The Jain community was Monday granted minority status by the central government which will enable them to avail benefits in government schemes and programmes. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting here, an official release here said. The decision comes a day after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi took up this issue with Prime […]
Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Minister Shashi Tharoor, died due to drug overdose, says the autopsy report, adding more than a dozen injury marks were also found on her body. According to police sources, the post-mortem report submitted to Sub-Divisional Magistrate Alok Sharma said Pushkar died due to drug overdose. There were more than a dozen […]
In yet another incident of gangrape in the eastern metropolis, a 21-year-old mall employee, returning home in a shared taxi, was dragged out and assaulted by some of her co-passengers, police said Monday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee assured stringent action against the perpetrators, while opposition parties attacked her government for the rising crimes against women […]
The central government Monday decided to provide financial assistance of Rs.27.2 billion ($440 million) to the revived Nalanda University in Bihar’s Rajgir district. The aid, to be provided over 12 years, was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, an official release said. The revival of the university will benefit 2,450 Indian and foreign […]
A cabinet panel Monday approved the formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for implementing a model solar power project at Neemrana in Rajasthan. “The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the formation of a SPV for implementation and operation of the model solar power project at Neemrana, Rajasthan as a 100 percent subsidiary […]
Dismayed by developments over a Syria peace conference slated for Montreux, Switzerland later this week, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon decided Monday the meet would proceed without Iran despite his earlier invitation to Tehran, Xinhua reported. A turmoil erupted after Iran, a major backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was invited Sunday to the Montreux meeting, […]
Two-time finalist Li Na of China beat Italian Flavia Pennetta with an impressive 6-2, 6-2 victory in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open here Tuesday. Li was rarely troubled in the one-sided match, outclassing her opponent in 67 minutes to reach the final four after last year’s final loss to Victoria Azarenka, Xinhua reported. Li […]
The US Monday started to ease some of the economic sanctions on Iran after the Islamic republic took “concrete actions” in curbing its controversial nuclear programme. US Secretary of State John Kerry has approved waivers, offering limited sanction relief on Iran’s oil exports, financial transactions and trade in gold and precious metals, among others, Xinhua […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday criticised the union home minister, saying Sushilkumar Shinde does not have the right to decide where he should sit for protest. “Who is Shinde to tell me where to protest and where not to. I am the chief minister of Delhi and I have the right to decide not […]
Delhiites woke up to an overcast Tuesday morning and were caught in unexpected rain as the day progressed. The Met Office has forecast rain throughout the day. “There will be light rain and thunder showers Tuesday with the day remaining cloudy,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department. Some people took shelter under metro […]