Republic Day celebrated in Poland

Republic Day celebrated in Poland

Braving a freezing minus 10 degrees Celsius temperature, the Indian community in Poland celebrated India’s 65th Republic Day here with great fervour. India’s Ambassador to Poland Monika Kapil Mohta unfurled the Tricolour and read excerpts from President Pranab Mukherjee’s address to the nation. “Each one of you is also an ambassador of India in Poland […]

Five kids killed in Pakistan blast

Five kids killed in Pakistan blast

At least five children were killed in a bomb blast Sunday in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region, a media report said. The blast targeted a house in Baber Mela of Hangu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing two children on the spot and injuring three others who were playing near the house, Xinhua reported citing local […]

Indian community in US celebrates R-day

Indian community in US celebrates R-day

indThe Indian community in the US celebrated India’s 65th Republic Day with Ambassador S. Jaishankar unfurling the national flag at a colourful function at the Indian embassy here on a bright and sunny but chilly day. After hoisting the flag in front of the embassy overlooking a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Jaishankar read out President […]

AAP expels rebel legislator Binny

AAP expels rebel legislator Binny

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Sunday expelled rebel legislator Vinod Kumar Binny, who has been criticising the party’s Delhi government. A party statement said the decision was taken by a disciplinary committee set up after Binny went to press with complaints against the Arvind Kejriwal government. “This disciplinary committee has decided to expel Vinod Kumar […]

Anti-Kudankulam protest mulls moving on to AAP platform

Anti-Kudankulam protest mulls moving on to AAP platform

A group opposing the Kundankulam Nucler Power Project (KNPP) Sunday said it has decided to take its protest to a political platform and will hold talks with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). “Based on the consent of community leaders, it has been decided to hold talks with Aam Aadmi Party,” said the People’s Movement Against […]

Sri Lanka accuses diplomats of interfering in its affairs

Sri Lanka accuses diplomats of interfering in its affairs

The Sri Lankan government Sunday accused some diplomats of interfering in the country’s domestic affairs, Xinhua reported. Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that there is a section of the international community that wants to try and force its own agenda on Sri Lanka. The ministry of defence quoted Rajapaksa as saying that major portion of […]

12 killed in attacks in Iraq

12 killed in attacks in Iraq

Twelve people were killed and 14 wounded in separate shooting and bombing attacks across Iraq Sunday, police said. In northern Iraq, at least four people were killed and 14 wounded in the afternoon when three car bombs detonated almost simultaneously in separate neighbourhoods in Kirkuk city, some 250 km north of here, a police source […]

‘Cut me some slack’ wins best rock song Grammy

“Cut me some slack”, written and sung by Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Kris Novoselic and Pat Smear, won the best rock song trophy at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The ceremony was held Sunday at the Los Angeles Staples Center. The other songs nominated in the category were “God is dead?” By Black Sabbath and […]