Swiss govt prepares list of Indians with suspected black money........
In a major boost to India's fight against black money, Switzerland has prepared a list of Indians suspected to have stashed un-taxed wealth in Swiss banks and the details are being shared with Indian government. The names of these Indian individuals and entities have come under scanner of the Swiss authorities during an ongoing exercise to identify real beneficiary owners of funds held in various banks operating in Switzerland, a senior Swiss government official said....... View More
ISIS militants may use the remaining 39 Indian hostages as human shields.........
ISIS militants may use the remaining 39 Indian hostages as human shields in case of a military offensive by Iraqi or US authorities, the only person among the group to flee the captors has told government officials. While there is little information on the other captives, in its conversations with Harjit Singh, now in the safe custody of Kurdish authorities in Erbil, the government has concluded that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant may use the Indians as their first line of defence, an official told HT on Saturday. Iraqi Red Crescent Society, a humanitarian agency, told this paper that it “shares the assessment.’’ ..... View More
Box Office 300 Crores: Aamir, Shah Rukh Or Salman Khan?.......
The 100 crore club is now an old phenomenon, this figure has been breached repeatedly after that by the big bollywood releases. Aamir Khan‘s 3 idiots marked the first film to cross the 200 crore nett mark at the Indian Box Office. But the question now is which of the three Khans will be able to touch the 300 crore mark. With all the three Khans having releases lined up for this year, Salman Khan will first hit the theatres on Eid followed by Shah Rukh Khan who has teamed up with Farah Khan for Happy New Year and to the end the year taking his favourite christmas spot for release is Aamir Khan with Raju Hirani with P.K.............. View More
In pictures: Daft decisions from around the world.......
IN honour of the tourist who needed rescuing after trying to climb Scotland's eighth highest peak in just a pair of flip-flops, we take a look at some of the stupidest decisions to ever have been made. The raider who tested his gun by pointing it at himself, the fugitive who decided to post his location on Facebook and the robbers who decided to use a donkey as a getaway vehicle, they're all here. Out of kindness, however, we have decided to leave out the man who thought it was a good idea to pair Gary Cahill and Phil Jagielka at the heart of a World Cup team's defence.............View More
In a major boost to India's fight against black money, Switzerland has prepared a list of Indians suspected to have stashed un-taxed wealth in Swiss banks and the details are being shared with Indian government. The names of these Indian individuals and entities have come under scanner of the Swiss authorities during an ongoing exercise to identify real beneficiary owners of funds held in various banks operating in Switzerland, a senior Swiss government official said....... View More
Iraq crisis: Rutba latest western town to fall to Isis.......
Sunni militants have seized another town in Iraq's western Anbar province - the fourth in two days. Fighters of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis) captured Rutba, 90 miles (150km) east of Jordan's border, officials said. They earlier seized a border crossing to Syria and two towns in western Iraq as they advance towards Baghdad. The insurgents intend to capture the whole of the predominantly Sunni Anbar province, a spokesman told the BBC. ..... View More
ISIS militants may use the remaining 39 Indian hostages as human shields in case of a military offensive by Iraqi or US authorities, the only person among the group to flee the captors has told government officials. While there is little information on the other captives, in its conversations with Harjit Singh, now in the safe custody of Kurdish authorities in Erbil, the government has concluded that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant may use the Indians as their first line of defence, an official told HT on Saturday. Iraqi Red Crescent Society, a humanitarian agency, told this paper that it “shares the assessment.’’ ..... View More
World Cup: France Vs. Switzerland Round-Up......
The last time Switzerland encountered France at a World Cup was in 2006 when a goalless tie subjected billions of viewers from around the globe to what one could only have been described as cruel and unusual punishment. Eight years later in Salvador, however, the French served up a treat with one of the best performances of the tournament...... View More
World Cup Daily Digest: Lionel Messi's Heroics Prove Too Much for Others to Copy.......
As soon as I got the ball at the end we were all in attack because we wanted to put Argentina through with a win. Obviously I was very happy with the strike and then I heard people screaming and smiling. (Iran) were able to close us down at the back and it was very difficult to find space. It was very hot, too. But we still had many opportunities in the first half; they had some in the second half too. Now we’re qualified for the next round and that was our objective today...........View More
Box Office 300 Crores: Aamir, Shah Rukh Or Salman Khan?.......
The 100 crore club is now an old phenomenon, this figure has been breached repeatedly after that by the big bollywood releases. Aamir Khan‘s 3 idiots marked the first film to cross the 200 crore nett mark at the Indian Box Office. But the question now is which of the three Khans will be able to touch the 300 crore mark. With all the three Khans having releases lined up for this year, Salman Khan will first hit the theatres on Eid followed by Shah Rukh Khan who has teamed up with Farah Khan for Happy New Year and to the end the year taking his favourite christmas spot for release is Aamir Khan with Raju Hirani with P.K.............. View More
In pictures: Daft decisions from around the world.......
IN honour of the tourist who needed rescuing after trying to climb Scotland's eighth highest peak in just a pair of flip-flops, we take a look at some of the stupidest decisions to ever have been made. The raider who tested his gun by pointing it at himself, the fugitive who decided to post his location on Facebook and the robbers who decided to use a donkey as a getaway vehicle, they're all here. Out of kindness, however, we have decided to leave out the man who thought it was a good idea to pair Gary Cahill and Phil Jagielka at the heart of a World Cup team's defence.............View More
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