Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday hit out at allegations of corruption and policy paralysis against his UPA government, saying he never used public office to “enrich” himself or his family and friends. “I say in all humility that I have not used public office to enrich myself, family or friends,” Manmohan Singh said […]
Mysuru, the cultural capital of Karnataka known the world over as the ‘city of palaces’, is decked out to welcome its new king, with elaborate preparations in place for the coronation of the erstwhile royal family’s scion Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wodiyar on Thursday as the 27th titular head. For the coronation of the new king […]
The Indian envoy to Sweden has warned Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter to edit references to the Bofors controversy made by President Pranab Mukherjee in an interview else the presidential visit to Oslo was “at risk of being cancelled”, according to the daily. But Dagens Nyheter refused to oblige Indian envoy Banashree Bose Harrison and went […]
Chandigarh born Shriya Gupta, a current student of Bachelors of Commerce studying at Deakin University, Australiarepresented Australia as the Minister of Finance at theG20 Youth Summit held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany. Currently perusing her major in Accounting and Finance, she has been very active throughout her school and university life. Shriya is working as the […]
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has come forward to show ‘brotherhood’ with actor Salman Khan by releasing the first look of the “Dabangg” star’s upcoming film “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” on his Twitter page. The 49-year-old actor took to the micro-blogging site to share his views and first look of Kabir Khan’s directorial, which will hit the screens […]
Gangtok, May 26 The central government has allocated Rs.53,000 crore in the 2015-16 budget for development of the northeastern states and has also proposed to set up six agricultural universities, Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said here. It has also sanctioned Rs.10,000 crore for upgradation of power transmission in north-east India and […]
Kolkata, May 26 India’s eyes were not shut on underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, but “some international compulsions” were hindering his extradition from Pakistan, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday. Addressing a media conference at the Press Club here, Rajnath Singh asserted that the government will not tolerate anyone raising pro-Pakistan slogans, and said his […]
The northeastern region, which comprises eight hilly states, occupies eight percent of India’s land area and is home to four percent of the country’s population, is predicted to achieve food sufficiency in five to six years, a top agricultural scientist has said. “Powered by good climate, sufficient water and devoted manpower, the northeast region is […]
Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal is all set to defend her women’s singles title when she takes to the court at the $750,000 Australian Open Superseries, which commences here on Tuesday. World No.1 Saina has been seeded No.2. and had defeated Spaniard Carolina Marin — who later won the World Championships — to lift the […]
A safety app developed for Kerala Police has won an award for best use of mobile technology at the Elets Knowledge Exchange Awards 2015 in Goa. The app iSafe – created by IT firm UST Global – was rolled out in March for Thiruvananthapuram city police and will soon be made available in other places. […]