Politics

PM Modi interacts with participants of investor summit

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, hosted dinner for participants of BlackRock India Investor Summit and said his priority was to establish global benchmarks in areas like governance, transparency and taxation. Interacting with them, Modi said that the priority of his government was growth and jobs. The Prime Minister said there was raising interest in India, and "we have to accept that responsibility." The Prime Minister said he believes in a fair, predictable and consistent tax system, and in economic policies that will drive growth. Twenty one major global investors participated in the India Investor Summit earlier on Tuesday. The list of institutional investors included asset managers, insurers, pension funds, and official institutions.

Feb 4, 2015

Kidnapped at 13: Nepal's Dalit child brides

In impoverished villages high in the Himalayas, cut off from the modern world, girls are still routinely kidnapped and forced into marriage in a vicious cycle that shows little sign of ending.

Feb 4, 2015

Arjun Kapoor, Ranveer Singh on 'AIB Knockout'

AIB Roast Videos Deleted after Criminal Complaint and Protests; Viewers React Strongly on Twitter

Indian comedy group 'All India Bakchod' has deleted YouTube videos pertaining to the 'AIB Roast' after vehement protests and criminal complaints filed against them for using abusive language

Feb 4, 2015

Delhi Elections 2015: Weather, Indifferent Voters Seen as Polling Day Hindrances

There are serious question marks about a repeat performance from the Delhi voters this time around, according to a survey.

Feb 4, 2015

Artists celebrate Amitabh Bachchan's film characters on canvas

Vadodara, Feb 04 (ANI): Artists in Gujarat painted portraits of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, depicting the array of characters played by him in his films so far. The event was organized ahead of the release of his upcoming Bollywood film 'Shamitabh'. On Friday (February 06), when the movie releases, an exhibition will be held at a mall in Vadodara city, showcasing these paintings for the movie buffs coming to watch 'Shamitabh'. Around 20 artists gathered to paint Bachchan's characters from various films. The event encouraged local talent while giving them a chance to paint the legend of Bollywood. The event organiser, Giri Sharma, said such events provide great opportunity to the artists. Artists sketched portraits of their favourite star from films like 'Anand'and 'Sarkar' with much delight.

Feb 4, 2015

Britain is first country to authorise 'three-parent' babies

Britain becomes the first country in the world to allow the creation of babies with DNA from three people after MPs voted for the controversial procedure.

Feb 4, 2015

Greek Finance Minister Varoufakis meets counterpart in Italy

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis meets Italian counterpart as Greece begins floating proposals to restructure rather than cancel its crippling foreign debt, boosting stock markets as hopes rose for deal with EU partners.

Feb 4, 2015

Thousands of students in Bangui protest for education

A few thousand students took to the streets of Bangui, blocking the city center, to demand the government respects "the right to education", in regards to the teachers strike.

Feb 4, 2015

Remains of more than 20 Yazidis found in Iraq mass grave

Kurdish forces have found the remains of more than 20 members of the Yazidi minority killed by the Islamic State jihadist group in a mass grave in northwest Iraq, officials said Monday.

Feb 4, 2015

Cheap and green technologies to improve shack resilience

Scientists explore innovative solutions to improving the flood and fire resilience in the homes of South Africas poorest.

Feb 4, 2015

Displaced Zimbabwe villagers lack access to "adequate food"

Human Rights Watch calls on the Zimbabwe government to compensate villagers displaced to make way for the construction of a dam south east of the southern African country.

Feb 4, 2015

Jimmy the Groundhog makes incisive confessions to mayor

Forget Punxutawney Phil, Wisconsin's very own Jimmy the Groundhog says spring is coming early, and he did it dramatic fashion... biting the ear of the mayor he was supposedly whispering his weather predictions to.

Feb 4, 2015

Ex-party head charged in Sarkozy campaign finance scandal

The former head of France's right-wing UMP party was charged with "abuse of confidence" over a campaign finance scandal dating back to Nicolas Sarkozy's run for the presidency in 2012. Images and soundbites from his lawyer.

Feb 4, 2015