A six-day joint naval exercise between India and Sri Lanka commenced in the seas off Trincomalee, in the eastern part of the island nation on Tuesday, the Lankan navy media unit said. The joint exercise titled “SLINEX 2015” is scheduled to end on November 1. Six naval ships and six Fast Attack Craft of the […]
A police ‘raid’ on Kerala House here to check if it served beef triggered a storm on Tuesday, with the chief ministers of Kerala, Delhi and West Bengal as well as Left leaders condemning the “intolerance” and demanding action against Delhi Police — which reports to the central government. Although there was no response from […]
The popular ‘carabeef’ (buffalo meat) dish will be back on the menu of Kerala House here from Wednesday. Kerala House officials took it off the menu following a complaint by a little known Hindu group opposed to beef consumption and after some 20 Delhi Police officials visited the premises on Monday. The police action triggered […]
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday made a strong pitch for “reasonable restrictions” on freedom of speech and expression to maintain peace and harmony across the country. “It is imperative to strike a fine balance between freedom of speech and expression and reasonable restrictions so as to maintain public order and integrity and sovereignty of […]
Geeta, a young speech and hearing impaired Indian woman left stranded in Pakistan for over a decade, arrived here on Monday morning as India said repatriation of mentally ill prisoners lodged in jails on both sides of the border would be taken up with Islamabad. Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered Rs.1 crore to Pakistan’s Edhi […]
Mafia don Rajendra Sadashiv Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan — former aide and strongman-turned-foe of fugitive Dawood Ibrahim — has been arrested by the Indonesian police in the tourist resort of Bali, top CBI officials said on Monday. CBI director Anil Kumar Sinha confirmed the nabbing of Chhota Rajan, who operated from Mumbai and is wanted […]
With more than half its population of 63.8 million going to the polls on November 22 and 29, the elections to 323 local self-government bodies in Gujarat will be a major popularity test for Chief Minister Anandiben Patel. Anandiben Patel will face her first full-scale election after taking over as chief minister from her mentor […]
For an election that can make or break the main contenders for power in Bihar, no one seems bothered about environmental issues. The ever increasing pollution in the Ganges, people hit hard by arsenic, fluoride and iron content in drinking water, rising air pollution and falling rainfall — issues that affect millions — have been […]
Mumbai/New Delhi, Mafia don Rajendra Sadashiv Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan — former aide and strongman-turned-foe of fugitive Dawood Ibrahim — has been arrested by the Indonesian police in the tourist resort of Bali, top CBI officials said on Monday. CBI director Anil Kumar Sinha confirmed the nabbing of Chhota Rajan, who operated from Mumbai and […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 23 October, 2015: Critically acclaimed filmmaker Mr. Rohit Gupta, addresses a filmmaking seminar at the SAE institute Dubai. Gupta’s keynote was primarily focused at the filmmaking, music, audio, graphic design, multimedia and animation students at the institute. At the seminar, Mr. Gupta shares his journey from a 4-week short stint at the New York […]