Can't even think Kejriwal would take a bribe: Kumar Vishwas
Following corruption allegations against Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas expressed his support for the Delhi Chief Minister. “After my 12-year association with Arvind, I can’t even think that (the Delhi CM) could take bribe,” Mr. Vishwas said.
BCCI clears Champions Trophy participation, no legal notice to ICC
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday cleared the Indian cricket team’s participation in next month’s Champions Trophy, ending a fortnight-long suspense with a massive climbdown from their initial aggressive stance.
French election turnout 28.23% at midday: official
Turnout in France's presidential election stood at 28.23 per cent at midday on Sunday, down from 30.66 per cent at the same point in the 2012 presidential ballot, the interior ministry said.
Boko Haram releases 82 Chibok girls in prisoner swap
Boko Haram militants have released 82 schoolgirls out of a group of more than 200 whom they kidnapped from the northeastern town of Chibok in April 2014 in exchange for prisoners, the presidency said on Saturday.
Patnaik revamps Odisha Cabinet; 12 new Ministers sworn-in
As many as 12 Ministers, including 10 new, were sworn in when Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik carried out a major Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday.
In Sukma, CRPF jawans fight hostility on several fronts
“They must be worried about me,” says Deepchand Sharma, as he tries to make a call from his wireless in local loop (WLL) phone. “I want to tell them I am safe, but phones are not catching network the past three days.” Mr. Sharma is a Central Reserve Police Force constable, posted in a camp near Burkapal village, Sukma, south Chhattisgarh. On April 24, a Maoist ambush killed 25 of his comrades.
RBI looks to Army for ‘Operation shredded notes’
Holding a pile of billions of demonetised notes, the Reserve Bank of India has a problem - it is unable to destroy them quickly. In fact, at the current pace, the process could take nearly two years.
To this day, Mehboob Khan’s Mother India remains one of the most commercially successful Indian films. It lost the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film by just one vote and is counted among the finest productions of world cinema.
Parsis can soon knock on temple doors for counselling
Priests of the culturally vibrant, yet dwindling Parsi community in India will be trained to go beyond simply performing religious ceremonies
Banks say ‘no’ to cash in two J&K districts
With militants targeting banks in south Kashmir, cash transactions in nearly 40 of their branches in the sensitive areas of Pulwama and Shopian districts in south Kashmir have been stopped.
