K.K. Rema, wife of slain former CPI-M leader T.P. Chandrasekheran, Monday began an indefinite fast in front of the secretariat demanding that the state government order a CBI probe into her husband’s murder. Last week, the special additional sessions court in Kozhikode sentenced 11 of the 12 accused in the case to life imprisonment and […]
Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily Monday said the government has cut the CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) price by Rs.15 per kg, or around 30 percent, with immediate effect. The price of piped natural gas (PNG) has also been cut by Rs.5, or nearly 20 percent, per cubic metre. “The ministry has decided to raise the share […]
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has finally shifted to his new official residence in the city – C-II/23, Tilak Lane – from adjoining Ghaziabad city in Uttar Pradesh. The house, near the Patiala House court complex, is a 15-minute drive away from the secretariat from where the city government functions. “All his belongings have been shifted […]
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s names have been added in the Aam Aadmi Party’s list of “corrupt leaders”, AAP leader Yogendra Yadav said here Saturday. The names of Gandhi and Modi were added after taking feedback from volunteers and party workers, he said. “AAP has added the names of […]
mgA Mexican group presented a skit on episodes from Mahatma Gandhi’s life, including the Salt March, at a cultural event in Matehuala city, where a bronze bust of the apostle of peace was also unveiled. Indian Envoy Sujan R. Chinoy unveiled the bust of Mahatma Gandhi, measuring 42 inches, mounted on a five-feet tall pedestal […]
India and Morocco have identified pharmaceuticals, agriculture, automobiles and renewable energy as new areas of collaboration to boost their economic relationship, the external affairs ministry said Saturday. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, who is on a visit to Morocco, met his counterpart Salaheddine Mezouar and exchanged views on regional and global issues of common concern, […]
Businessman Rajesh Kalra’s office boy – who is a juvenile – is the mastermind behind the sensational Rs.7.69-crore heist in the national capital, police said Saturday. He has been detained and three of his accomplices arrested. Raids were also being conducted to nab at least six of his accomplices, police said. Special Commissioner of Police […]
Angry over the death of an Arunachal Pradesh teen, students from the northeast held a protest in the capital and also met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who Saturday assured “exemplary punishment” for the culprits who brutally thrashed the student. Students from the northeast held a protest at the Lajpat Nagar market in south Delhi where […]
sansadCongress general secretary Ajay Maken has urged the party to include his New Delhi seat in the list of primaries to select Lok Sabha candidates. The party has decided to conduct primaries in about 15 Lok Sabha constituencies across the country in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, a process outlined by party vice […]
An Indo-Russian musical festival featuring top Indian and Russian bands was abruptly cancelled by the Goa government, provoking an angry reaction from Russia Saturday that termed the move “insolent and a starkly unfriendly gesture” by the state government. The state government declined to give permission to allow the Great Live Music-2014 – the second Russian-Indian […]