E-commerce giant buys 18 percent stake of Weibo
Beijing, April 30 (IANS) E-commerce giant Alibaba has purchased 18 percent stake of China’s popular microblogging service Sina Weibo for $586 million, Sina Corp….
Polish PM sacks justice minister
Warsaw, April 30 (IANS) Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has fired Justice Minister Jaroslaw Gowin after the latter accused German scientists of buying and…
SC criticises government over vetting CBI report
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) In scathing criticism of the government’s interference in the CBI probe into the allocation of coal blocks, the Supreme…
Mandela makes rare appearance on TV
Cape Town, April 30 (IANS) The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Monday showed rare footage of former president Nelson Mandela sitting in a chair…
Opposition presses for PM accountability on coal allotments
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cannot escape accountability on the issue of allocation of coal blocks, the opposition said Tuesday…
Candidate, two supporters shot dead in Pakistan
Islamabad, April 30 (IANS) An election candidate and his two supporters were gunned down in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province Tuesday, an official said. Abul…
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 p.m.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. Tuesday amidst demands by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members for…
25 years of ‘QSQT’: Aamir, Juhi attend screening
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) A special screening here of 1988 hit film “Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak” (‘QSQT’) to mark its silver jubilee saw the…
More police firing in Assam, one killed
Guwahati, April 30 (IANS) In Assam’s second incident of police firing in as many days, one person was killed and at least 10 injured…
Discover Agra beyond the Taj – in electric rickshaws
Agra, April 30 (IANS) The city of the Taj is now aiming to show visitors that there is much more to it than the…