New Delhi, Dec 28 India Inc. congratulated Arvind Kejriwal on assuming the chief ministership of Delhi Saturday and hoped his Aam Admi Party (AAP) government would be industry-friendly and focus on governance and efficiency. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said it would work with the new government in areas such as employment creation, skill […]
New Delhi, Dec 28 In a momentous day in Indian politics, Arvind Kejriwal, a 45-year-old Magsaysay Award-winning rights activist and vocal anti-corruption campaigner, became Delhi’s seventh, and youngest, chief minister, capping an amazing run that saw him become not just an electoral giant-killer but a major contender in the 2014 general election. After taking oath […]
It is being speculated that son of Mukesh Ambani, Akash, was responsible for a road accident in Mumbai that killed two. The accident took place on December 8, 2013. On Thursday, December 12 2013, Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted, “If friends in Mumbai are to be believed, it seems the only people who […]
Washington, Dec 19 Manhattan’s high profile India-born US attorney Preet Bharara, also known as the “Sheriff of Wall Street”, has defended his department’s actions against an Indian diplomat sparking a diplomatic row between India and the US, insisting she was not handcuffed and was given due courtesies. He also said the domestic help, Sangeeta Richard’s family […]
New Delhi, Dec 19 Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday said the country is better prepared now to deal with any situation arising out of the US Federal Reserve’s decision to slash US bond purchases and the markets have already factored in the impact arising out of such a decision. “The government is of the […]
New Delhi, Dec 19 Indian merchant ship captain Sunil James was Thursday freed from a jail in the west African country of Togo after more than three months and is on his way back to India, the external affairs ministry said Thursday. Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said James and another Indian sailor, Vijayan, have begun […]
Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar If you have eaten harisa once, you simply cannot ignore it, goes the old saying in Kashmir. As the winter chill becomes more biting, Kashmiris are using traditional foods that have sustained them over the centuries to brave the fury of the freezing temperatures. One of the choice foods prepared only during […]
New Delhi, Dec 18 Crime data or information maintained by National Crime Record Bureau (CRB) revealed that 2,464 cases of crime such as hacking and others were registered during 2012, Milind Deora, minister of state for communications and information technology, said here Wednesday. “749 persons were arrested for committing such offences during 2012,” he said […]
New Delhi, Dec 17 With the Supreme Court once again criminalising same-sex relationships under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), will the Indian government now take action against self-declared gay American diplomats who have sought diplomatic immunity for their same-sex partners? With India threatening more actions against US diplomats until Washington renders an “unconditional apology” over […]
Chennai, Dec 18 From unveiling a film’s audio at bus-stops to touring in promotional auto-rickshaws, Tamil filmmakers took to experimenting in and innovativing marketing techniques to flaunt the content of their movies before the audiences cohesively. The year saw some tactics in tune with the films’ theme, while several others attempted out-of-the box gimmicks. The […]