NSW Local Courts have been the most efficient in the nation for the sixth year running, Attorney General Greg Smith SC said today. “I am delighted that NSW Local Courts and Children’s Courts have again had the lowest backlog for criminal and civil matters in Australia,” Mr Smith said. “I congratulate the court and the […]
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday called for “determined” and “dedicated” participation of youth from the state to bring about a change and work for the country’s progress. She asked the youngsters participating alongwith hundreds of thousands of people in the Martyrs’ Day rally at the Brigade Parade grounds here to join politics. “I […]
The army Thursday rescued eight civilians trapped in an avalanche in Banihal of Jammu and Kashmir, a day after the Indian Air Force rescued 203 people stranded for two days in snow-bound areas of Kishtwar, an official said. “Counter-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles personnel stationed at Mohubal village saved the lives of eight civilians trapped in the […]
Seventy crore Indians – who are above poverty line but continue to be vulnerable – should be brought into the “middle class” over the next 5-10 years, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Thursday. Interacting with labour representatives and street vendors to seek their feedback for the Congress party manifesto for the 2014 Lok Sabha […]
ULFA leader Anup Chetia, lodged in a jail in Bangladesh since 1997, would be extradited to India once the judicial formalities are completed, Bangladesh’s envoy to India Tariq Ahmad Karim said Thursday. “He (Chetia) will be extradited to India once the judicial formalities against him are completed. He has applied for political asylum and that […]
devSaying “this should never have happened”, Indian ambassador S. Jaishankar said talks are on to repair the damage done by the Khobragade affair to India-US ties which both sides consider “indispensable”. “For those of us who have devoted time and energy to building Indo-US ties, the last few weeks have been truly distressing,” he told […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets plunged 224.05 points or 1.09 percent in the afternoon trade Thursday. Selling pressure was seen in the banking index (bankex) and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) and metal sectors. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 20,491.74 points, was trading […]
Around 500 members of Sikh groups protested outside the Congress office here Thursday demanding that the names of the party leaders involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots be revealed. The protest comes after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s admission during a television interview Monday that “some Congress men were probably involved” in the anti-Sikh riots […]
The Left opposition Thursday raised questions in Kerala assembly over Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor’s alleged links with a Pakistani journalist. Capitalizing on the allegations, legislator James Mathew asked during the question hour if the state government was aware of the minister’s alleged links. Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala responded and said, “These are only media […]
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday asked main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to clarify its economic policies, especially related to foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. In a statement, Chidambaram asked BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to clarify his position on key economic issues facing the country like fiscal deficit, current account deficit […]