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Jayalalithaa Sentenced to Four Years in Jail in Corruption Case by Bangalore Court

India, Latest headlines September 28, 2014 at 12:49 pm 0 comments

Bangalore, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday was sentenced to four years in jail and fined Rs 100 crore after being convicted of corruption by a Special Court in Bangalore. She was to be taken into custody immediately but was instead taken to hospital after she complained ofRead More

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Resigns

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Resigns

Breaking news, India, Latest headlines September 26, 2014 at 7:30 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, A day after Nationalist Congress Party ended its alliance with Congress in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan submitted his resignation to Maharashtra governor on Friday. On Thursday, NCP ended its 15-year old alliance with the Congress on an acrimonious note ahead of the assembly elections. NCP’s move hadRead More

Rajnath Singh No. 2 in Modi Cabinet

India September 26, 2014 at 7:29 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh appears to be the number two in the Union Cabinet. This position emerges from an official notification from the Cabinet Secretariat on the working arrangements for disposal of urgent business during the absence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on a visit toRead More

Chinese troops begin leaving Ladakh

India September 26, 2014 at 7:28 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, India and China have resolved the stand-off at the Ladakh border and withdrawal of troops will begin today and be completed by September 30, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said describing the resolution of the issue as a “big accomplishment.” China said that it will withdraw troops byRead More

Congress Aligns with SP for Maharashtra Assembly Polls

India September 26, 2014 at 7:27 pm 0 comments

Mumbai,After NCP parted ways from the Congress in Maharashtra, the party has moved ahead to align with the Samajwadi Party for the upcoming state assembly elections. Samajwadi Party spokesman Abdul Qadir Chaudhary said Abu Asim Azmi, the state SP chief, met Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Congress President Manikrao ThakareRead More

BJP Demands Sacking of Congress Government, Central Rule in Maharashtra

India September 26, 2014 at 7:26 pm 0 comments

Mumbai, A day after NCP pulled out of the Congress-led coalition government in Maharashtra reducing it to a minority, BJP today demanded its immediate dismissal and imposition of President’s Rule in the state. Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Eknath Khadse called on Governor CRead More

Indian Diaspora Organising ‘Monumental’ Reception for Modi

India September 26, 2014 at 7:26 pm 0 comments

New York,People are coming by chartered flights, buses and trains, besides driving down to New York from all over North America, as the Indian diaspora comes together on an unprecedented scale to honour Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a community reception at New York’s Madison Square Garden in downtown ManhattanRead More

Congress Hits Out at Modi Over Drug Pricing Issue

India September 26, 2014 at 7:25 pm 0 comments

New Delhi,Congress today hit out at Narendra Modi government for “stripping” the drug pricing authority of powers to cap prices of non-essential drugs saying the Prime Minister has extracted a “very heavy price” from the country’s “poor and ailing” for “American visa and PR exercise”. The party termed the decisionRead More

Pakistan Has to Clean Up the Mess : Swaraj

India September 26, 2014 at 7:25 pm 0 comments

New York, Pakistan has messed up the process and they should clean it up, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said after her Pakistani counterpart said that it was upto India to take the initiative to restart talks. On a day when Swaraj was running from back-to-back meeting on multilateral groups,Read More

Justice Lodha defends collegium system

India September 26, 2014 at 7:25 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, In a parting shot, outgoing Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha on Friday strongly defended the collegium system of appointment of judges, saying any other mode of appointment may impact on the independence of judiciary. He said judges are best equipped to judge the suitability of candidates before appointment. “IRead More