New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Noting that Indo-Bhutan relations are “unique”, President Pranab Mukherjee has said India’s commitment to that country would continue undiluted. At a meeting with Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay here Wednesday, Mukherjee said 2014 has been a year of consolidation and intensification of relations between India and Bhutan, an official release […]
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has sought central government’s response on a plea seeking direction for government to take over the management of the National Gandhi Museum and other museums to safeguard the historic items related to Mahatma Gandhi. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw […]
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Delhi High court Wednesday issued notice to Switzerland-based Novartis AG on a plea by pharmaceutical firm Cipla, challenging a single judge bench’s order that temporarily restrained it from manufacturing or selling any drug containing chemical Indacaterol, used for treating chronic respiratory disease. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed […]
Nashik (Maharashtra), Jan 14 (IANS) In two separate incidents, army men attacked on-duty police personnel, injuring at least three, and vandalised the Upanagar police station here, a top official said Wednesday. In the first incident, an army lieutenant on two-day casual leave, came to the police station along with a relative to complain about some […]
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The India Adda networking hub organised by the government annually at the World Economic Forum meeting at Davos will be replaced by a Make In India Lounge to promote Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project. Hospitality partners India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) Wednesday announced the makeover of the tea and […]
Patna, Jan 14 (IANS) A woman in Bihar here has claimed that a man called her from 750 mobile phone numbers in the last six years asking her to accept him as her lover. The woman finally filed a complaint with the women’s helpline, an official said Wednesday. The woman said in her complaint that […]
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Overnight rain lead to a chilly Wednesday, as the maximum temperature settled six notches below the season’s average at 14.7 degrees Celsius. The Met department has forecast a colder Thursday. Wednesday’s minimum temperature, which was recorded three notches above average at 11 degrees, will dip Thursday. The movement of over […]
Lucknow, Jan 13 (IANS) Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Tuesday said that a technical advisor will be appointed in the defence ministry in the next two months. The advisor would oversee defence deals. Parrikar, who is a Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh, said that middlemen will now have no place in such deals. The […]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The national capital Tuesday reported 10 new cases of swine flu, taking the total to 61 this year, a health official said. According to the health department, the new cases were of four females and six males. “The female patients are a 35-year-old from Freedom Fighter Enclave, two 31-year-olds from […]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Indian Army chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Tuesday said short tenures in higher ranks of the army were not desirable and he has given directions to increase them. Addressing reporters at the annual press conference ahead of Army Day, Gen. Dalbir Singh said the army was keen to make the Short […]