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Mar 15, 2014

India disappointed over US re-indictment of Devyani Khobragade: MEA

New Delhi, Mar 15 (ANI): MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin on Saturday expressed disappointment over the re-indictment of Devyani Khobragade by the US. He added that the case has no merit and therefore termed the decision "unnecessary".

Mar 15, 2014

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UK Ticket-Holder Wins £107.9m Euromillions Jackpot; How Much Money is That?

An unnamed British ticket-holder has won the $107m EuroMillions jackpot, a staggering amount that has landed various media to analyze what the money means.

Mar 15, 2014

Malaysia Airlines MH370 Caused Earthquake after it Crashed into Sea? China University Links 'Seafloor Event' to Catastrophic Plunge of Aircraft

A Chinese University has linked an earthquake to the possible catastrophic plunge of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 into waters between Malaysia and Vietnam.

Mar 15, 2014

Malaysian PM confirms missing plane 'deliberately' led off course

Kuala Lumpur, Mar 15 (ANI): Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Saturday that no conclusive evidence shows missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is hijacked. He added there is a high degree of certainty that the communication device aboard the plane was disabled and its movement showed deliberate action. But the Boeing 777-200 aircraft did turn back from its last known location on civilian radar, and the signal the Malaysian military radar picked up at the north of the Strait of Malacca was from the missing plane, he added.

Mar 15, 2014

Kumar Vishwas attacked in Amethi, hits out at Congress

Amethi, Mar 15 (ANI): AAP leader Kumar Vishwas was attacked late Friday in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi district from where Vishwas is taking on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for the Amethi parliamentary constituency. AAP blamed the Congress for the attack. Vishwas alleged that many Aam Aadmi Party workers were beaten up and many vehicles in his cavalcade were damaged by Congress workers.

Mar 15, 2014

People in Rajkot switch to herbal colours to play Holi

Rajkot, March 15 (ANI): Shops in Rajkot are selling powered herbal colours ahead of festival of colours, Holi. In a bid to ensure safe and eco-friendly Holi, shopkeepers are selling herbal colours made of starch, which do not irritate the skin, have no chemicals and are not harmful. Most of the colours sold in markets are oxidised metals or industrial dyes and are harmful to skin. Slowly people are realising the side effects of these colours like skin allergies to cancer and eye irritation. The shopkeepers in the state are already receiving huge orders from neighbouring areas and this time they have made 18 colours using starch.

Mar 15, 2014

Uttam Khobragade calls US action unacceptable

Mumbai, March 15 (ANI): Devyani Khobragade's father, Uttam Khobragade on Saturday lashed out at United States of America for what he called an act of sheer aggression against India for re-indicting his daughter with false charges filed by New York based US Attorney Preet Bharara. He also said that India had been slow to react against Devyani's re-indictment by the US. An arrest warrant was on Saturday issued against Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade on visa fraud charges after her fresh indictment by US prosecutors who accused her of "illegally" underpaying and "exploiting" her domestic maid.

Mar 15, 2014

Modi to attend fund-raising dinner in Delhi, Congress slams

New Delhi, March 15 (ANI): BJP'S Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will be attending a fund raiser dinner in the Asoka Hotel of Delhi. The money collected from the fund raiser will be deposited to Modi for PM fund which was launched by Bharatiya Janta Party in January this year. Everyone who will participate in the dinner will get a chance to be the part of a lucky draw. Also, the winners of the lucky draw will get a chance to have dinner with the man who can be the next Prime Minister of the country. The event which is likely to happen on March 26 has invited criticism from the Congress. The Congress on Saturday targeted the BJP and Modi saying that the people of the country understand the drama. Congress leader Kapil Sibal said that it is unfortunate that Indian politics has to witness such a day, and Election Commission must take note of it.

Mar 15, 2014

Congress on Sushma Swarajs tweet on Sriramalus induction

New Delhi, March 15 (ANI): Reacting on BJP leader Sushma Swaraj’s tweet over the induction of controversial Karnataka leader B. Sriramalu in the party, the Congress on Saturday said that the voice of the senior leaders in the party is being suppressed by Narendra Modi. The Congress leaders also stated that if Swaraj is sharing such problems on twitter out of worry, then she should reveal all the wrongdoings going on in the party.

Mar 15, 2014

Congress faces flak for naming 'Tainted' ministers in second LS list

New Delhi, March 15 (ANI): The Congress party on Saturday received criticism for naming two scam-tainted former ministers in its second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. Former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal will contest from Chandigarh and former minister Subodh Kant Sahai will contest from Ranchi. Bansal had resigned in the wake of the railway recruitment scam and Sahay had resigned following the coal block allocation scam.

Mar 15, 2014

BJP on Sushma Swaraj's tweet on Sriramalu's induction

New Delhi, March 15 (ANI): Dismissing reports of differences within the BJP over the induction of controversial Karnataka leader B. Sriramalu in the party, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi claimed that the party is united. Expressing her angst against the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) decision to induct controversial Karnataka leader B. Sriramalu in the party, senior leader Sushma Swaraj took to twitter on Saturday saying the decision was taken despite her 'stiff opposition'. The BJP had re-inducted Sriramalu, who had left the party in 2011, and it is expected that he might be the party's Lok Sabha candidate from Bellary constituency in Karnataka.

Mar 15, 2014

Media spreading lies about Modi's development claims: Kejriwal

Bangalore, March 15 (ANI): Maintaining his charge against the media, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal said that the media is spreading lies about Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's development claims in Gujarat. Kejriwal reiterated that media houses of the country should be open to criticism and not indulge in false practices while naming a leading English News channel for giving unnecessary hype to Modi.

Mar 15, 2014

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Missing Flight MH370's Hijack Confirmed? Airplane Still Flying Till 8:11am; Transponders 'Deliberately Disabled'; Pilots' Home Searched

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has hinted that the missing Malaysian Airlines MH370 was almost certainly hijacked.

Mar 15, 2014

India fed up with Congress, says Narendra Modi

New Delhi, March 15 (ANI): BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi while addressing lawyers in New Delhi said that India is fed up with the ruling Congress party. Modi said that the country is not ready to tolerate the Congress. Praising India's judiciary, BJPs' prime ministerial candidate said that foreign investors prefer India because of its democratic system and trustworthy judicial system

Mar 15, 2014