Work to bridge gap between govt and people: Raje to officials
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who arrived here this afternoon along with her cabinet colleagues, said the `sarkar aapke dwar` (government at your doorstep) programme […]
Day: June 20, 2014
Centre asks states to stop unauthorised creation of IAS posts
The Centre has directed the states to stop unauthorised creation of ex-cadre posts for IAS officers, being done by many in violation of the rules. […]
Karnataka Governor Hansraj Bhardwaj meets Narendra Modi
Karnataka Governor Hansraj Bhardwaj on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid moves by the NDA government to seek the resignation of Governors appointed during […]
Obama sends U.S. military advisers to Iraq as battle rages over refinery
WASHINGTON/TIKRIT Iraq (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was sending up to 300 U.S. military advisers to Iraq but stressed the need […]
Novelist Rushdie wins PEN/Pinter prize
LONDON (Reuters) – Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie is the winner of this year’s PEN/Pinter Prize in recognition of his support for freedom of speech […]
BlackBerry results top forecasts, fueling recovery hopes
WATERLOO Ontario/TORONTO (Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd posted a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss on Thursday as the troubled smartphone maker’s turnaround efforts started to pay off, raising […]
True blue: Kershaw (15 K's) no-hits Rockies
Clayton Kershaw pitched his first no-hitter Wednesday night, striking out a career-high 15 and allowing his only baserunner on a throwing error by shortstop Hanley […]
Sources: Cavs offer head-coach job to Blatt
The Cleveland Cavaliers have offered their head-coaching job to longtime European coach David Blatt and the two sides are in contract talks, sources confirmed to […]
Wrangle over Fenton 'immunity'
Trainer Philip Fenton has accepted he was in possession of banned animal remedies including steroids when his stables where searched, prosecutors have claimed. read the […]
Colombia close on last 16
Colombia made it two wins from two games in Group C after second-half goals from James Rodriguez and Juan Fernando Quintero secured a 2-1 victory […]