India's water crisis: A man-made problem with no solution?
May 20, 2013
Truth vs Hype: Coalgate - Conspiracy of silence?
May 18, 2013
The biggest stories of May 17, 2013
May 17, 2013
Indian sportspersons will join Olympic movement soon: Sports Minister
May 16, 2013
Gold gains on U.S. stimulus hopes, China buying
Wednesday May 22, 2013
Gold rose on Wednesday on strong Chinese demand and after Federal Reserve officials allayed investor concerns that the U.S. central bank will soon exit its bullion-friendly bond purchases.
North Korea sends top Kim Jong-un aide to Beijing
Reuters | Wednesday May 22, 2013
North Korea sent one of its top military officials to Beijing on Wednesday as a "special envoy" of its leader Kim Jong-un, state news agency KCNA reported.
Aadhaar mandatory for sale, purchase of land in Jharkhand
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2013
Aadhaar will be mandatory as proof during land deals in Jharkhand from January 1 next year, an official release said on Tuesday.
Dow, S&P close at new records on Fed hopes
Wednesday May 22, 2013
Wall Street rose on Tuesday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 closing at new all-time highs as comments from Federal Reserve officials eased some concerns that the central bank could start reducing its stimulus program.
Iran's Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani barred from standing for president
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 22, 2013
Iran's moderate ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and a former government official Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie have been barred from contesting the June 14 presidential election, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia debates access to stadiums for women
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2013
Saudi Arabia is debating whether to allow access to women in sports stadiums after an official backed the idea, triggering a storm in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom where female sports are severely restricted.
Indian mission in Jeddah working to fix passport problem
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 21, 2013
The Indian consulate in Jeddah is using diplomatic channels to make passport authorities in Saudi Arabia accept newly-designed Indian passports, which they are refusing saying they were not officially informed about the change.
Arunima Sinha becomes first Indian amputee to conquer Mount Everest
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2013
The 25-year-old Arunima reached the summit of the highest peak in the world at 10.55 am today, as a member of the Eco Everest Expedition from the Tata Group, an official of the Tourism Ministry of Nepal said.
Death toll in Turkish balloon crash reaches three
Associated Press | Tuesday May 21, 2013
Officials say another Brazilian tourist has died of injuries sustained after a hot air balloon crashed to the ground, raising the number of tourists killed to 3.
Former RJD MP Pappu Yadav released from jail
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 21, 2013
Four days after the court acquitted former RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav on charges of killing CPI-M leader Ajit Sarkar, he was formally released from jail here Tuesday, police officials said.
Series of blasts kill five in Iraq, 69 injured
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2013
Four bombings in northern Iraq killed five people and wounded 69 today, officials said, the latest in a spate of violence that has killed more than 370 people so far this month.
91 killed as massive US tornado devastates Oklahoma suburb
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2013
A powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb on Monday, tearing down blocks of homes, two schools and leaving at least 91 people dead, including 20 children, local officials said.
51 dead as massive US tornado devastates Oklahoma suburb
Associated Press | Tuesday May 21, 2013
A monstrous tornado of rare power roared through an Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 51, flattening neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph (320 kilometers) and destroying at least one school. Officials said children were among the dead.
Plane makes emergency landing in Paris after crew fall ill
Associated Press | Monday May 20, 2013
A plane flying from Zurich to Philadelphia made an emergency stop on Monday at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport after four crew members fell sick, an airport official said.
Wave of attacks hits Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq, killing at least 86 people
Associated Press | Monday May 20, 2013
A wave of attacks killed at least 79 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 200 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has se...
