Nairobi, US Secretary of State John Kerry called for unity in the face of terror attacks today, as he visited a memorial in Kenya to the 1998 bombing of the US embassy. The embassy bombing by Al-Qaida was the worst attack in the east African nation by Islamist militants, killing 213Read More

New Delhi, Sharing the “pain” of quake-devastated Nepal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hoped that the “beloved brother” bounces back quickly from its current crisis even as he observed that the task of recovery was long and arduous. “We should share the pain and wipe the tears of people ofRead More

Itanagar, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has assured his ministry would look into rolling back of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from Arunachal Pradesh, a major students union of the state said on Monday. The assurance was given by Singh when All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union (AAPSU) delegation met theRead More

Panaji, Ahead of French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian’s visit, India today said that negotiations for procurement of Rafale fighter jets for IAF will begin this month and the multi-billion dollar deal will be finalised “as early as possible”. “The government to government committee will be set up which will beginRead More

Kolkata, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Mukul Roy is unlikely to be questioned again in Saradha ponzi scam or named as an accused, according to Special Crime Branch of CBI probing the case. “We are neither concerned about Mukul Roy nor do we have any plans of either calling himRead More

Ahmedabad, The Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Company Ltd (GNFC) will be implementing a Rs 4,463 crore expansion project in Bharuch district of Gujarat, where it will increase the existing production capacity almost three times for Urea, Ammonia and Aniline at the Narmadanagar plant. The Union Ministry of Environment and ForestsRead More

New Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has submitted a petition to the President demanding the dismissal of the Parkash Singh Badal-led government in Punjab over the Moga molestation incident. “In the petition, senior AAP leader H S Phoolka has alleged that there was a “complete breakdown of constitutional machinery” inRead More

Chandigarh,  The Punjab Congress President Mr Partap Singh Bajwa today gave a call for all-party meeting at Moga on May 5 to intensify the agitation seeking justice for young dalit girl Arshdeep who was thrown out of the speeding Orbit bus by its staff. He said the meeting would beRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Local Bodies Minister Mr. Anil Joshi reviewed the progress of the construction of Municipal Bhawan in Sector 35, here. He directed the officers of Local Bodies department to make sure that the construction of this project should complete before August 15, 2015. He informed that more than 90%Read More

Chandigarh,  Advisor to Chief Minister on National Affairs and Media Mr. Harcharan Bains today categorically said that the entire of amount of ex-gratia relief and compensation to the tune of Rs 24 lakh to be given to the family of victim of Moga Bus tragedy would be borne by theRead More