Politics

Mayor of South Sudan's Bor town calls for help after massacres

The Mayor of Bor in South Sudan calls for help from aid agencies saying rebel forces have left a trail of destruction and death, with bodies still littering the streets. Duration: 01:17

Feb 2, 2014

Binny, Shoaib Iqbal give 48 hours ultimatum to AAP

New Delhi, Feb 02 (ANI): Creating another trouble for Aam Aadmi Party, JD (U) leader Shoaib Iqbal and former AAP leader Vinod Kumar Binny on Sunday gave 48 hour ultimatum to the party to fulfill their demands. Iqbal said that if party fails to fulfill them, then JD (U) will pull out support from AAP. Further, Binny said that Delhi government doesn't seem like in a mood to run the government.

Feb 2, 2014

Youth slaps Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Panipat, Feb 02 (ANI): A youth slapped Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who was riding an open jeep during a Congress road show, in full public view in Panipat on Sunday evening and was taken into custody immediately. The chief minister had gone to Panipat, to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of various projects. As Hooda's Maruti Gypsy was making its way through the crowded places, a youth identified as Kamal Mukhija broke the security ring and slapped the chief minister.

Feb 2, 2014

French and American aircraft carriers cooperate in Oman

The French aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle is working alongside the American navy in the Persian Gulf-Arabian Sea region to ensure "security and stability". Duration: 00:38

Feb 2, 2014

Indonesia volcano eruption kills at least 15

Fourteen people, including four schoolchildren, were killed Saturday after they were engulfed in scorching ash clouds spat out by Indonesia's Mount Sinabung in its biggest eruption in recent days. Duration: 00:33

Feb 2, 2014

Bach predicts 'excellent' Sochi Olympics

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Back says the Winter Olympics in Sochi will be "excellent" at the opening session of the IOC executive board meeting. Duration: 00:53

Feb 2, 2014

El Salvador votes for new president

Police and election officials ready themselves in San Salvador ahead of Sunday's presidential election. Duration: 01:32

Feb 2, 2014

Protesters disrupt voting in Thai election

Anti-government protesters block voting in dozens of constituencies in Thai elections. Duration: 01:09

Feb 2, 2014

Narendra Modi has no idea about UP, considers himself master of Gujarat: SP

Lucknow, Feb 02 (ANI): Reacting at Narendra Modi’s Meerut rally on Sunday, Samajwadi Party leader Rajendra Chaudhary said that Modi has no idea and knowledge about Uttar Pradesh and considers himself as the master of Gujarat. He said that SP and Mulayam Singh Yadav has always worked for the welfare of poor and farmers in the state. Chaudhary also said that unlike Gujarat riot which took place under Modi’s rule, SP government works equally for the welfare of all religion and with brotherhood.

Feb 2, 2014

Politicos target Narendra Modi, call him liar

New Delhi, Feb 2 (ANI): Politicos took a dig at BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Sunday following his Meerut rally. CPI Leader Atul Anjan said that Modi‘s speeches on Gujarat’s development are all lies. Meanwhile, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Rajeev Shukla taking a dig at Modi said that everyone knows who spreads poison in the society and added that he just wants to target the Gandhi family.

Feb 2, 2014

PM participates in bicentenary celebrations of first Indian museum

Kolkata, Feb 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday participated in bicentenary celebrations of the first museum in the country. West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and others were present during the event. India’s first museum was established by British rulers in Kolkata in 1814 to showcase arts, artefacts and culture.

Feb 2, 2014

Academy award-winning star Maximilian Schell dies at 83

New Delhi, Feb 2 (ANI): Maximilian Schell, who had won an Oscar for his role in ' Judgment at Nuremberg' in 1961, has passed away "following a sudden and serious illness". He was 83. The Austrian-born actor's agent said that he died overnight at a hospital in Innsbruck. Schell, who was a fugitive from Adolf Hitler, had received two Academy Award nominations for 'The Man in the Glass Booth' and 'Julia'. He had also won a Golden Globe for 'The Pedestrian'.

Feb 2, 2014

People walk to create cancer awareness in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 2 (ANI): A non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Sunday held a cancer awareness rally in New Delhi. Founder president of the NGO, 'Cansupport', Harmala Gupta, said that people should take advantage of the rally and know more about cancer.

Feb 2, 2014

Narendra Modi takes jibe at Congress, calls it 'divisive party'

Meerut, Feb 02 (ANI): While addressing Vijay Shankhnad rally in Meerut city of Uttar Pradesh, BJP's PM Candidate Narendra Modi took jibe at Congress and called it a 'divisive party'. He said that it's not BJP who sow seeds of poison, but its Congress who are poisonous. Further, he condemned Central government in Delhi for its inaction in the death of a student from Arunachal Pradesh.

Feb 2, 2014

Congress forgot Revolt of 1857's sacrifices and valour: Narendra Modi

Meerut, Feb 02 (ANI): Addressing Vijay Shankhnad rally in Meerut, BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi said that Congress party forgot the sacrifices and valour that signifies the Revolt of 1857. Modi further said that Congress didn't honour the Revolt because they fear that if people will listen to the sacrifice stories from 1857, then nobody will listen to stories being told by them.

Feb 2, 2014