F1: World Champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull wins Indian F1 Grand Prix; Jenson Button of McLaren finishes second, Fernando Alonso of Ferrari takes third position.

Tata Motors challenges the order upholding Singur Land Rehabilitation Act, 2011

Tata Motors has filed an appeal before the Calcutta High Court challenging the single judge order of the Court which had upheld the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011. By this act, West Bengal government vested the land leased to Tata Motors at Singur for the company’s small car project. The petition is likely […]

Suicide car bomb attack claims 17 lives in Kabul

In Afghanistan, at least 17 people including 13 International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members, three civilians and one Afghan policeman were killed in a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul yesterday. The suicide bomber targeted a convoy of the US-led ISAF forces in Darul-aman Square in the south-western suburb of the city. The armoured bus […]

Attack on a town in South Sudan kills 75 people

At least 75 people have been killed in South Sudan in an attack on a town in oil rich Unity State. It is the worst of violence since the South became independent in July. The rebels from the South Sudan Liberation Army, the SSLA, claim they are now in control of the town of Mayom.

Five-day cabin crew strike forces AIR France to cancel 200 flights

Air France expects to cancel about 200 flights today as a result of a five-day cabin crew strike over employment terms that began yesterday in the middle of a busy holiday period. The carrier cancelled 10 long-haul flights to destinations such as New York, Tokyo, Montreal, Abu Dhabi as well as cities in West Africa […]

Egypt brokered ceasefire between Israel and Palestine comes into effect

The cease fire between Israel and Palestinian outfits brokered by Egypt after the air strikes in Gaza and Southern Israel has come into effect. The move comes after mediation by Egyptian authorities in the wake of spurt in recent violence in Gaza. 10 civilians were killed in exchange of gunfire between Israel and Islamic Hizab […]

Kyrgyzstan votes for new President

Kyrgyzstan began voting on Sunday to elect a new president capable of bridging divisions that threaten stability in the former Soviet republic, a vital step to completing bold reforms to create Central Asia’s first parliamentary democracy. A clean election would signal the first peaceful handover of the presidency in the mainly Muslim and strategically important […]

Sonia condoles loss of lives in Arunachal bridge mishap

Expressing sorrow over the loss of lives in the bridge collapse mishap in Arunachal Pradesh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday asked authorities to take all necessary relief measures. “Gandhi expresses her deep grief and sorrow over the tragic loss of life in the suspension bridge collapse over Campeng river in Arunachal Pradesh. The Congress […]

Amar discharged from hospital

Former SP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, who was granted bail on medical grounds in the cash-for-vote-scam, was on Sunday discharged from the AIIMS where he was undergoing treatment for over a month for kidney- related problems. 55-year-old Singh was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) following a rise […]

48-hr bandh in hill districts of Manipur

Sadar Hills District Demand Committee (SHDDC), spearheading the ongoing economic blockade on two national highways in Manipur, has given a call for a 48-hour bandh in all the five hill districts of the state from Monday midnight. A SSDDC spokesman said after the bandh in all the hill districts of Manipur, an indefinite general strike […]