Voting begins in Afghanistan to elect a new President
Afghanistan goes to the polls today to elect a new President and representatives to about 450 seats in the Provincial Council. Polling begins at 8 this morning and about 20
NHRC issues notice to Uttar Pradesh government
National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh government and sought a report on the working conditions of people in several brick kilns in Varanasi and
Cobrapost sting operation on Babri Masjid demolition
BJP has approached the Election Commission to prohibit telecast and publication of contents of the sting operation by the web portal Cobrapost that claims that the demolition of Babri Masjid
Exit polls banned from 7 April untill May 12
The Election Commission of India has banned the publication and dissemination of exit polls of any kind from April 7, the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, till May 12
Michael Schumacher shows moments of consciousness
F1 champion Michael Schumacher is showing moments of consciousness after months in a coma. His agent Sabine Kehm said in a statement to the media that Schumacher is making progress.
Two hi-tech ships scouring Indian Ocean for black box of MH 370
The hunt for the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 today entered a new phase with two hi-tech ships scouring a large area in the Indian Ocean for the black box of
Causes for disappearance of MH 370 may never be known
Malaysia has warned that the reasons for the Malaysian Airliner’s disappearance may never be known. Meanwhile, the protracted search for missing Flight MH370 was boosted with the arrival of a
Good night Malaysian three seven zero
Malaysian authorities have issued a new version of the last communication between air traffic control and the cockpit of the missing flight MH370. The last words spoken were “Good night
Facebook cracking down fraudulent accounts
Facebook has started cracking down on fraudulent accounts showing suspicious high number of ‘likes’. A Facebook spokesperson said in an emailed response in Kolkata that close to 52,000 pages exist
Underwater search for missing Malaysian aircraft in Indian Ocean
The international search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane will move underwater today, as no direct clues have come from the sky or the sea surface. Teams will use equipment