New Delhi/Washington, The Obama administration is turning on the charm offensive for Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this month. It is rolling out the red carpet for the man Washington shunned for nearly a decade by hosting him for two days, including a private dinner with the president. A formalRead More

New Delhi,  Hitting out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal for betraying the people of Delhi, the chief of the Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Satish Upadhayay, on Tuesday clarified that his party is ready to go in for fresh elections whenever they are held,Read More

Kolkata, Former DGP (armed police) of West Bengal and Trinamool Congress leader, Rajat Majumdar, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday evening in connection with the Saradha scam. According to sources, Majumdar was arrested after he refused to answer questions on his role in Saradha groupRead More

New Delhi,  China has stated it intent to substantially elevate its ties during the upcoming visit to India of its President Xi Jinping, disallowing differences in perception of the border to cloud a growing relationship of global significance. In carefully chosen words, Liu Jianchao, Assistant Foreign Minister told visiting IndianRead More

New Delhi,  The Centre will replaces the requirement of furnishing affidavits with self-attested declarations in a major chunk of government-related work and an official order in this regard will be issued soon, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. “This thought (to promote self-attestation) was in the process. But itRead More

New Delhi,  In a major blow to India’s premier investigation agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to its Director Ranjit Sinha on a plea seeking his removal from the post and a Special Investigative Team (SIT) probe against him for allegedlyRead More

New Delhi,  As the political slugfest between Bharatiya Janata Party and Aam Aadmi Party regarding government formation in Delhi continues, the Centre on Tuesday sought four weeks’ time from Supreme Court on the matter. The Centre told the apex court that Lieutenant General Najeeb Jung had recommended that the BharatiyaRead More

New Delhi, As Afghanistan eagerly waits result of the presidential polls, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj will visit the strategically important ally on Wednesday to further enhance ties and review key projects being implemented by India in the trouble-torn country. In her first visit to the country as external affairsRead More

Toronto, Mayor Rob Ford is once again denying a report that he acted inappropriately on behalf of a company his family has business dealings with. Ford found himself on the defensive Monday afternoon as he spoke with reporters about his transit plan at Don Mills Station. “I did not –Read More

Toronto, Olivia Chow is accusing John Tory of failing to do “his homework” on his SmartTrack transit proposal as an advertising campaign to tout the benefits of the plan officially hits the airwaves. Chow held a press conference at a residential construction site at the corner of Eglinton Avenue WestRead More