Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily Tuesday said the union cabinet will this week consider raising the annual limit of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) cylinders to 12 from nine per household. “After our (Congress) vice president Rahul Gandhi said nine cylinders are not enough, I have moved a cabinet note to increase the quota to 12. […]
Former Atomic Energy Commission chairman and currently its member, M.R. Srinivasan has alleged the Indian Coast Guard is not able to patrol the country’s territorial waters to prevent poaching by foreign trawlers. “…the poaching of fish from India’s exclusive economic zone by fishing trawlers from other countries. This happens because of the inability of the […]
Come Thursday, tourists will have another reason to visit this tech hub. A gigantic Tricolour, measuring 78×48 feet, will flutter at a spectacular height of 65 metres (213 feet) at the National Military Memorial in the city centre, making it one of the world’s largest flags. Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj would hoist the flag in […]
kejAt least 30 people, including 19 policemen, were injured Tuesday when Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters clashed with the police during a sit-in here. Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday evening called off his street protest followed an appeal by Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung. Over 100 AAP protesters Tuesday forcefully entered Rafi Marg that […]
hHundreds of Congress workers, office-bearers and party supporters Tuesday led a massive protest rally in Meerut against the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh. The party accused the SP government, led by Akhilesh Yadav, of not implementing the food security law in the state, break down of law and order, failure in containing communal riots […]
Describing Sarat Chandra Bose, elder brother of the legendary Subhas Chandra Bose, as a true national hero, international historian Leonard A. Gordon Tuesday said contemporary India needs to revisit his ideals of separation of religion from politics. “Overshadowed by his own younger brother (Subhas) and neglected by history, Sarat was a true national hero who […]
“It is people’s victory!” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal declared Tuesday as he called off an unprecedented street protest demanding action against allegedly errant policemen. After Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung announced that he was sending on leave two of the five policemen against whom Kejriwal wanted action, the chief minister said: “People of Delhi have […]
Back in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow after cutting short a 13-day five-nation “study tour”, leader of the 19-member contingent Mohd. Azam Khan Tuesday lashed out at the media for the negative coverage it gave to their trip. Addressing reporters, the urban development minister alleged a media house had launched a witch hunt against them after […]
An Indian soldier was Tuesday injured on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district when he accidentally stepped on unexploded explosive material, a defence spokesman said. “Naik Khubi Ram accidentally stepped on an unexploded explosive in the Krishna Ghati sector of the LoC while on patrol duty in the area. He […]
Describing Sarat Chandra Bose, elder brother of the legendary Subhas Chandra Bose, as a true national hero, international historian Leonard A. Gordon Tuesday said contemporary India needs to revisit his ideals of separation of religion from politics. “Overshadowed by his own younger brother (Subhas) and neglected by history, Sarat was a true national hero who […]