Protests erupted in #Brazil cities after #Lula da Silva appointed minister
#Brasilia : Protests erupted in #Brazilian cities on Wednesday after President Dilma #Rousseff named her predecessor Luiz Inacio #Lula da Silva chief of staff and […]
International
#US President #BarackObama to announce his Supreme Court nominee
#Washington : #US President Barack Obama will announce his nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on Wednesday morning. The president will name Justice Scalia’s successor […]
#JKRowling responds to mother of young cancer patient who wrote her emotive thank you letter
#London : #HarryPotter fame JK Rowling has responded to the mother of a young cancer patient who wrote her a powerful note thanking her […]
#China’s premier #LiKeqiang says there will be no hard landing as he presses ahead with painful #reforms
#Beijing : Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged there will be “no hard landing” for the world’s second biggest economy as it presses ahead with painful […]
#Pakistan’s Supreme court lifts #travel ban on former military ruler #PervezMusharraf
#ISLAMABAD : Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the government to lift a travel ban on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, paving the way […]
#UK 50 firefighters have been battling a serious blaze at historic building in #Manchester.
#Manchester : Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to Wythenshawe Hall just after 3.30am when a fire broke out in […]
#Germany’s #Chancellor #AngelaMerkel in for drubbing as populists eye poll surge
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party braced for a backlash at key state polls Sunday over the German leader’s liberal refugee policy, while the right-wing populist AfD […]
#iPhone | Single-brand retail: #Apple resubmits proposal, #Xiaomi applies
#California: #iPhone and iPad maker Apple has resubmitted its application for opening single-brand retail stores in the country as there were certain gaps in its […]
#British arms dealer #Christian Michel offers help in #AgustaWestland chopper deal probe
#London/#NewDelhi: A #British Arms dealer #Christian Michel, 55, made the offer in a letter written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November, two months before […]
UK firm It Took 14 Years. India To Buy 2 Rescue #Submarines For 1,900 Crores
#London / #NewDelhi : With its own deep search and rescue submarines, the Navy would be able to deploy these vessels far more quickly and […]
#Yahoo #CEO #Marissa Mayer plans to fight activist investors who want her fired
#US / #UK : Activist investors have put a lot of pressure on Yahoo lately to replace its management and sell its core business. […]
The number of child sex offences reported in #England & #Wales increased by a third last year
#Wales : The number of child sex offences reported in England and Wales , increased by a third last year, with an average of […]
Pakistan #Suicide #bomber kills at least eight at #Pakistan court
#Islamabad : Eight people were killed while 27 others were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a court compound northwestern Pakistan […]
#Pakistani man was sentenced jailed for 13 years for #religiously #offensive #Facebook post
#Lahore: A Pakistani man was sentenced to 13 years in prison for allegedly posting religiously offensive material on his Facebook page, lawyers in […]
#KimJong Un Orders #NorthKorea : Be Ready To Use #Nuclear #Weapons At Any Time:
#SEOUL : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his country to be ready to use its nuclear weapons at any time and to turn […]
#US Presidential Primaries: On Super Tuesday, #HillaryClinton, #DonaldTrump register big wins
#Washington :#Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes photos with supporters after speaking at a campaign rally in Norfolk Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton claimed victories […]
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says : India has very special place in my heart
#NewYark : Describing India as having “a very special place in my heart,” UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon recalled that he deliberately chose to begin […]
Chinese No drastic devaluation of currency, China assures #G20 Finance Ministers
#SHANGHAI : Ruling out any drastic devaluation of currency to boost its trade, China reassured G20 Finance Ministers and central bank governors that Beijing has […]
Eastern Afghanistan Suicide Bomber Kills 11, Wounds 40 ,
#Afghanistan : A suicide bomber killed an Afghan militia commander and at least 10 others in the eastern province of Kunar near the border […]
Prominent Germans talk tough, fete Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg
#BERLIN : Prominent Germans appeared starstruck by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg on a visit to Berlin on Thursday even while talking tough about the social network’s […]
#Russian Wants To Fly More Spy Planes Over The #US, And The #Pentagon Can’t Stop It
#WASHINGTON: #Moscow Russia filed a request Monday to fly a spy plane carrying advanced digital cameras over the United States. The move presents the United States with […]
#Pakistan #Parliament Becomes First In The World To Completely Run On #Solar #Power
#Islamabad: #Pakistan Parliament today became the first in the world to completely run on solar power, a venture supported by China with USD 55 million […]