New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the Congress was defeating the BJP in the ideological fight and in the daily news cycle and said that the party MPs had fought “animosity and unfairness” over the last five years. Addressing the Congress Parliamentary Party meeting[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Expressing anguish over frequent disruptions in the Upper House, Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said it was time for the House to evolve a collective conscience to enable its effective functioning. “With a heavy heart I have to say that this short[Read More…]
Bangkok, Feb 13 (IANS) Thailand’s Election Commission announced on Wednesday that it is seeking the dissolution of a political party for nominating Princess Ubolratana Mahidol as its candidate for Prime Minister in the upcoming polls. The poll body resolved on Tuesday to petition the Constitutional Court to take into consideration[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) On the 74th birth anniversary of late actor Vinod Mehra on Wednesday, his son and actor Rohan Vinod Mehra penned a heartfelt post for him. He says his love for storytelling comes from his father. “Happy Birthday to this great man, wish you could be here[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Feb 13 (IANS) The Haryana government here on Wednesday announced a policy to empower the youth to achieve their potential and facilitate all-round development of society. The new policy was approved by a cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The policy aims at creating a productive[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 13 (IANS) Twenty-eight students were injured on Wednesday in a mysterious explosion inside a tuition centre in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, triggering clashes between civilians and security personnel. Doctors at Pulwama District hospital said they received 17 students with injuries and three among these with serious wounds[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Key indices Sensex and Nifty succumbed to the final-hour selling pressure after trading in the green for the better part of Wednesday’s session on account of easing inflation giving way to expectations of further rate cut. IT stocks logged strong gained, while heavy selling in the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday attacked Congress President Rahul Gandhi for “manufacturing statistics” into the 36 Rafale fighter jet deal with France’s Dassault Aviation. “The Congress President has manufactured a statistic, Rs 500 crore versus Rs 1,600 crore, a data which does not exist[Read More…]
Male, Feb 13 (IANS) Former President of the Maldives Abdulla Yameen on Wednesday was charged with money laundering in a case related to lease of tropical islands and alleged transfer of $1 million government funds into his personal bank account. “We have charged Abdulla Yameen with money laundering and submitted[Read More…]
New York, Feb 13 (IANS) “Master of None” star Aziz Ansari has opened up about the sexual misconduct claims, saying he hasn’t been talking about the ordeal because he wanted to process it. The Indian-American laid low following the allegations last year made by a 24-year-old New York photographer who[Read More…]
Moscow, Feb 13 (IANS) Researchers have developed a novel method to quickly identify single antibiotic-resistant bacteria cells, which are agents of tuberculosis (TB). The new method — called the Raman scattering spectrography — helps find the bacteria and evaluate its resistance to antibiotics without damaging the biological material. It can[Read More…]
Amaravati, Feb 13 (IANS) In another major pre-poll sop, the Andhra Pradesh government here on Wednesday announced annual financial assistance of Rs 4,000 to every farmer in the state. The cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, approved the new scheme ‘Annadata Sukhibhava’, under which the state government[Read More…]
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) He has been in the Hindi film industry for over two decades now, but actor Arshad Warsi says that he has much more to offer as he has still not proved himself in Bollywood. Before making his acting debut, he served as[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Derrick Pereira was on Wednesday named the head coach of the India Under-23 team for the forthcoming AFC Qualifiers, to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from March 22. Besides India, the other teams in the group are Tajikistan and Pakistan. Pereira will be in charge[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Feb 13 (IANS) Taking serious note of the Ludhiana gang-rape case, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that he would approach the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court to ensure speedy justice in rape cases. Responding to an issue raised by Lok Insaf Party MLA[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) Chief Rajat Sharma on Wednesday said that the association will impose a life ban on Under-23 cricketer Anuj Dedha for physically assaulting former India pacer and selector Amit Bhandari for not including him in the state U-23 side. “We[Read More…]
Panaji, Feb 13 (IANS) A naval officer, second in-command at the INS Hansa naval base in South Goa, has been booked for allegedly molesting his maid on Tuesday evening, a Goa Police spokesperson said on Wednesday. The spokesperson said that Commodore Mankadan Nambiar, 46, has been booked under Sections 354[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Notwithstanding the CAG findings, the Rafale deal signed by the Narendra Modi government would continue to be an issue in the coming Lok Sabha polls, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said on Wednesday. Asked to comment on the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) findings which[Read More…]
Islamabad, Feb 13 (IANS) The Pakistan government plans will crack down on “hate speech” on social media from next week and set up a new authority, which will enforce regulations for the digital, print and electronic media, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said here on Wednesday. “We have created a mechanism[Read More…]
Karachi, Feb 13 (IANS) Throwing his weight behind the present “talented” Pakistan team, former skipper Moin Khan believes the green brigade is capable of breaking its World Cup jinx against India when the arch rivals clash in the upcoming 50-over World Cup at Old Trafford on June 16. Of the[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 13 (IANS) Seventeen students were injured on Wednesday in a mysterious explosion inside a tuition centre in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, triggering clashes between civilians and security personnel. Six of the students with critical splinter injuries were shifted to Srinagar for specialized treatment from Narbal village near[Read More…]
Dehradun, Feb 13 (IANS) The Centre has decided to set up a National Law University in Uttarakhand, an official statement said here on Wednesday. “Here is good news for all those youths who want to make a career in law. The Chief Minister has informed that a National Law University[Read More…]
Jaipur, Feb 13 (IANS) Robert Vadra and his 75-year-old mother Maureen Vadra on Wednesday deposed before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the second consecutive day in a money laundering case involving the Bikaner land deal case. Vadras appeared before the ED office here around 10.40 a.m. They were questioned for[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 13 (IANS) After the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed a chargesheet against two Kerala CPI-M leaders in connection with a 2012 murder case, the Congress and the BJP on Wednesday demanded immediate action by the party against the accused leaders. P. Jayarajan, the CPI-M District[Read More…]
Shimla, Feb 13 (IANS) The construction of a water storage dam in Himachal Pradesh that will provide water to the national capital and five other states will commence by the year end, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Wednesday. The Renukaji dam multipurpose project will cost around Rs 7,000[Read More…]
