Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today said there’s only one week to go until the South West Rail Link opens to customers on Sunday 8 February 2015, complete with two-brand new stations at Leppington and Edmondson Park. “The NSW Liberals and Nationals came to government promising to build the South West Rail Link and I’m […]
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) With the Delhi assembly polls drawing closer, three main political parties in the fray – the BJP, the Congress and the AAP – stepped up their campaigning. In fact, the BJP held over 16 rallies Thursday. The national capital goes to the polls Feb 7 and ballots will be counted […]
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Jaypee Punjab Warriors’ ace defender Mark Knowles will miss Friday’s Hero Hockey India League (HIL) match against Delhi Waveriders after the Australian was Thursday handed a one-match suspension for breaching the Code of Conduct. The Disciplinary Committee of HIL met to discuss the conduct of Knowles, International Hockey Federation (FIH) […]
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The BJP Thursday said it will issue a vision document and not a manifesto for the Feb 7 Delhi assembly polls, while it fielded a number of cabinet ministers, chief ministers and MPs to campaign for the party. The Bharatiya Janata Party said it will also be asking five questions […]
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The BJP Thursday said it will issue a vision document and not a manifesto for the Feb 7 Delhi assembly polls as it fielded a number of union ministers, chief ministers and MPs to campaign for the party. The Bharatiya Janata Party also said it will also be asking five […]
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) leader Subash Ghising Thursday passed away at the Sir Gangaram Hospital here due to liver failure, hospital sources said. He was 79. Ghising was admitted to the hospital five days back and was being treated for cirrhosis of liver by a team of doctors led […]
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Thursday said she was aware of the move to appoint S. Jaishankar as the new foreign secretary and had spoken about it to incumbent Sujatha Singh. In a series of tweets, hours after Jaishankar met her after taking charge, Sushma Swaraj said: “Since Jaishankar was […]
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) A case was filed Thursday in a court here seeking action against AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for exhorting voters in his election speeches to take bribes if offered by the BJP and Congress but to vote for his party. The criminal case was filed by Arun Kumar, a practicing lawyer […]
Patna, Jan 27 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad Tuesday praised US President Barack Obama for his advice to have religious tolerance for all. “Obama has rightly advised (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi for religious tolerance to all. Obama’s words were also a caution for Modi not to play politics using religion,” the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief […]
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday said his party was still committed to bring anti-graft Jan Lokpal legislation in the capital. Addressing people at party’s Delhi Dialogue campaign in east Delhi, the former chief minister said: “Media kept saying that we forgot Jan Lokpal bill, but we were waiting […]