Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday paid homage to the unknown soldier here on the occasion of the Republic Day. With the three service chiefs in attendance, Manmohan Singh laid a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti memorial at India Gate in the heart of the city. The prime minister, Defence Minister A.K. Anthony and others […]
Suspected militants triggered a bomb blast here Sunday, minutes before the start of the Republic Day Parade, police said. No one was reportedly injured. The area where the bomb went off is close to the official residence of Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh. “A powerful bomb was exploded near the deputy commissioner’s office in the […]
Karnataka Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj Sunday flagged off the 65th Republic Day celebrations across the state by hoisting the tricolour and inspecting a guard of honour at the Field Marshal Manekshaw parade ground here. On a bright sunny day, rose petals were showered from an army chopper around the podium area where the governor, his […]
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Sunday accused the central government of usurping the power of the states over the years, saying the authority of the state governments has been eroded by doing this. In his address after hoisting the national flag on the 65th Republic Day in the industrial city of Ludhiana, Badal said […]
Mumbai witnessed a dazzling Republic Day celebration, with a colourful parade at the picturesque Marine Drive here Sunday. Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan hoisted the national flag and took the salute at the parade in south Mumbai along the Arabian Sea promenade. Present on the occasion were Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, his cabinet colleagues as well […]
Mobile phone services were suspended across the Kashmir Valley Sunday as part of security precautions on the Republic Day. Authorities order the suspension of mobile phone services across the valley Jan 26 and Aug 15 to foil remote-controlled explosions with the use of mobile phones. The mobile phones, however, functioned in Jammu. Meanwhile, a separatist-called […]
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has been booked for allegedly making provocative speeches and violating prohibitory orders (Section 144 of CrPC) during his protests at Rail Bhavan on January 20 and 21. The joint commissioner of police (New Delhi range), M K Meena, refused to divulge details but said Delhi Police was following the law. Delhi […]
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, addressed the Nation on the eve of the 65th Republic Day. Following is the text of the President’s address on the occasion: My Fellow Citizens, On the eve of 65th Republic Day, I extend warm greetings to all of you in India and abroad. I convey my special greetings to […]
Leander Paes and Pullela Gopichand were on Saturday selected for the prestigious Padma Bhushan awards, while Yuvraj Singh was among the seven sportspersons chosen for this year’s Padma Shri award. Dipika Pallikal, former Indian women’s cricket captain Anjum Chopra, Sunil Dabas (Kabaddi), Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu (Mountaineering), H. Boniface Prabhu (Wheelchair Tennis) and Mamta Sodha […]
2014 is all set to come to an end and today we take a look at the top five smartphones from the year. We’ve chosen these phones based on the kind of appeal they generated, the features offered and of course, consumer popularity. The list is in no particular order. iPhone 5s: If there was one phone that managed […]