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President Barack Obama to speak on Oklahoma disaster

Associated Press | Tuesday May 21, 2013

President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday.

Narendra Modi attends his first BJP parliamentary board meeting in Delhi

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Tuesday May 21, 2013

Narendra Modi is attending a meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party's parliamentary board, a team of 12 top leaders who make the big decisions in the party. He is its newest member.

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai in India; to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi (With PTI inputs) | Tuesday May 21, 2013

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, who is in India on a three-day visit, will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh this evening where he is expected to push for an expansion for India's security involvement in Afghanistan.

Barack Obama to meet Chinese President Xi Jingping in California next month

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2013

President Barack Obama will hold his first summit with President Xi Jinping in California next month, with Sino-US relations rattled by alleged Chinese cyber spying and tensions in the Pacific.

Narendra Modi to attend BJP's first parliamentary board meeting today

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Tuesday May 21, 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party's parliamentary board, the party's top decision-making body, will meet in Delhi today. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who was inducted into the board in March this year, will attend the meeting.

Maharashtra traders agree to call off protest after meeting with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan

Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013

Section of traders in Maharashtra on Monday night agreed to call off their prolonged agitation protest against the Local Body Tax (LBT) after a meeting with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in Mumbai.

Gold jewellers face shortage of stocks, premiums still high

Monday May 20, 2013

Jewellers in India faced shortage of the yellow metal ahead of the key wedding season, keeping premiums supported at higher levels, despite meeting part of the demand through left over consignment stocks from banks.

IPL Spot-fixing: BCCI's anti-corruption chief Ravi Sawani meets Delhi police officials

Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013

Sawani said the Delhi police has also been apprised of Rajasthan Royals' intention to file a criminal complaint against its three cricketers arrested for spot-fixing.

Google's Schmidt to meet British PM as tax row rages

Reuters | Monday May 20, 2013

Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is due to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday as a participant of an advisory group.

Over 80 DMK workers fall ill in Tamil Nadu after having food at party meet

Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013

Eighty-two DMK members were admitted to the Erode Government Hospital with symptoms of food poisoning after they consumed 'chicken briyani' at a party meeting here, police said today.

IPL spot-fixing: Enforcement Directorate to probe whether there was money laundering

Reported by Tanima Biswas; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday May 20, 2013

Officials from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) will also probe the spot-fixing case to find out if there was any money laundering involved. Along with the ED and the Delhi and Mumbai Police, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is also ...

Omaxe promoters to sell 50 lakh shares via OFS route on May 21

Sunday May 19, 2013

Realty firm Omaxe's promoters will sell 50 lakh shares, worth Rs 80 crore, on May 21 (Tuesday) through the offer for sale route (OFS) in order to dilute stake in the company to meet minimum public shareholding norms by the Securities and Exchange Boa...

RBI likely to cut policy rates at its June 17 meet, say experts

Sunday May 19, 2013

Taking a cue from the continued downward surprises in inflation and sluggish growth indicators, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to go for further monetary easing in its June 17 policy meet, global investment banking majors have said.

Nitish Kumar snubbed me twice, says BJP leader Kirti Azad who was asked to keep quiet

Reported by Manish Kumar; edited by Mala Das | Sunday May 19, 2013

A day after he was asked by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to keep quiet after he reportedly interrupted him at a meeting, BJP leader and former cricketer Kirti Azad is crying foul. He has alleged that the JD(U) leader, who runs the state governme...

Zaka Ashraf calls PCB General Body Meeting on May 29

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2013

Ashraf said on Sunday that the entire process was valid and also vowed to face whatever legal challenges that comes against him.