Claiming that Delhi Police created a case against his clients to prove a statement by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi as correct, the defence counsel of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) suspects Thursday sent a letter to the home minister, asking for the transfer of the case to the NIA. Md. Shahid and Md. Rashid were arrested […]
Power distribution companies in the capital will be penalised if their reasons for unscheduled power cuts are found unsatisfactory, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Thursday. He said this in reply to a letter sent by Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely, who warned the chief minister of agitation if long-hour power cuts continue in various […]
South Korean President Park Geun-hye, the country’s first woman president, is paying a state visit to India Jan 15-18. President Park, who is coming to India on the invitation of President Pranab Mukherjee, will hold delegation level talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discuss bilateral, regional and global issues, a statement said. The visit […]
The government Thursday approved a proposal to increase the number of MBBS seats in the country by 10,000 by upgrading existing state and central government medical colleges. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the health ministry’s proposal related to the centrally-sponsored scheme for upgradation of existing state government/central government medical colleges to increase the […]
The union cabinet Thursday approved the National Youth Policy 2014, which focuses on education, skill development, employment, entrepreneurship and health. The National Youth Policy-2014 (NYP-2014) replaced the NYP-2003 currently in force. The vision of NYP-2014 is to empower youth to achieve their full potential and through them enable India to find its rightful place in […]
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday said nobody’s passport application should be rejected on the grounds of a relative’s involvement in militancy. Abdullah’s comment came on Twitter after Sheikh Ruhail Afzal, resident of Trehgam village in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, went to media claiming that his passport application had been rejected by the […]
The union cabinet Thursday approved refunding Rs.11,258.48 crore to MTNL and BSNL which the two state-run telecom firms had paid for fourth generation (4G) spectrum in the 2010 auction. “BSNL will be refunded Rs.6,724.51 crore and MTNL will be given Rs.4,533.97 crore in due course … it would be done in a staggered manner over […]
The government Thursday introduced a comprehensive regulatory framework for television rating agencies in India. The framework in the form of guidelines was approved by the union cabinet in a meeting here. The guidelines cover detailed procedures for registration of rating agencies, eligibility norms, terms and conditions of registration, cross-holdings, methodology for audience measurement and a […]
MNS chief Raj Thackeray Thursday criticised BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for only speaking about his own state, and asked him to adopt a national outlook. The BJP hit back, saying nobody needs to advise Modi on what he should do. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) founder-president Thackeray also hit out at the Aam Aadmi […]
The Election Commission Thursday decided not to pursue a proposal for a tie-up with Google for better electoral information services in view of concerns raised about possible security implications. According to a press note issued by the commission Thursday, the proposal would not be pursued further. “Google made a presentation to the commission for electoral […]