By Arvind Padmanabhan New Delhi, March 11 The Rs.1,800 crore drop in the total value of highest provisional bids on the seventh day of e-auction of spectrum for telecom services was the result of a shift in the preferred band away from 900 MHz due to aggressive bidding, official data showed Wednesday. In the 900 […]
New Delhi, March 11 The central government has proposed to states the setting up of investigative units for crime against women (IUCAWs) on a 50:50 cost sharing basis. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs told the Rajya Sabha that policing was a state subject and the states have been given the liberty to choose […]
Mumbai, March 11 The Shiv Sena on Wednesday demanded the arrest of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, terming him as the “godfather” of separatists, and kicking out the Pakistani envoy for talking with separatist elements. “The separatist elements in Kashmir have now got a ‘godfather’ in Sayeed and they have become stronger,” […]
New Delhi, March 11 A special court here on Wednesday summoned former prime minister Manmohan Singh, industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and former coal secretary P.C. Parakh in a coal block allocation case, terming it a “criminal conspiracy” with the objective to “do an illegal act”. Manmohan Singh said he was “upset” but was sure that […]
Jakarta, March 10 In a unique gesture, a statue of Mahatma Gandhi made by Indonesian artist Bambang Winaryo was unveiled on Tuesday at the House of Culture in West Sumatra province, which is associated with the House of Poetry dedicated to famous Indonesian poet Taufiq Ismail. The statue was inaugurated by the Ambassador of India […]
New Delhi, March 11 A special court here on Wednesday summoned former prime minister Manmohan Singh as accused in a coal block allocation case. Special Judge Bharat Parashar also summoned industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, former coal secretary P.C. Parakh and three others as an accused in the case for April 8.
Title: On Religion; Author: Khushwant Singh (with Humra Quraishi); Publisher: Rupa; Pages: 206; Price: Rs.250 Title: 50 Spiritual Appetizers; Compiled and Edited by: Vinod Dhawan; Publisher: Partridge (A Penguin Random Book Company); Pages: 204; Price: Not given If celebrated journalist-writer Khushwant Singh is to be believed, there is no god; the concept of karma is […]
Washington, March 11 British-based filmmaker Leslee Udwin says the Indian government should hang its head in shame for banning her documentary on the December 16, 2012 fatal gang-rape of a 23-year-old Delhi woman. India banned the BBC documentary – “India’s Daughter” – on the rape of the woman who has come to be known as […]
Shimla, March 10 The frequent arrival of western disturbances (wind storms) in India’s northwestern region in this month has once again revived the cold in the hills of Himachal Pradesh, with most of the areas experiencing moderate to heavy rainfall, a Met official said here Monday. But it has cheered the apple growers as snow brightens […]
New Delhi, March 10 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday saluted the “bravery” and “sense of duty” of CISF personnel on force’s 46th Raising Day. “On 46th Raising Day of CISF, I salute the CISF personnel for their bravery and sense of duty with which they have served our nation for years,” Modi tweeted. “Providing […]