The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Thursday stood by Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti over his vigilante-style midnight raid on African nationals in the capital, saying the minister had no personal agenda against anyone and did not misuse his power. “Somnath Bharti didn’t intervene in the Khirki Extension matter due to any personal agenda but due […]
The BJP Thursday hit out at Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s comments at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the party’s economic policies, and quoted a report by a leading finance firm that the Narendra Modi-led BJP government, if elected, would be more business-friendly. “P. Chidambaram is in Davos to attend the World Economic Forum. He […]
Delhi Police’s Crime Branch is to investigate the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of union minister Shashi Tharoor, and would question him and other family members as well as hotel staff, a police official said Thursday. Six days after Pushkar was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her room at the Leela Palace hotel […]
Chhattisgarh has emerged at the top of a list of states in many fiscal parameters, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said Thursday. The RBI report titled “State Finances – A study of Budgets of 2013-14” said Chhattisgarh’s development expenditure as percent of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) was the highest in the country. In […]
Indian-American filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza, whose documentary “2016: Obama’s America” took a critical look at President Barack Obama, has been indicted on charges of using straw donors to illegally donate to a 2012 Senate campaign. And the man charging him is none other than Indian-American attorney Preet Bharara. Conservative commentator and author D’Souza allegedly made and […]
US President Barack Obama has wished the people of India ahead of the country’s Republic Day on Jan 26. Obama sent “congratulations and best wishes” on behalf of the American people to the people of India on the occasion of India’s 65th Republic Day. In a message to President Pranab Mukherjee, Obama said: “On this […]
Rebel AAP legislator Vinod Kumar Binny met Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi Friday and sought action against Law Minister Somnath Bharti for his vigilante action against Ugandan women during a raid in the national capital. “The antics of our law minister has brought shame to Delhi and the country. The (Delhi) chief minister (Arvind Kejriwal) […]
The condition of the 20-year-old woman who was allegedly raped by more than a dozen men following orders of a kangaroo court in West Bengal is stable, an official of the hospital where she is admitted said Friday. The alleged rape took place Monday night in Subalpur village in Birbhum district, 180 km from Kolkata. […]
bihaThe Bihar government has decided to dismiss 70 corrupt officers, and more will be sacked in the coming weeks, an official said Friday. Chief Secretary A.K. Sinha has given the go ahead for the dismissal of the 70, an official in the Chief Minister’s Office said. Official sources told IANS that most officers facing the […]
Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf’s medical reports were presented to a special court Friday, a media report said. The court, formed to try Musharraf for high treason, resumed its hearing Thursday, Dawn online reported. The bench comprises three high court judges and is headed by Justice Faisal Arab of the Sindh High Court. During the […]