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Union minister Danve named new Maharashtra BJP chief

Breaking news, India, Latest headlines January 6, 2015 at 4:06 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, Union minister Raosaheb Patil Danve was on Tuesday appointed as the new BJP chief of Maharashtra. Danve (59) succeeds Devendra Fadnavis, who has since become the state Chief Minister after the party’s stunning victory in the Assembly elections. “BJP President Amit Shah has appointed Raosaheb Patil Danve asRead More

Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti gets VIP security cover

Breaking news, India, Latest headlines January 6, 2015 at 4:05 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, whose hate speech kicked up a political storm and stalled Parliament, has been given VIP security. 47-year-old Jyoti, who is a Minister of State in Food Processing Ministry, will now have 11 para-military personnel guarding her round-the-clock, official sources said on Tuesday. UnderRead More

Man who slapped Mamata nephew’s charged with attempt to murder

India January 6, 2015 at 4:04 pm 0 comments

Kolkata, The youth, who slapped Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, is likely to be produced before a court on Tuesday. Debasish Acharya was arrested on Monday on various charges, including attempted murder, even as he lay hospitalised battling for life afterRead More

Delhi HC quashes Rs 3 lakh costs on Sheila Dikshit in a defamation case

India, Latest headlines January 6, 2015 at 4:02 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, In a relief to former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside the trial court order imposing a fine of Rs three lakh on her for not appearing in a criminal defamation case filed by her against BJP leader Vijender Gupta. Justice ManmohanRead More

Delhi Police register murder case in Sunanda Pushkar’s death

Breaking news, India, Latest headlines January 6, 2015 at 4:01 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, A murder case has been registered in the death of Sunanda Pushkar, the wife of Congress MP and former Union Minster Shashi Tharoor, the Delhi Police said on Monday. Pushkar was found dead in a hotel room in New Delhi on January 17, 2014. The final post-mortem reportRead More

Uber withdraws plea from Delhi HC against its ban

Breaking news, India, Latest headlines January 6, 2015 at 3:59 pm 0 comments

* Says it is exploring other remedies under the law New Delhi, Uber, an US taxi hailing service, has withdrawn a plea filed in the Delhi High Court appealing against its ban by the Delhi government on December 8. According to preliminary reports, the company’s lawyer told the Court thatRead More

US concerned over rising India-Pakistan tension

Breaking news, India, Latest headlines January 6, 2015 at 3:59 pm 0 comments

Washington, The US Monday expressed concern over rising India-Pakistan tensions and the exchange of fire along the working boundary, which claimed four Pakistani civilian lives, Geo News reported Tuesday. Washington encourages Islamabad and New Delhi to engage in a dialogue. “We certainly remain concerned and watch over tensions along theRead More

Over 40 Indians in Forbes annual list of global prodigies

India January 6, 2015 at 3:59 pm 0 comments

New Delhi/New york, Over 40 Indians and people of Indian-origin, including technology wizards, inventors and policymakers, have been named by Forbes in its annual list of “young game changers, movers and makers” under the age of 30 from around the globe. The fourth annual compilation by Forbes includes 600 millennialsRead More

SC declines urgent hearing of plea for quashing of NJAC Act

India, Latest headlines January 6, 2015 at 3:56 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, The Supreme Court today declined urgent hearing of a plea seeking quashing of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act which ends the two-decade-old collegium system of judges themselves selecting and appointing judges for higher judiciary. “There is no urgency. This will come in the usual course,” aRead More

Arvind Panagariya appointed as NITI Aayog Vice Chairman

India January 6, 2015 at 3:56 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: The government on Monday appointed Arvind Panagariya as the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India). Bibek Debroy and V K Saraswat appointed as full-time members of NITI Aayog while four ministers appointed as Ex-Officio members. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has made the followingRead More