breach in its Chinese App Store which saw nearly forty popular applications infected with malware - a result of app developers being tricked into downloading a compromised version of Apple's Xcode developer tool kit. The breach, first discovered by researchers at Alibaba Mobile Security, affected a numb.. Continue Reading...

Chris Moyles

Chris Moyles, It caused much controversy when he was replaced by Nick Grimshaw on Radio 1. And now Chris Moyles is blazing the comeback trail after making his debut of XFM's re-branded station Radio X on Monday. This is the 41-year-old funnyman first radio job since 2012 - and it went down so well with listeners that the Radio X app and webs.. Continue Reading...

Savings Accounts

Savings Accounts, Most people know they should be saving for retirement in tax-preferred accounts, including 401(k)s and IRAs. This allows you to get a tax break while helping your money to grow faster for retirement. You also need to prepare for health care costs in retirement, and one powerful tool to help you do this is a health savings account... Continue Reading...

Sophie McShera

Sophie McShera, Sophie McShera is part of the original Downton Abbey cast, having played the part of assistant cook Daisy Mason since series one. Often seen as meek and mild, Daisy is becomingly increasingly politicised and forthright with her opinions. Before Downton, McShera had her breakthrough role in BBC drama Waterloo Road, as Sixth Form .. Continue Reading...

Energy Price Comparison

Energy Price Comparison, The first salvos in what could be an energy price war have been fired by Bord Gáis Energy. The company has announced plans to shave 2.5 per cent of its residential gas prices in a move which will see the average consumer making an annual saving of just over €20. It also announced its intention to cut its unit rate of e.. Continue Reading...

Jackie Shroff Daughter Selfie

Jackie Shroff Daughter Selfie, Jackie Shroff's son Tiger Shroff has made a mark in Bollywood with his debut movie and dancing skills, but it's his daughter Krishna Shroff who is someone to watch out for. Krishna has become an internet sensation and the reason behind it is her topless photos she posted on Instagram. She recently did a photo-shoot.. Continue Reading...

Meeruthiya Gangsters Review

Meeruthiya Gangsters Review, Zeishan Quadri co-wrote the script for Anurag Kashyap's two-part "Gangs of Wasseypur", but when it comes to directing a film, Quadri is unable to create the wit or sharpness Kashyap brought to his projects. Quadri's tale of six clueless gangsters who don't seem to possess a smidgen of intelligence is just like its ce.. Continue Reading...

Sebastian Vettel Singapore GP

Sebastian Vettel Singapore GP, A lone intruder set pulses racing at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday when he ambled across the floodlit track midway through the Formula One race and strolled by the metal fences as cars sped past. What on earth?! "There's a man on the track, there's a man on the track..." http://t.co/psM0ev7lfG #SingaporeGP pic.. Continue Reading...

Korea Open Ajay Jayaram

Korea Open Ajay Jayaram, Facing World No.1 Chen Long, men's singles reigning champ who operates to the consistency of a wrecking ball knocking down walls unfailingly, can evoke many responses. Usually, a spurt of defiant defense from the challenger draws the applause and wonderment of spectators for the underdog, given the Chinese is currently the .. Continue Reading...

Emmy Awards 2015

Emmy Awards 2015, Awards shows often give tribute to how much excellence there is in their medium. Andy Samberg kicked off this year's Emmy Awards with a musical tribute to, simply, how much there is. Riffing on the au courant topic of "peak TV" - this year, we're on track for over 400 scripted series, the most ever - Mr. Samberg's opening video.. Continue Reading...

Jagmohan Dalmiya Passes Away

Jagmohan Dalmiya Passes Away, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya, who was admitted to a hospital here three days ago after complaining of chest pain, died on Sunday evening, hospital sources said. He was 75. The veteran cricket administrator was admitted to the B.M. Birla Hospital on Thursday night. "He passe.. Continue Reading...

Davis Cup

Davis Cup, A profligate Yuki Bhambri missed chances galore in a tame defeat against world number 40 Jiri Vesley as India lost the Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie against top seeds Czech Republic 1-3 in New Delhi on Sunday. The Delhi boy's 3-6 5-7 2-6 defeat in sweltering heat in the must-win fourth rubber means that India will remain in the A.. Continue Reading...

Katti Batti Movie

Katti Batti Movie, After collecting mere Rs 5.28 cr on day one, Kangana Ranaut's 'Katti Batti' managed to garner only Rs 5.48 cr on its second day, summing upto Rs 10.76 cr in two days. Kangana Ranaut's highly anticipated movie 'Katti Batti' has failed to impress the audience as it didn't show much progress on day two. After collecting mere Rs .. Continue Reading...

Korea Open

Korea Open, India's Ajay Jayaram could not put finishing touches to his glorious run in the BWF Korea Open championship, emerging second best against top seed Chen Long of China in Seoul on Sunday. The unseeded Indian lost 14-21, 12-21 in the final and settled for a silver medal finish at the SK Handball Stadium. A day after Jayaram trounced the.. Continue Reading...

Dengue Fever Outbreak

Dengue Fever Outbreak, India's capital is combating its worst outbreak of dengue fever in five years, with the tropical mosquito-borne disease posing a momentous challenge to the city's creaky health infrastructure. State-run hospitals in New Delhi are overrun with feverish patients, municipal spokesman Y.S. Mann said. "There is a sense of p.. Continue Reading...

Sheena Bora Murder Case

Sheena Bora Murder Case, A Mumbai court today rejected an application moved by Sanjeev Khanna, the second husband of Indrani Mukherjea and a co-accused in her daughter Sheena Bora's murder, seeking release from police custody. Sanjeev, Indrani and her former driver Shyam Rai are the prime suspects in the case and are currently in judicial custod.. Continue Reading...

Netaji Documents Declassified

Netaji Documents Declassified, It's official! The family of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was under unprecedented surveillance for over twenty years after independence. Declassified papers of the West Bengal Intelligence Branch have revealed that they were targeted by massive state surveillance machinery that continued the British-era snooping .. Continue Reading...

Mahesh Sharma Controversy

Mahesh Sharma Controversy, Union culture minister Mahesh Sharma sparked another row when he said Hindu holy books such as the Gita, Ramayana and Mahabharata are "ideal granths (texts)" that teach moral values. He didn't stop there, adding they don't prescribe any particular faith whereas the Bible and Quran are purely religious books. The 56-ye.. Continue Reading...

Bihar Polls 2015

Bihar Polls 2015, NDA constituent Shiv Sena, which has no significant presence in Bihar, today announced it was jumping in the poll fray in the state on its own, and claimed its "anti-migrant" image was due to "canard" spread by rivals. Party's national spokesperson Sanjay Raut told reporters that Sena, which is ruling Maharashtra in alliance w.. Continue Reading...

Picpal Selfie

Picpal Selfie, Selfie-lovers no longer need to have their friends around for a photo session, thanks to a new app that makes it possible to take joint selfies regardless of one's location. The new app 'Picpal' is developed by a Texas-based company MyndBee, co-founded by an Indian-American Mahesh Rajagopalan, and has been officially launched on i.. Continue Reading...

MNS Jain Meet

MNS Jain Meet, Activists of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Sunday put up a non-veg food stall outside a Jain-dominated housing society here to protest against meat sale ban during 'Paryushan' festival. MNS party workers shouted slogans and publicly ate chicken outside 'Jai housing society' in suburban Vile Parle. They also displayed.. Continue Reading...

Leander Paes US Open

Leander Paes US Open, Leander Paes and Swiss Martina Hingis became the first team since 1969 to win three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in the same season at the US Open on Friday. The fourth seeds defeated American duo Sam Querrey and Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-4, 3-6, 10-7 to add the New York crown to their wins at the Australian Open and Wimbl.. Continue Reading...

Sania Mirza US Open

Sania Mirza US Open, Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik on Thursday said his tennis star Indian wife Sania Mirza's success in the US Open has inspired him on the cricket field -- but also put him under pressure. Mirza won the ladies doubles in the US Open last week with Swiss partner Martina Hingis, the pair's second Grand Slam doubles title i.. Continue Reading...

Rahul Gandhi Bihar

Rahul Gandhi Bihar, AICC vice president Rahul Gandhi launched a full frontal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Saturday's Harinagar rally. Rahul was so engrossed in attacking Modi's "suit boot ki sarkar" that he seemed to have forgotten about Bihar and his allies in the Grand Alliance. One can understand his reservation against promoting.. Continue Reading...

ABVP JNU Election

ABVP JNU Election, Ousting the All India Students' Association (AISA) after two years, the All India Students' Federation (AISF) clinched the presidential position here on Sunday in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) elections. Breaking the Left bastion at the prestigious institute, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (A.. Continue Reading...

Mecca Crane Crash

Mecca Crane Crash, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today handed over Rs 6 lakhs to the family members of a couple from the state who died in the recent accident during Haj pilgrimage at Mecca. Mr Naidu handed over a cheque for Rs 6 lakh (Rs 3 lakh per deceased) to the family members of Abdul Khader and his wife Fatima Begum, wh.. Continue Reading...

Modi Facebook Invitation

Modi Facebook Invitation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Facebook headquarters in California on September 27 where he will hold a town hall interaction with its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, only the second for the young billionaire with a world leader after US President Barack Obama. Making the announcement on his Facebook page, the Prime .. Continue Reading...

Italian Grand Prix

Italian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton cruised to a dominant Italian Grand Prix victory to put a stranglehold on the world title - and was cleared of breaking tyre rules. Hamilton's seventh victory this season puts him 53 points ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg as the German retired. Mercedes were investigated on the grounds the tyres were below.. Continue Reading...

Wayne Rooney Record

Wayne Rooney Record, England striker Wayne Rooney described equalling Sir Bobby Charlton's scoring record as a "huge honour" after moving level with the World Cup winner on 49 goals for his country. Rooney, 29, scored a penalty in a 6-0 win in San Marino to equal Charlton's tally, before being substituted. "To be level with Sir Bobby is a h.. Continue Reading...

Indian Railways ISRO

Indian Railways ISRO, Indian Railways will join hands with ISRO to get online satellite images for improving safety and enhancing efficiency. "We will undertake a massive exercise of GIS mapping of the entire rail route and assets including buildings, land, workshops and other facilities in the network using geospatial technology," said a senior.. Continue Reading...

Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes, England were soundly defeated again by Australia by 64 runs. The numbers suggest a carbon copy of that routine first encounter at Southampton, but they are misleading. For perhaps the first time during this Ashes summer there was additional spice given to proceedings by the controversial dismissal of Ben Stokes, who has a habit of findi.. Continue Reading...

Shane Watson

Shane Watson, Shane Watson says a realisation he no longer has the intense drive needed to recapture his best Test form, and a belief he would be hindering the progress of emerging all-rounders, prompted his decision to retire from Test cricket. The 34-year-old announced his retirement from all first-class cricket to one-day squad teammates in t.. Continue Reading...

EPFO Insurance Cover

EPFO Insurance Cover, Retirement fund body EPFO is likely to increase the maximum amount assured under its Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI) to Rs 5.5 lakh from the existing Rs 3.6 lakh. The proposal to raise the insurance benefit for over six crore subscribers of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will be put up f.. Continue Reading...

Sheena Bora DNA

Sheena Bora DNA, The Mumbai police are expected to get on Monday the report of DNA examination on the skeletal remains found from the spot in Raigad where Sheena Bora's body was dumped allegedly by her mother Indrani Mukherjea and her two accomplices. The skeletal remains, which are suspected to be Sheena's, and blood samples of Indrani Mukherje.. Continue Reading...

Digvijaya Singh Marriage

Digvijaya Singh Marriage, Journalist Amrita Rai on Sunday announced that she got married to Congress leader Digvijaya Singh as per Hindu rites and desired none of his property or belongings. "I would like to share with my friends that I and Digvijaya Singh have married in a solemn ceremony, as per Hindu rites. We have also later registered our .. Continue Reading...

Modi OROP

Modi OROP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the implementation of OROP was a "difficult" decision which could have ramifications which are yet to be ascertained. Clearing the air a day after his government announced implementation of the one rank-one pension scheme for armed forces personnel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday he will en.. Continue Reading...

Huge Cache Of Arms And Ammunition Seized In Karachi

Huge Cache Of Arms And Ammunition Seized In Karachi, The Sindh Rangers have seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Landhi area of the city, foiling a major terror bid in the wake of Defence Day celebrations. A spokesman for the paramilitary force said on Saturday that the recovered weapons belonged to the armed wing of 'a political party'.. Continue Reading...

RSS Favouring India\'s Engagement With Pakistan And Neigbours, Sends Positive ...

RSS Favouring India's Engagement With Pakistan And Neigbours, Sends Positive ..., At a time when both India and Pakistan celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1965 war, a statement from RSS favouring India's engagement with Pakistan and other neigbours, appears to send positive vibes across Pakistan after its ties with New Delhi remaining under str.. Continue Reading...

Fazl No More Mediator In Govt-MQM Talks

Fazl No More Mediator In Govt-MQM Talks, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman has refused to continue playing role of mediator between the government and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) as deadlock between the two persists despite 'all out' efforts. During a meeting of his party's central committee here on Saturday, Fazl sai.. Continue Reading...

Karachi Operation: Sleeper Cells Still Exist, Says AIG Maher

Karachi Operation: Sleeper Cells Still Exist, Says AIG Maher, As many as 232 policemen and 27 Rangers have been killed in the line of duty since the beginning of the Karachi operation on September 5, 2013, Karachi Police AIG Mushtaq Maher told media on Saturday. In around 3,000 encounters, some 282 terrorists were killed, 38 kidnappers and 10 ex.. Continue Reading...

PM Modi And I Are Swayamsevaks, But RSS Not Running Govt: Rajnath Singh

PM Modi And I Are Swayamsevaks, But RSS Not Running Govt: Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday rejected the opposition charges that the RSS was running the government and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he are swayamsevaks of the Sangh and no one should have any problem with it. "I want to clarify everyone that I am a RS.. Continue Reading...

Wu Chun

Wu Chun, Wu Chun, singer and 35-year-old actor born in Brunei Darussalam, get gifted youth award by the Sultan of Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Waddaulah Mu'izzadin the 10th anniversary of the national youth day, Thursday (3/9). Brunei-China-blooded actor is an ambassador for one of the national airline of the Sultanate of Brunei Darussal.. Continue Reading...

Sunny Leone

Sunny Leone, Indrajit roped in Sunny Leone for his latest film 'Luv U Alia'. •It may not be an exaggeration to say that filmmaker and director Indrajit Lankesh is not only a youth icon but he also very clued into their pulse. It was Indrajit who introduced Deepika Padukone in Kannada with the film Aishwarya. Now he has roped in Sunny Leone for hi.. Continue Reading...

Parks In Singapore

Parks In Singapore, Singapore's Lim family have placed one of the largest freestanding Melbourne car park portfolios onto the market with expectations it could fetch around $110 million. The family are selling their Kim Lim car park on a 3218 square metre site on the corner of Queen and A'Beckett Streets near Queen Victoria Market hoping for mo.. Continue Reading...

General Election 2015 Singapore

General Election 2015 Singapore, In a very accessible article, Jeraldine Phneah writes about the advantages the People's Action Party has over the opposition in Singapore. Note that several of the advantages are institutional and arise from the PAP's position as the dominant party in Singapore politics. In PolSci speak, Singapore belongs to a su.. Continue Reading...

US Open

US Open, It just hasn't been Rafael Nadal's year. The Spaniard crashed out of the U.S. Open in the third round after losing a five-set thriller to Italian Fabio Fognini at Flushing Meadows, ensuring Nadal will be without a grand slam win in a calendar year for the first time since 2004. "The only thing this means is I played worse than the la.. Continue Reading...

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance, Oral health coverage is mostly left out of the broader healthcare debate. A budding dental insurance company called Beam wants to fill that cavity by following a model that aims to use technology to improve health and reduce medical costs. "The entire dental services industry would run tens of percent more efficiently if there.. Continue Reading...

Borders Railway

Borders Railway, David Shirres was a passenger on the very last train to leave Edinburgh on the Waverley line just before it was axed as part of the Beeching cuts. He remembers the "plummy", precise accent of the station announcer just before the sleeper to London pulled away on 5 January 1969. Then a trainee railway engineer aged 19, Shirres al.. Continue Reading...

EURO 2016 Qualifiers

EURO 2016 Qualifiers, This was horrid. Gordon Strachan stood red-faced on the touchline - it was because of the heat inside the Boris Paichadze Arena but it might equally have been down to mounting fury within Scotland's manager as his side's hopes of reaching next year's European Championships were left in a sweaty mess. They were out thought and .. Continue Reading...

Refugee Crisis

Refugee Crisis, When you cut through the horror and the hypocrisy, the exodus across the Balkans is not just a refugee crisis. This is the first, mass trans-regional flight of modern times. The Middle East has exploded across our TV screens for decades, but now it suddenly feels like an adjacent conflict zone. Just as we realised, in the 1990s, .. Continue Reading...

Marvan Atapattu Resign

Marvan Atapattu Resign, Former Sri Lankan captain Marvan Atapattu on Thursday resigned from the post of head coach of the national cricket team following its recent 1-2 Test series defeat against India, the country's cricket board announced. Atapattu's resignation comes after the island nation lost back-to-back Test series against continental ne.. Continue Reading...

Jason Holder Test Captain

Jason Holder Test Captain, Jason Holder will take over as West Indies' Test captain for their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. The Barbados all-rounder, 23, who is already the one-day international skipper, has only played eight Tests. He replaces wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin, 30, who retains his place in the 15-man squad for the two-Test series w.. Continue Reading...

Chelsea Wipro Deal

Chelsea Wipro Deal, English Premier League champions Chelsea FC has hired Wipro to enhance its digital engagement with fans, after rival football club Manchester United handed out a similar outsourcing contract to another Indian firm, HCL Technologies. Wipro will help Chelsea improve the quality of fan experience in the stadium, communicate wit.. Continue Reading...

Aadesh Shrivastava Dies

Aadesh Shrivastava Dies, Noted Bollywood music composer and singer Aadesh Shrivastava breathed his last at Mumbai's Kokilaben Hospital early on Saturday morning. The 51-year-old Srivatsava, was first diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2010 and underwent successful treatment. However, in August 2015 Srivastava faced relapse that he couldn't pull .. Continue Reading...

Navy Women Commission

Navy Women Commission, In a major relief for women naval officers, Delhi High Court on Friday allowed a bunch of pleas seeking permanent commission for them in the force, saying "sexist bias and service bias" would not be allowed to block progress of women. The court, while granting their plea, said the "women are here to stay" and since they "w.. Continue Reading...

Germany Migrants

Germany Migrants, Thousands of migrants who have been bottled up in Hungary, demanding passage to the West, will be allowed into Austria and Germany, the Austrian chancellor said late Friday. Early Saturday, the first buses carrying them arrived at the Hungary-Austria border. In a chaotic scene here at the main border crossing on the road to Vie.. Continue Reading...

India UAE Investment

India UAE Investment, India and UAE are utilizing a congruence of geopolitical and economic interests to realize a potential $75 billion investment commitment by the Gulf state in Indian infrastructure. Within weeks of the PM's visit to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan arrived in India on Thursday wi.. Continue Reading...

Modi OROP Announce

Modi OROP Announce, Looking to resolve a major bugbear that has defied resolution for decades, the Modi government is set to announce a one rank, one pension package for ex-armed forces personnel that will kick in from July 2014 and use 2013 as the base year for calculations. Though military veterans are insisting the pensions be revised at leas.. Continue Reading...

Spanish La Liga

Spanish La Liga, It's the end of the weekend, so it's time to take a look at the soccer Spanish Premier Division results from Week 2. It's been a brilliant weekend for the biggest title contenders in Spain - FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid as they won their matches. Barcelona played against Malaga at the Camp Nou on Saturday evenin.. Continue Reading...

William Jones Cup 2015

William Jones Cup 2015, Iran showed Gilas Pilipinas the gap they still need to close three weeks before the 2015 FIBA Asia Men's Championship starts. The reigning FIBA Asia champion always had an answer to every Gilas rally to extend its mastery over the Filipinos with a 74-65 win on Thursday in the 37th William Jones Cup. Hamed Haddadi was.. Continue Reading...

US Open 2015

US Open 2015, Serena Williams took another step towards her first calendar Grand Slam with victory over Kiki Bertens in the second round of the US Open. The world number one trailed 4-0 in the opening tie-break but came back to win 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Top men's seed Novak Djokovic had little trouble overcoming Andreas Haid.. Continue Reading...

PAP Rally 2015

PAP Rally 2015, Permits for two election rallies have been issued for Wednesday (Sep 2), the police announced on Tuesday. The People's Action Party will hold a rally from 7pm to 10pm at Delta Hockey Pitch, 900 Tiong Bahru Rd, for the Radin Mas Electoral Division. The Workers' Party will hold a rally at the field in front of Blk 837 Hougang Ce.. Continue Reading...

Chee Soon Juan

Chee Soon Juan, In his first speech at a General Election (GE) rally in nearly 15 years, Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Secretary-General Chee Soon Juan blamed government policies for Singaporeans' unhappy and high-stress lives today, and addressed questions that had been raised about his past and character. Saying that the SDP had a set of "c.. Continue Reading...

Workers Party Rally 2015

Workers Party Rally 2015, The Workers' Party (WP) held its first rally of the 2015 General Election on Wednesday (Sep 2). The rally was held at a field in front of Blk 837 Hougang Central. It was for the Hougang SMC Electoral Division, where WP is the incumbent. A total of 14 candidates gave speeches - a mixture of ward incumbents and new fac.. Continue Reading...

MPV Cars

MPV Cars, In recent times, MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicles) segment has seen tremendous growth in the Indian car market. Maruti entered into the compact MPV segment with the Ertiga MPV in 2012, which bring change in perception of Indian buyers. Honda later joined the segment with the Mobilio MPV in 2014. Seeing the growing demand for seven-seater famil.. Continue Reading...

Commuter Bikes

Commuter Bikes, Portland's friendly annual competition among workplaces to see who can log the most and longest bike trips and who can recruit the most commuters starts today. And an excellent new academic paper shows exactly why you should be signing up and nudging your co-workers to do the same. The paper published last week is by New York-b.. Continue Reading...

FIFA Rankings

FIFA Rankings, Wales are above England in the Fifa rankings for the first time as they prepare for Thursday's Euro 2016 qualifier against Cyprus in Nicosia. Chris Coleman's team held on to ninth - their highest-ever position - while England fell two places to 10th. Beating Cyprus would leave Wales within one win of qualifying for next year'.. Continue Reading...

Danny Welbeck

Danny Welbeck, Danny Welbeck has paid a heavy price for the decision at the end of last season to treat his knee injury without surgery, and the Arsenal striker is now out for at least three months after undergoing an operation on Wednesday. Welbeck last played for Arsenal on 26 April against Chelsea, and there was the question in May of whether.. Continue Reading...

Syria Refugee Crisis

Syria Refugee Crisis, Canada's prime minister, Stephen Harper, is facing criticism that his government has failed to do enough to help Syrian refugees after reports that Canada rejected a refugee bid from the family of the Syrian boy whose body washed ashore in Turkey this week. Aylan Kurdi, three, his older brother Galip, five, and their mo.. Continue Reading...

Labour Leadership Debate

Labour Leadership Debate, :: Refugee Crisis Jeremy Corbyn - The proposed several thousand places for migrants in the UK "doesn't sound like enough" - we need a UN response worldwide. Germany has "shown the way". There must be a unified EU position. Yvette Cooper - Public is deeply troubled by the pictures they have seen. We should do more - i.. Continue Reading...

Nirbhaya Rapists 10 Years

Nirbhaya Rapists 10 Years, Local unelected authorities, also known as the Khap Panchayat, reportedly ordered the sexual assault of the sisters from the low Dalit caste (historically called 'untouchables') as a punishment for their elder brother marrying a woman from the upper Jat caste. One of the sisters, Meenakshi Kumari, 23, told Star News t.. Continue Reading...

Kaushal Suspect Action

Kaushal Suspect Action, Sri Lanka offspinner Tharindu Kaushal has been reported for a suspect illegal bowling action following the third Test against India that ended at the SSC in Colombo on Tuesday. Kaushal, 22, will have to undergo a test on his action at an ICC-accredited facility within 14 days but he can continue bowling in international .. Continue Reading...

Saif Ali Khan Pakistan Ban

Saif Ali Khan Pakistan Ban, After the Pakistan censor board banned Bollywood megastar Saif Ali Khan's movies subsequent to his comments about losing his faith in Pakistan, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has vowed to take measures to ensure that all Pakistanis similarly lose faith in Saif. To be more specific, efforts are underwa.. Continue Reading...

CBI A Raja Liar

CBI A Raja Liar, Former telecom minister A Raja has a "habit" of making false statements and he misled then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue of allocation of 2G spectrum licences, the CBI told a special court on Wednesday. CBI made the submissions while advancing its final arguments in the 2G scam case in which Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi .. Continue Reading...

Farooq Abdullah LPG

Farooq Abdullah LPG, Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah is in the midst of a controversy in the wake of his recent application for LPG subsidy, which was criticised by his rivals. Abdullah, the president of main opposition National Conference, has submitted a form for non-Aadhar based LPG subsidy transfer with Super Gas Sevi.. Continue Reading...

Leone Condom Ad Rape

Leone Condom Ad Rape, An Indian politician's comment that a condom advertisement with a well-known porn star will lead to a rise in rapes has caused outrage on social media. Atul Kumar Anjan of the Communist Party of India told a rally on Tuesday that ads starring Sunny Leone should not be shown on TV and newspapers. The remark has also been .. Continue Reading...

Assam Flood

Assam Flood, Assam's flood situation continued to be alarming on Thursday, even as the deluge claimed two more lives, taking the death toll to 31. Around 14 lakh people in 19 districts of the state are being affected by the floods. An Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) release today said one person died in Dibrugarh and Tinsu.. Continue Reading...

Syrian Child Drown

Syrian Child Drown, The full horror of the human tragedy unfolding on the shores of Europe was brought home on Wednesday as images of the lifeless body of a young boy - one of at least 12 Syrians who drowned attempting to reach the Greek island of Kos - encapsulated the extraordinary risks refugees are taking to reach the west. The picture, take.. Continue Reading...

Indrani Mukerjea Confession

Indrani Mukerjea Confession, Indrani Mukerjea, who is the main accused in the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora, has finally broken down after a sustained 10-day interrogation by the Mumbai Police and confessed to her role in the heinous crime, according to television reports who quoted police sources. Newsreports suggest that after realising.. Continue Reading...

Guatemala Graft Scandal

Guatemala Graft Scandal, A Guatemalan judge has issued a detention order for President Otto Perez, the attorney generals office said on Wednesday, amid a graft scandal that has gutted his government and plunged Guatemala into chaos days before a presidential election. Perez had his immunity from prosecution stripped by lawmakers on Tuesday in a .. Continue Reading...

Olympia, Wash., Officer Shoots Suspected Shoplifters

Olympia, Wash., Officer Shoots Suspected Shoplifters, Outside City Hall Wednesday, it was clear that racial tension is part of the ripple effect from a case involving a white police officer and two young black men. On May 21, surveillance video captured the moment when beer was chucked at a Safeway clerk. Police were called about the suspected s.. Continue Reading...

US Open Tennis Championships 2015

US Open Tennis Championships 2015, As the competition at the U.S. Open tennis tournament heats up, one of the players' toughest challenges may be the heat itself -- New York's scorching, stifling summer weather. "When it's 90 degrees out there and it really feels like over a hundred -- especially on the courts, they're almost like saunas -- they.. Continue Reading...

Ellen Page

Ellen Page, To call Freeheld a passion project for Ellen Page might be under-selling it. The 28-year-old actress has been attached to the gay-rights drama since just after her breakout role in Juno seven years ago, and she recently told Out magazine that the film inspired her to come out as a lesbian last year. "I remember thinking, 'Ellen, how .. Continue Reading...

Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins, Great British Bake Off star Sue Perkins has revealed she has a non-cancerous tumour in her pituitary gland, which prevents her from having children. Speaking to Good Housekeeping magazine, the broadcaster said she had discovered the tumour while having medical tests for another BBC show, Supersizers. "I'm lucky that it's benign s.. Continue Reading...

Saido Berahino

Saido Berahino, West Brom will hold talks with striker Saido Berahino after Tottenham's failed deadline-day bid to sign him. But the England Under-21 international, 22, will be fined for comments he made on Twitter that appeared to criticise Jeremy Peace. The Baggies chairman turned down two late bids for Berahino and criticised Spurs for .. Continue Reading...

Walkie Talkie Building

Walkie Talkie Building, 'It's hard to imagine a building causing more damage if it tried' London's Walkie Talkie building, otherwise known as 20 Fenchurch Street. Photograph: Philip Wolmuth/reportdigital.co. It has singed shopfronts, melted cars and caused great gusts of wind to sweep pedestrians off their feet. Now the Walkie Talkie tower, the.. Continue Reading...

HIV Status Leak

HIV Status Leak, A sexual health clinic mistakenly leaked the HIV status of nearly 800 patients, bosses admitted. The 56 Dean Street clinic in London's Soho sent out the names and email addresses of 780 patients when a newsletter was issued to people who attend the clinic. Patients were supposed to be blind-copied into the email but instead .. Continue Reading...

Hungary Protests

Hungary Protests, Hundreds of migrants have protested for a second day at Hungary's decision to stop them travelling on to Germany and other EU countries. They are among 2,000 people camped at Budapest's Keleti train station, having bought tickets for onward journeys. It comes as more than 4,000 migrants arrived in mainland Greece from the is.. Continue Reading...

Ronda Rousey: Hell Yeah I\'ll Go to Marine Ball... But There\'s a Catch!

Ronda Rousey: Hell Yeah I'll Go to Marine Ball... But There's a Catch!, A United States Marine from South Jersey got the answer he was hoping for after asking out MMA superstar Ronda Rousey in an online video that went viral. Rousey on Tuesday accepted Sterling High School graduate Jarrod Haschet's invitation to be his date at a Marine Corps bal.. Continue Reading...

India Win Test Series

India Win Test Series, After four years, Team India registered a historic Test series win on foreign soil on Tuesday. The 117-run triumph against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club was followed by pretty pictures of a fist-pumping Virat Kohli and smiling teammates. The celebrations were understandable. After all, it was the side's first Test se.. Continue Reading...

Ishant Sharma Suspension

Ishant Sharma Suspension, India's pace spearhead Ishant Sharma was on Tuesday suspended for one Test match for breaching ICC's Code of Conduct during the third Test match against Sri Lanka, where he got into repeated altercations with opposition players. Ishant will consequently miss India's first Test against South Africa at Mohali from 5 Novem.. Continue Reading...

ISIS Baal Temple

ISIS Baal Temple, With hundreds of people dying in Syria every week, why should the world care that ISIS strapped barrels of explosives to the Temple of Bel? Because the terror group did much more than just blow up a 2,000-year-old temple. It annihilated a significant piece of religious and cultural history, not just for Syria but for the entire.. Continue Reading...

Budapest Migrant Chaos

Budapest Migrant Chaos, Migrants demonstrated outside Budapest's Eastern Railway Terminus demanding access to Germany, as European Union asylum rules began to feel the strain of unprecedented migration. Hundreds of angry migrants demonstrated outside Budapest's Eastern Railway Terminus on Tuesday demanding they be allowed to travel on to German.. Continue Reading...

Bigg Boss 9 Contestants

Bigg Boss 9 Contestants, "Bigg Boss", one of India's most popular reality show is gaining momentum, and currently the show is making news for its celebrity contestants. The controversial reality show features celebrity contestants who stay in the "Bigg Boss" house for three months. And for the ninth season of the reality show, a list of the cont.. Continue Reading...

Uber India Lawsuit

Uber India Lawsuit, A woman who sued Uber after accusing one of its drivers of raping her in India has voluntarily ended her lawsuit against the company, according to a court filing on Tuesday. The passenger, who reported being raped and beaten after hailing a ride with the Uber driver in Delhi last year, sued the online car service in a U.S. f.. Continue Reading...

Uber Cash Payment

Uber Cash Payment, In another two weeks, India will become the first major international market where Uber will introduce cash payments across all cities, a spokesperson told Quartz. India is Uber's largest market, in terms of the number of cities it serves, outside the US. By Sept. 2, Uber had already rolled out the cash payment option in 21 of.. Continue Reading...

Rafiabad Kashmir Encounter

Rafiabad Kashmir Encounter, A soldier and a militant have been killed in an ongoing operation in north Kashmir's Baramulla district. Police sources said one militant is killed in the encounter, which followed a search operation launched in the morning in Rafiabad's Ladoora area, 55 km north of Srinagar. The dead militant is identified as Ri.. Continue Reading...

Trade Union Bharat Bandh

Trade Union Bharat Bandh, Bharat bandh: West Bengal government employees spend the night at their office in Khadya Bhavan on the eve of the trade union strike. Protesting against the proposed changes in various labour laws, 10 central trade unions are observing a 24-hour nation-wide bandh today. The bandh call was given by the unions after tal.. Continue Reading...

Bryant University Building Collapse, Sept. 1, 2015

Bryant University Building Collapse, Sept. 1, 2015, Six construction workers are hurt after an athletic building under construction collapsed at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island, and a university spokeswoman says none of the injuries are thought to be life-threatening. Spokeswoman Elizabeth O'Neil said it happened around 8:15 a.m. T.. Continue Reading...

Fox Lake, Ill., Officer Shot, Sept. 1, 2015

Fox Lake, Ill., Officer Shot, Sept. 1, 2015, Police with helicopters, dogs and armed with rifles were conducting a massive manhunt in northern Illinois Tuesday after an officer was shot and killed while pursuing a group of suspicious men. The officer, who has not been identified publicly, radioed in to tell dispatchers he was chasing three men o.. Continue Reading...

Dinesh Karthik DC Lawsuit

Dinesh Karthik DC Lawsuit, Cricketer Dinesh Karthik filed a lawsuit against DC Design after the company's dealership in Chennai failed to deliver his DC Avanti. They say a lean compromise is better that a fat lawsuit. DC Design might just learn that the hard way. Cricketer Dinesh Karthik has filed a lawsuit against the company. According to th.. Continue Reading...

Vinod Kambli FIR

Vinod Kambli FIR, Former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli and his wife Andrea have been booked for allegedly confining their housemaid following an argument over payment issues. The victim in her complaint alleged that she had been held captive for over three days after she protested her employers' decision to defer payment and settle her earlier .. Continue Reading...

Hardik Patel Surat Agitation

Hardik Patel Surat Agitation, People have started stocking milk and vegetables in advance since Sunday evening in eastern areas of the city following rumours that next round of Patidar agitation will begin from the Diamond city on Monday. Citizens were also making frantic calls to know if Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convenor, Hardik Pat.. Continue Reading...

Radhe Maa Big Boss

Radhe Maa Big Boss, From Sunny Leone to Kamaal R Khan, reality TV show Bigg Boss has had its share of wild and eccentric contestants. But as far as rumours and reports are going, the new season could have a dose of the 'pure and pious' and a bit of entrepreneurial spirit this time around. Bigg Boss season 9 could rope in India's most famous spir.. Continue Reading...

Lalit Modi Malta

Lalit Modi Malta, Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi could be in trouble and might be soon arrested for his role into a money laundering case relating to alleged financial irregularities in the operations of various editions of the T20 cricket tournament, according to report. According to CNN IBN, Modi has been located in M.. Continue Reading...

Mumbai Taxi Strike

Mumbai Taxi Strike, Taxi services were partially hit today in Mumbai after a union went on strike protesting against app-based taxi operators like Uber, Ola and Taxi for Sure. The taxis had gone on a strike in July too alleging that the app-based taxi services were illegal and were hitting their business. "We are the losers. We have appealed rep.. Continue Reading...

Manipur Violence

Manipur Violence, The dominant Mietei community of Manipur, largely Vaishnav Hindus, have been demanding the implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) to restrict the entry of outsiders or "mainland Indians" for years now in often violent protests. The agitations related to the Inner Line Permit (ILP) which had set the Imphal valley aflame .. Continue Reading...

LC Goyal Removed

LC Goyal Removed, Senior bureaucrat Rajiv Mehrishi was appointed as the new home secretary on Monday. Mehrishi, who was secretary, department of economic affairs, ministry of finance will replace LC Goyal. Goyal, a 1979 batch IAS, had sought voluntary retirement from government service due to personal reasons which was approved by Prime Minister.. Continue Reading...