Politics

Jayalalithaa Bail LIVE: Karnataka HC Adjourns Hearing to Tuesday Oct. 7

Jayalalithaa will have to stay in Bangalore's Parappana Agrahara Central Prison until Monday.

Oct 1, 2014

Gorakhpur train collision: Track cleared, operation to begin soon

New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): Speaking over the collision of Krishak Express and Barauni Express near Gorakhpur, Railway Board chairman Arunendra Kumar informed on Wednesday that the train track has been cleared and operations are to begin soon. Talking about the death toll, Kumar said it appears that 12 people have been killed and at least 45 were injured in the accident.

Oct 1, 2014

Architectural history in tiny Tokyo capsules

The future of Kisho Kurokawa's world-renowned Nakagin Capsule tower is in doubt due to a lack of agreement between capsule owners on how to address the maintenance issues that affects the tower. Duration: 02:24

Oct 1, 2014

US police put body cameras to the test

Police body cameras are gradually being rolled out across the US, with interest surging after the fatal police shooting in August of an unarmed black teenager. Duration: 02:18

Oct 1, 2014

South Asia Newsline - Oct 01, 2014

Oct 1, 2014

Hong Kong protesters boo China's National Day

Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters chant and boo outside a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the founding of Communist China, with crowds expected to reach their biggest yet as the city starts a two-day public holiday. Duration: 00:51

Oct 1, 2014

Navaratri Celebration Turns Ugly: Mob Tries to Burn Bihar Minister Alive

The people who had gathered at the temple for the celebrations were reportedly unhappy with the acoustics and sitting arrangements

Oct 1, 2014

Hong Kong holds flag-raising ceremony to mark China anniversary

Hong Kong holds a flag-raising ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the founding of China, with a heavy police presence as protesters mass around the square where the event is held. Duration: 00:59

Oct 1, 2014

Modi and Obama discuss trade, terrorism at White House

Washington DC, Oct 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama discussed trade issues, Ebola crisis and the fight against Islamic State militants during an Oval Office meeting. Modi said he sought Obama's support for continued openness and ease of access for Indian services companies in the US market, and he said the two leaders had a candid discussion about a trade agreement reached in Bali last year. Obama said that both the leaders had discussed issues of trade, maritime rules, space exploration, science besides working together on Ebola crisis in West Africa. Obama also discussed threat posed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Middle East. He said that the two leaders had discussed on how to have a successful peaceful transition of power in Afghanistan post 2014.

Oct 1, 2014

Unparalleled opportunities lie ahead, says Microsoft CEO to students in New Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 01 (ANI): Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft Corporation, Satya Nadella, on Tuesday (September 30) called upon the youth to grab the immense opportunity that lies ahead of them. Nadella was addressing students at an event in New Delhi, which was streamed live across 20 states, 300 cities and 750 locations across the country. Nadella took the helm of the world's largest software company in February. Earlier during the day, Nadella had said Microsoft would roll out commercial cloud services from local data centres in India by the end of 2015. Microsoft Azure is a cloud-based platform for creating, deploying and maintaining online applications and services such as websites and web-hosted applications. The service, which is used by governments and corporations around the world, supports various programming languages, tools and frameworks. Addressing the young students, Microsoft CEO also said that without being the source of energy for others, very little can be accomplished.

Oct 1, 2014

Gorakhpur Train Accident: 6 reported dead, rescue operations underway

Gorakhpur, Oct 01 (ANI): Rescue operations are underway in Gorakhpur train accident in which 6 people have reportedly died and nearly 40 injured. The accident took place when two passenger trains collided near Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh. Movement of trains on Gorakhpur-Varanasi track was disrupted following the incident.

Oct 1, 2014