Politics

Hong Kong students on hunger strike want government to talk

Joshua Wong, the teenage face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, says he hopes his hunger strike will convince the government into further talks. Duration: 00:54

Dec 2, 2014

EC briefs about voter turnout in second phase of polling in Jharkhand

New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): The Election Commission briefed about the voter turnout in Jharkhand during second phase of polling. Deputy EC in-charge of Jharkhand, Umesh Sinha said on Tuesday that the overall voter turnout in Jharkhand is approximately 64.99 %.

Dec 2, 2014

71% voter turnout recorded in 2nd phase of J and K Polls: EC

New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): The Election Commission said that in the second leg of five phase assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, over 71 percent polling was recorded.

Dec 2, 2014

Another video of Rohtak girls thrashing molesters goes viral

New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): Another video of the Rohtak girls who thrashed three youths who were harassing them on a roadways bus, has gone viral. The new video uploaded on social networking site Facebook shows the girls beating up a boy in a park. The girls, Arti Kumar and Pooja, have confirmed that the new video doing the rounds on social media as well as on TV news channels also features them. The girls claimed that the incident recorded in the new video occurred approximately a month ago.

Dec 2, 2014

Student union protests government's decision to swap territory with Bangladesh

Jorhat, Dec 2 (ANI): The All Assam Student Union (AASU) on Tuesday protested the Indian government's decision to swap territory with Bangladesh in northeast state of Assam. India has inched closer to settling a long-simmering border dispute with Bangladesh, possibly signaling a softer line from Prime Minister Narendra Modi than when he was in the opposition. A parliamentary committee has urged the government to table a constitutional amendment that would pave the way for a land swap deal that Bangladesh and India have been negotiating for years. However, the AASU threatened to organize a state-wide sit-in protest in all the district headquarters of Assam, if the decision is not withdrawn.

Dec 2, 2014

Government airlifts injured soldiers from Maoist attack spot in Sukma

Sukma, Dec 2 (ANI): The union government, on Tuesday (December 02), airlifted security personnel, who were injured during Maoist attack in central state of Chhattisgarh. Maoist guerrillas ambushed a paramilitary patrol in Chhattisgarh on Monday (December 01), killing 14 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men and injured other 12 in the biggest rebel attack this year, chief minister Raman Singh said. The attack took place in remote Sukma district, in the jungle of Chhattisgarh, where members of the CRPF had been sent to flush the rebels out of their base. The injured were admitted to a hospital in state capital Raipur. The Maoists seek the overthrow of the Indian state and have operated for decades across a wide swathe of central and eastern India.

Dec 2, 2014

Japanese firms take lead in electronics and transportation technology

Tokyo, Dec 02 (ANI): A Japanese multinational provider of IT services and products, NEC, hosted the C and C User Forum and iEXPO 2014 at Tokyo International Forum recently. The two-day expo was attended by some 24,000 visitors. Under a new brand message "Orchestrating a brighter world" the annual event is designed for a deeper understanding of NEC's solutions for society. The exhibition showcased the latest NEC Group products and solutions, which are aimed at the realization of social values such as safety, security, efficiency, and equality that are essential for people in modern society. Visitors were introduced to around 100 exhibits and lectures on a wide array of solutions, experienced the leading-edge network and computing technologies, wide range of products, services, and know-how developed at NEC for many years. The NEC has been annually hosting the C and C User Forum and iEXPO for nearly 20 years. Since the establishment in 1899, the NEC has built a rich history of technological innovations, by continually offering better products and services both for Japan and the world.

Dec 2, 2014

Singer Kumar Sanu joins BJP, says will serve poor not contest elections

New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): Bollywood playback singer Kumar Sanu on Tuesday joined the BJP in New Delhi. Sanu in the presence of BJP President Amit Shah said that he is a big fan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi because of the work he is doing. Sanu also said that he will concentrate towards working for the welfare of poor and under privileged. He also claimed that he will never contest elections or become a leader.

Dec 2, 2014

Opposition parties accuse Modi government of U-turn on poll promises

New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): Congress on Tuesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led ruling BJP government and said it took a U-turn on its polls promises made during general elections. Meanwhile, a leader of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Sitaram Yechury, said it was a good thing that other parties were realizing double standards of the BJP. However, a BJP leader Anurag Thakur said that Rahul Gandhi was just doing a drama.

Dec 2, 2014

Politicos react on Ranjit Sinha's retirement

New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): Politicos on Tuesday hoped that the new CBI chief would be capable enough to lead the federal investigating agency. As CBI chief Ranjit Sinha retires on Tuesday, a high powered committee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjuna Kharge and Chief Justice of India HL Dattu will meet to decide on a new officer to head country's premier investigating agency.

Dec 2, 2014

Dutch retirement home breaks boundaries and age divide

An innovative retirement home in The Netherlands has opened its doors to students who live on site and help elderly residents in return for free lodgings while they carry out their studies. Duration: 02:37

Dec 2, 2014

Ebola: North Korea Says US Created Deadly Virus for Biological Warfare

North Korea is the latest in line to accuse the United States of creating Ebola virus for the purpose of launching a biological warfare.

Dec 2, 2014

'U-Turn Sarkar': Rahul Gandhi Leads Protest at Parliament against BJP Government

Holding copies of a pamphlet released by the Congress on Monday, Rahul Gandhi was accompanied by his party's lawmakers, as they walked to the Parliament

Dec 2, 2014

Venkaiah Naidu slams TMC for politicizing issue of PM's absence from Parliament, says he will come w

New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday slammed the TMC for politicizing the issue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's absence from the Parliament. Naidu said that TMC should not politicize the issue saying PM is absent from sessions because he is doing developmental work and being praised all around the world. He also said that PM is working on national issues and will show his presence when required.

Dec 2, 2014

Rohtak Incident: Boys' families sit on protest, Congress slams

New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): After the incident of Rohtak girls acting against molestation by some youth, the boys' family members have sit in a protest supporting their sons. Congress leader Renuka Chaudhary slammed it strongly, saying that the family members of those boys should teach them a lesson instead of supporting their wrong actions. Two girls defended and acted, when being molested by three youth on a roadways bus in Rohtak.

Dec 2, 2014