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Rashid Masood to remain in jail as Delhi HC rejects bail plea

Breaking news, India November 14, 2014 at 7:43 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the bail plea of disqualified Rajya Sabha member Rashid Masood serving four years’ imprisonment in a case of corruption and other criminal offences. Justice Sunita Gupta denied the relief sought by the 68-year-old Congress leader, saying the allegations against him areRead More

Congress wants those ‘not invited’ to Nehru event to introspect reasons

India November 14, 2014 at 7:42 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday stated those not invited to Nehru event should introspect on reasons as to why they have been left out from the invitees list to attend an international event to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Among those not invited was theRead More

Home Minister calls for prison reforms, using technology and improving infrastructure

India November 14, 2014 at 7:41 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has emphasized the need for prison reforms, by using technology and improving the infrastructure. “The prisons should be modernized. The prisons should not be seen only as places of confinement, but also for reforming the prisoners. The prisoners should be imparted appropriate skillRead More

India, US resolve impasse over food security; clear way for WTO deal

India, US resolve impasse over food security; clear way for WTO deal

Breaking news, India, slider November 13, 2014 at 4:20 pm 0 comments

NEW DELHI: Paving the way for implementation of trade facilitation pacts at WTO, India and the United States have resolved an impasse over food security-related issues while safeguarding interest of Indian farmers. With the US agreeing to support India’s proposal on public stockpiling of food, it would now go forRead More

BJP’s claims of running clean govt are false: Sena

BJP’s claims of running clean govt are false: Sena

Breaking news, India November 13, 2014 at 4:19 pm 0 comments

MUMBAI: A day after the Devendra Fadnavis led government won the floor test by a voice vote, its former ally Shiv Sena on Thursday accused the Maharashtra government of violating constitutional provisions by proving its majority amid high chaos and strangulating age-old traditions of the state. The Sena also saidRead More

Govt hikes excise duty on petrol, diesel by Rs 1.5/litre

Govt hikes excise duty on petrol, diesel by Rs 1.5/litre

Breaking news, India November 13, 2014 at 4:18 pm 0 comments

  NEW DELHI: The government today raised excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 1.50 a litre, but consumers will be spared of any price increase as oil firms would adjust it with a reduction in retail rates that was due this weekend. The move will boost government revenueRead More

Country is being run by ‘angry people’, says Rahul Gandhi

Breaking news, India November 13, 2014 at 4:17 pm 0 comments

NEW DELHI: The Congress accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of spreading the “poison” of communalism and asked party men to fight those out to demolish Jawaharlal Nehru’s “liberal India”, intensifying the battle over his legacy. While both Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Vice- President Rahul Gandhi did not take theRead More

Manohar Parrikar, nine others elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha

Breaking news, India November 13, 2014 at 4:12 pm 0 comments

Lucknow: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and nine other political leaders were on Thursday elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi Party’s Ram Gopal Yadav, state minister Azam Khan’s wife Tazeen Fatima, Neeraj Shekhar, son of former Prime Minister Chandrashekhar, Ravi Prakash Verma, Javed Ali Khan and Chandrapal SinghRead More

Rahul’s political career full of photo-ops: BJP

Breaking news, India November 13, 2014 at 4:09 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for terming the Swachh Bharat campaign as a photo-op, the BJP said the Congress general secretary is deriding Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of a clean India. BJP leader Nalin Kohli rebuked Rahul by terming his political career as one that is full of photo-ops.Read More

Rajnath Singh appeals to Naxals to shun violence, join mainstream

Breaking news, India November 13, 2014 at 4:08 pm 0 comments

Gurgaon: Making it clear that violence has no place in a democracy and that the killing of innocents leads to nowhere, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday asked the Naxals to abjure violence and join the mainstream. Addressing the 75th raising day of CRPF, Singh said that Mao Zedong’s ideology,Read More