A minister in the Samajwadi Party government of Uttar Pradesh first slapped a party worker, who complained of hooliganism, and then punched him at a meeting in Varanasi. Surendra Patel, state minister for Public Works Department (PWD), Monday evening slapped the party worker in full public view. The incident happened at a party meeting in […]
Security forces have recovered 70 hand grenades during search operations in a Bihar district, police said Tuesday. In Munger, police recovered 70 hand grenades near Paisra during search operations against Maoists, a district police official said. Explosives were also recovered from Jamui district. Jitendra Rana, superintendent of police, Jamui district said that during a search […]
lThe Kerala assembly Tuesday saw a verbal spat between Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and the opposition over the 22-year-old palmoil case. Speaker G. Karthikeyan, before allowing the Left opposition permission to raise the palmoil case, pointed out this has been raised on numerous occasions and it is not proper to raise an issue that is […]
Commending Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his team’s efforts, around 80-100 people have queued up at the protest site to support the agitation. Standing undeterred under the rain on a chilly winter morning, many supporters were waiting to “congratulate” the activist-turned-politician who took office Dec 28. “I am here to congratulate Kejriwal. He is […]
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is being escapist and resorting to anarchy, said Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari Tuesday. “They made promises to the people and now when it comes to walking the talk they are being escapist and trying every gimmick to wriggle out of the situation that they themselves have got into,” […]
ogThick fog enveloped the national capital again Monday. The maximum temperature was recorded at 22.3 degree Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. The Met office has forecast a cloudy Tuesday. The maximum and the minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 20 degrees Celsius and 10 degrees Celsius Tuesday, a met official said. “The […]
Infrastructure development is a key element in the strategy for developing the northeast and increasing the region’s connectivity with the rest of the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday. “Considerable progress is being made in each of the sectors reviewed today,” Manmohan Singh said at a meeting with the chief ministers of the northeast […]
Four landmines apparently planted by Maoists to blast police vehicles were recovered in Bokaro district in Jharkhand Monday, police said. The mines were concealed near the Gomia-Vanchatro road, around 130 km from Ranchi. They were defused. Maoists are active in 18 of the 22 districts in Jharkhand.
Strongly condemning the Jalpaiguri blasts of Dec 26 last year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday cautioned local youth against falling prey to those who incite violence in the name of language. “I appeal to the youth in north Bengal not to take the road shown by those who instigate people in the name […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Monday gained 141 points or 0.67 percent as information technology (IT) and bank stocks moved up. The 30-scrip S&P Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 21,083.53 points, closed at 21,205.05 points — up 141.43 points or 0.67 percent from its previous day’s close at […]