Panaji, Dec 29 (IANS) Everything is fine in Goa but minorities elsewhere in India are anxious about “certain signs” which are causing “grave concern” to them, Archbishop Father Felipe Neri Ferrao said Monday. “…I say with anguish that elsewhere in India there are certain signs which are causing grave concern to the minority communities,” Ferrao […]
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) Keen to learn more about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Bollywood filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee Monday batted for declassification of secret files related to the nationalist leader. The “Khosla Ka Ghosla” maker was keen to know about Netaji’s life but the authorities backed out of declassifying the files as promised, said a statement. […]
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh-based gang that stole goods from cargo containers was busted here and one of its member arrested, police said Monday. Salauddin, driver of one of the trucks that normally transported the cargo containers and also a member of the gang, was arrested from his native place in Gopalganj […]
Bhubaneswar, Dec 27 (IANS) Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday said Odisha would get about Rs.2 lakh crore from the auction of coal blocks in next 15-20 years. “The coal bearing states would get huge benefit from the coal block auctions. Odisha alone would get tentatively Rs.1.5 lakh crore to Rs.2 lakh crore from the e-auction […]
Siliguri, Dec 27 (IANS) An assistant commandant of the West Bengal Police’s Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) was Saturday found hanging from a tree in Siliguri in north Bengal, police said. The body of Prem Kumar Chettri (58) was found hanging by workers of the Dagapur tea estate. Siliguri Deputy Commissioner of Police O.G. Pal said […]
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Three people have been arrested for killing their friend, a New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) employee, after a heated argument over sharing drugs, police said Saturday. Nasim Khan alias Nanhe, 20, Mohammad Samir, 19, and Sanjay, 19, were arrested near a bus stop at J.J. Colony in west Delhi’s Bawana […]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam Friday sought the central government’s approval for projects like desalination plants, inter-linking of rivers and also declare 10 cities in the state to be developed as smart cities. Speaking at the finance minister’s conference held here, Panneerselvam, who also holds the finance portfolio, requested […]
Guwahati, Dec 26 (IANS) A 12-hour dawn-to-dusk shutdown Friday called to denounce the killing of a large number of tribals by Bodo militants affected normal life across Assam, officials said. Adivasis or tribals took to the streets in large numbers with bows and arrows to protest the Dec 23 killings blamed on the anti-talk faction […]
Bengaluru, Dec 26 (IANS) State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is partnering with the industry for greater indigenisation of aerospace products through the government’s ‘Make in India’ drive, a top official of the defence behemoth said Friday. “Public-private partnership is the need of the hour to propel the government’s indigenisation efforts through its ‘Make in India’ […]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The central government Friday extended an agreement to suspend operations against the pro-talk National Democratic Front of Boroland (Progressive) for six months, an official statement said. The Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement agreement will remain effective till June 30, 2015. “This followed tripartite talks with the representatives of NDFB (P) […]