Congress President Sonia Gandhi Friday said the 2014 Lok Sabha elections will be “a battle for India” and its secular traditions. “We assemble here as the 2014 Lok Sabha elections approach. We meet today to send a clear signal that the Congress is ready and prepared for the battle ahead,” she said in her address […]
The national capital was enveloped in dense fog Friday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.2 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. “The day ahead will be partly cloudy and light rain and thunder shower are expected in the afternoon,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department. The maximum temperature is […]
India Thursday proposed to more than double SAARC sticker business visa to 500, with a view to enhance economic engagements among the South Asian countries. Addressing the inaugural session of the fifth SAARC Business Leaders Conference here, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said India supports any proposal of easing regional visa regulations. “There should […]
Reclusive Bengali screen goddess Suchitra Sen, who had bewitched generations of filmbuffs with her grace and beauty, died at a Kolkata nursing home Friday following a massive cardiac arrest, attending doctor Subir Mondal said. The 82-year old actress, under treatment at the Belle Vue Clnic for the last 26 days following serious respiratory problems, breathed […]
DMK president M. Karunanidhi Thusday said no talks have been held yet with the DMDK for an alliance to fight the Lok Sabha election. Answering a reporter’s query on a possible alliance with the DMDK, Karunanidhi said: “Talks have not taken place. Hence, there is no question on its progress.” The DMK is keen on […]
Pakistan rejected Thursday as provocative the Indian Army chief’s remarks that Pakistan is involved in border violations and that India could not be expected to stick to rules if the neighbor was breaking them. Indian Army chief Gen. Bikram Singh said this week that “ceasefire violations” by Pakistan have been to aid infiltration of militants […]
Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely Thursday lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party government over its handling of the rape case of the 51-year-old Danish woman in the capital. “Is this the same party that used to protest on the streets of Delhi? And today, the party’s chief minister is saying that he will […]
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday said Delhi Police are “highly compromised”, and if any crime is prevented in the national capital, it is not because of the police force but rather god’s grace. “The security of the people has been left to god, and whatever little crime incidents are not happening is not because of […]
At least 22 spotted female deer were Wednesday found dead at the Kanan Pendari zoo in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district, forest officials said. Officials are yet to confirm the exact cause of the death but suspect that the deer died of poisoning. Divisional Forest Officer Hemant Pandey said the cause of death would be known after […]
India’s growth is projected to rise to over six percent in fiscal 2014-15, increasing to 7.1 percent by fiscal 2016-17 with the world economy expected to strengthen this year, according to the World Bank. Growth is picking up in developing countries and high-income economies appear to be finally turning the corner five years after the […]