Asia’s two economic giants, India and China, have been rated “unfree” and ranked 120th and 137th respectively, in the 2014 Index of Economic Freedom by US think tank Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal. “The foundations for long-term economic development continue to be fragile in the absence of effectively functioning legal frameworks,” the editors […]
Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti Tuesday came under fire from political quarters over his indictment by a court for “tampering with evidence” in a case which he handled last year. While the Congress criticised Bharti, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded the resignation of the minister who defended himself, saying it was an “absolute lie”. […]
Former home secretary R.K. Singh’s accusations that Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde interfered in the investigations of Delhi Police into IPL betting stoked controversy Tuesday with the BJP demanding a probe and the Congress leaders lashing out at R.K. Singh. R.K. Singh, who has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said Delhi Police had informed him […]
Around 10 lakh people have joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) since it launched a free membership drive four days ago, party leader Gopal Rai said here Tuesday. The new members include former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri’s grandson Adarsh Shastri. Rai told the media that while 4.5 lakh people joined the AAP after giving […]
Actress Courteney Cox, who earlier used to practice Pilates for fitness, is now working out using a cross-trainer machine thanks to her friend Jennifer Aniston. Cox says her “Friends” co-star got her hooked on working out using a cross-trainer machine at the gym. Contactmusic.com reports that Cox told Britain’s Marie Claire magazine: “I did Pilates […]
Singer Shakira has released “Can’t remember to forget you”, the first single of her new album, featuring pop star Rihanna, at the Ryan Seacrest’s radio show. The new single was released Monday night on “On-Air With Ryan Seacrest” and is now available via Sony Music worldwide, said a statement. The single will feature in her […]
The Congress Tuesday raised questions over the continuance of Somnath Bharti as Delhi’s law minister after he termed as “erroneous” a CBI judge accused him of tampering with evidence in a case he was handling last year. “People in this country respect the judiciary the most. Our judiciary is independent and nothing can be more […]
Crores of rupees changed hands as defying the police ban, people in parts of Andhra Pradesh bet on cockfights as part of Sankranti festival. Despite the ban, cockfights were organised openly in villages in some districts, mainly in the coastal Andhra region. Powerful politicians of all hues, celebrities and businessmen, who consider the cockfights a […]
A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here has awarded a compensation of over Rs.41 lakh to family members of an MTNL employee, who was killed in a road accident in 2009. “I hold that petitioner (kin of the deceased) succeeded in proving that Dec 10, 2009, an accident had taken place due to the rash […]
Mumbai’s landscape, never dull, harvested a rich crop of festivals Tuesday. Its skies were dotted with kites marking Makar Sankranti, Punjabis danced around the Lohri fires, south Indians churned up Pongal dishes, north-east Indians celebrated Bhogali Bihu, and Muslims celebrated Eid Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed. Maharashtrian families were seen distributing the traditional sweetmeat, […]