Nobody safe in Delhi, says anguished court
byNew Delhi: “Nobody is safe here,” the Delhi High Court remarked today as it took suo moto notice of a woman’s gang-rape in a bus…
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Resolve grievances of Tibetans, Britain tells China
byDharamsala: After the US, Canada and the European Union (EU), it’s now Britain which has urged China to address policy issues that are pushing Tibetans…
Volgograd World Cup arena to cost $380m
byVolograd (Russia):Preliminary estimates put the cost of the Football World Cup 2018 stadium in the Russian city of Volgograd at $380 million. The 45,000-seater…
India-US ties: An affair of the heart set to get deeper
byWashington: India-US relations were poised to become “even deeper” after a quiet consolidation during a contentious election year when everything but India was up for…
Morgan Stanley fined $5 mn over Facebook IPO
byNew York: Morgan Stanley, the main underwriter for Facebook’s initial public offering (IPO), has agreed to pay $5 million to Massachusetts’ securities regulators as it…
Panama abandons plan to pull up sunken cocaine loaded submarine
byPanama City: A cocaine-laden semi-submersible vessel that sank early this month in Panama’s Caribbean waters will not be refloated due to the cost and possible…
Beijing phases out old vehicles to curb pollution
byBeijing: Out of concern for its air quality, the Chinese capital has stepped up efforts to phase out old, polluting motor vehicles, the city’s environmental…
UN reports ‘sharp slowdown’ of world trade
byWashington: The UN has reported a “sharp slowdown” of world trade, attributing the decelerating global trade growth to “a declining import demand” in Europe and…
US authorities seek man photographed riding whale
byMiami: US authorities are looking for a man who was photographed off the Florida coast riding on the back of a female sperm whale, an…
Britain may opt out of EU, says Cameron
byLondon: British Prime Minister David Cameron has admitted for the first time that he was imagining the country quitting the European Union (EU). He mentioned…