Dhaka, Feb 25 A court here Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, scrapping her bail in two cases filed by the country’s anti-graft body. Dhaka’s Third Metropolitan Special Judges Court scrapped bails for the former prime minister after she failed to appear for a hearing of the Zia Orphanage Trust and […]
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday advised students to give up any stress, compete with themselves and not with others, and take examinations as an opportunity to realise their own potential. Addressing students preparing for board and competitive examinations on his “Mann ki Baat” programme on All India Radio, Modi gave […]
New Delhi, Feb 19 The Aam Admi Party (AAP), which came to power for the second time in Delhi — with a record 67-seat win this time, is “encouraging theft” by promising people free water and cheap power, Congress leader Sheila Dikshit Thursday said observing that some of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s promises were simply […]
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and New York City’s former mayor Michael Bloomberg Monday announced a partnership between Bloomberg Philanthropies and India’s urban development ministry to advance the “Smart Cities Initiative”. The Smart Cities Initiative is aimed to promote economic growth, improve governance, and deliver more effective and efficient public services […]
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) He campaigned like a local leader, handpicked his own chief ministerial candidate for Delhi and made it a personal referendum on his leadership. Yet Prime Minister Narendra Modi could not halt the AAP juggernaut in these assembly polls and in the process lost his first election since his winning streak […]
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday told vice chancellors of central universities that they must act as “gurus” and guide scholars and students to achieve the highest standards of academic brilliance. The vice chancellors Thursday adopted a set of recommendations, including taking steps to create an atmosphere for research and innovation. Following […]
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday expressed her condolence to bereaved family of Colonel Munindra Nath Rai, who died fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir Jan 27. In a letter to Rai’s wife, Gandhi said: “I share your grief with all my heart – I know what it is to lose […]
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The BJP Tuesday said the Congress was “cut off from the reality of changes” and “rattled by the successful visit” of US President Barack Obama, following criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he was busy doing his own “PR” (public relations) and not anything concrete. Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. […]
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) India-US business links were set for a quantum jump with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assurance of “consistent policies” and “welcoming environment” leading to US President Barack Obama announcing steps to lead to $4 billion trade with and investment in India. “Over the next two years, our Export Import Bank (EXIM) […]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Over 20,000 policemen guarded the US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle on the first day of his three-day visit here, an official said Sunday. Policemen, including paramilitary personnel, were deployed on the routes Obama’s 60-vehicle cavalcade took in the city. Several roads leading to the ITC Maurya Hotel, […]