Guwahati, Dec 25 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday ruled out talks with Bodo “terrorists” who massacred 73 tribals in Assam. After visiting some of the affected areas in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts, Rajnath Singh said: “The violence is not merely a case of insurgency but one of terrorism. We are going to deal with […]
Varanasi, Dec 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday expressed happiness over the way the Assi ghat on the banks of the Ganga here had been spruced up. The prime minister had launched his Clean India drive in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency, from the ghat Nov 8. He went around the stairs leading to […]
Shimla, Dec 25 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Thursday slammed the central government for scraping the Planning Commission without consulting the states, and said this action has created uncertainty. “The Planning Commission had played a great role in giving direction to the states. But the centre’s decision to scrap it without giving an […]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani Wednesday said he and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who has been named for Bharat Ratna, shared a rare friendship, and that in their younger days, Vajpayee would often ride pillion on his scooter to have chaat at his favourite golgappawala in Connaught Place. […]
Guwahati, Dec 24 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday flew into Assam to study the situation after Bodo militants massacred 65 tribals in three districts. Rajnath Singh reached Guwahati in the evening with Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram and Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju. Rajnath Singh immediately proceeded to a meeting with Chief […]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The 30-year-old female doctor who sustained burn injuries after acid was hurled at her at a crowded market here is showing slight improvement at the AIIMS, hospital authorities said Wednesday. Amrita Kaur, employed with an Employees State Insurance hospital, was attacked by two motorcycle-borne assailants at around 9.30 a.m. Tuesday […]
Patna, Dec 24 (IANS) The panchayat in the RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s native village in Bihar’s Gopalganj district has barred girls from using mobile phones and wearing jeans and T-shirts, an official said Wednesday. A diktat was issued by Phulwaria panchayat that banned girls from wearing jeans and T-shirts, and also imposed a ban on […]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) AAP chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will contest the upcoming assembly elections from his New Delhi constituency, the party said Wednesday. Kejriwal defeated three-time chief minister Sheila Dikshit in 2013 in the constituency by over 26,000 votes. He then headed a minority government for 49 days. Kejriwal’s […]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The house of former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Vandana Kumari was burgled of Rs.5.50 lakh in cash and some jewellery, Delhi Police said Wednesday. Vandana Kumari, the former MLA from Shalimar Bagh in northwest Delhi, claimed that the burglars also took away a cheque of Rs.12 lakh, issued on […]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury Wednesday urged President Pranab Mukherjee not to approve ordinances in “grave violation” of parliamentary proceedings. In an open letter to the president, Yechury said bills were being adopted even amidst din in parliament because of the “brute majority” the government has in the Lok Sabha. “May […]