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  N Ram chosen for N Ramachandran Foundation award

  India | Nov 21, 2014, 12:08 PM IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: N Ram, veteran journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, has been selected for the N Ramachandran Foundation award for hisoutstanding contribution to journalism.  The award is instituted in memory of eminent Malayalam journalist

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  Burkina Faso diplomat chosen as interim leader

  World | Nov 18, 2014, 07:40 AM IST

  Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso's former ambassador to the United Nations is slated to be in charge of a civilian transitional government after the military briefly seized control of the country last month.Michel Kafando, 72, was named