Politics

Is Aam Aadmi Party Imploding? How Kejriwal Went from Being Common Man's Crusader to 'Autocrat'

Shanti Bhushan's accusations may well be among the last few nails in the coffin of Kejriwal's political future, unless he can assure party members of a democratic way of functioning.

Aug 14, 2014

As Pope Francis landed in South Korea with a message of peace, North fired off rockets into to East Sea

Pope's Message of Peace in South Korea Met with Rockets from North

As Pope Francis landed in South Korea with a message of peace, North fired off rockets into to the East Sea

Aug 14, 2014

Police nab seven Maoists in Jharkhand

Latehar, Aug 14 (ANI): Police have arrested seven Maoists in India's red corridor of Latehar district in Jharkhand after acting on tip-off intelligence. Briefing the media persons, Sub inspector at Chandwa Police Station, RNP Singh said all seven belong to Jharkhand Sangharsh Mukti Morcha and were arrested after receiving secret information from the sources.

Aug 14, 2014

Protest intensifies in Assam after killing of two villagers

Assam, Aug 14 (ANI): The Assam-Nagaland border areas remained tense amid killing of two villagers in Uriamghat of Golaghat district of Assam. The two victims were hit by bullets fired by unidentified persons from Nagaland side when they were protesting against the kidnapping of two teenagers by suspected miscreants. Various student organization of Assam took to street and burnt the effigy of Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi for inaction in the matter. President of Jorhat unit of All Adivasi Students Association of Assam (AASAA) Pankaj said that 150 houses were burned down by the militants in Golaghat district.

Aug 14, 2014

Three killed in militant attack in Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug 14 (ANI): A police vehicle was ambushed in Galendar area of Pampore in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, which claimed three lives on Wednesday evening. A civilian and two policemen were killed after militants attacked police vehicle at Galendar area on the Srinagar-Jammu highway. Militants opened heavy fire upon a police team escorting Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of IRP 11 battalion Abdul Hameed of Keegam Shopian when he was attending nature's call at Galendar area.

Aug 14, 2014

Pakistan Independence Day celebrations at Pakistan High Commission

New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): On the occasion of Pakistan's Independence Day celebrations, Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit said that his country is committed to having normal relations with India on the basis of mutual respect.

Aug 14, 2014

An interception by the Iron Dome anti-missile system is seen as rockets are launched from Gaza towards Israel before a 72-hour ceasefire was due to expire August 13, 2014.

Israel, Palestinians Begin Fresh Five-Day Truce with Shaky Start

Israel and the Palestinians have begun a fresh 5-day truce in Gaza, although the ceasefire had a shaky start with rockets being fired.

Aug 14, 2014

AP cameraman killed in Gaza ordnance blast

An Italian cameraman working for international news agency Associated Press was killed in northern Gaza as sappers were dismantling an Israeli missile. Duration: 01:11

Aug 14, 2014

RBI governor emphasizes on financial inclusions to reduce corruption

Mumbai, Aug 14 (ANI): RBI Chief, Raghuram Rajan, vouched for financial inclusion of the poor, in a bid to reduce corruption and boost the developing economy. Speaking at an Independence Day Literature event in Mumbai, Rajan said that India's economy has improved substantially since Independence, but it still lags behind some other countries, such as South Korea, which got their independence even later. He added that direct cash transfers to the poor would help breaking the cycle of dependency. The chief suggested ways to transfer cash by the way of opening bank accounts and transferring government subsidies to those accounts.

Aug 14, 2014