Japanese coalition party leader for nuclear cooperation with India

Japanese coalition party leader for nuclear cooperation with India

A key ally of Japan’s ruling coalition Monday announced support to the India-Japan nuclear cooperation talks, saying they should be “accelerated”. Natsuo Yamaguchi, chief of Japan’s New Komeito Party, a junior partner of the Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling coalition, said here that there should be a “flexible approach” to the issue of nuclear cooperation. “We […]

Cancel licences of power firms not allowing audit: Jung

Cancel licences of power firms not allowing audit: Jung

Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung Monday suggested cancellation of licences of those power companies not willing to cooperate with the audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. “A CAG audit of the electricity companies in the national capital from the time of privatisation shall be carried out. Government is willing to even consider […]

26/11: Court issues warrant against Headley, 8 others

26/11: Court issues warrant against Headley, 8 others

A court here Monday issued fresh warrants against nine men, including Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley who is currently in a US jail, for involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. District Judge at Patiala House Court I.S. Mehta issued the non-bailable warrants against Headley and eight other Pakistanis, including Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana. The court […]

Set up environment regulator: Apex court to Centre

Set up environment regulator: Apex court to Centre

The Supreme Court Monday directed the central government to set up the national environment regulator with its offices in all the states to oversee the implementation of the various projects having environmental implications. The apex court green bench headed by Justice A.K. Patnaik said the environment regulator should be set up by March 31 this […]

Odisha teacher calls a girl witch, suspended

Odisha teacher calls a girl witch, suspended

A woman teacher was suspended in Odisha for calling a minor girl a witch and sending her back from the school, an official said Monday. The incident occurred Jan 2 at a government boarding school in Keonjhar district’s Telkoi village, about 250 km from here, when a seven-year-old Class 1 student came to school after […]

Vishwas apologised for Muharram comments: Kejriwal

Vishwas apologised for Muharram comments: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday tried to put an end to the controversy over Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas’s remarks on Muharram, saying he has apologised for it. “This is an old issue, at one of the poetry conventions, he (Kumar Vishwas) had said something in a satire…” said Kejriwal. “Kumar said later […]

Kejriwal opposes referendum on army in Kashmir

Kejriwal opposes referendum on army in Kashmir

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday said there was “no question” of having a referendum on keeping the army in Jammu and Kashmir but the feeling of the locals must be respected. “Deployment of army (in the Kashmir Valley) is a matter of internal security. There is no question of having a referendum on it,” […]

AAP can’t speak on corruption: Thackeray

AAP can’t speak on corruption: Thackeray

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray Monday said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has “forfeited the moral right to speak against corruption” after taking Congress support to form a government. “In the Delhi assembly, Kejriwal has taken the support of the corrupt Congress to win the vote of confidence. If he now talks about sweeping out […]

BJP opposes referendum on army in Kashmir

BJP opposes referendum on army in Kashmir

Opposing the suggestion of a referendum on the army’s deployment in Kashmir, BJP leader Arun Jaitley Monday blamed Jawaharlal Nehru for “mismanagement” of the Kashmir issue. “The suggestion that the issue of army presence in Kashmir be decided by a referendum of the people in the valley must be opposed,” Jaitley said. He blamed Nehru, […]