The new Delhi government’s proposal to reserve 90 percent seats in Delhi University (DU) colleges for locals has undoubtedly cheered city students, but has not found favour with others from across India, including students from the northeast who flock to Delhi for quality education. “The proposed reservation does not keep up with the spirit of […]
The government is planning a higher dose of diesel prices to cut the fuel subsidy bill, Petroleum Secretary Vivek Rae said here Thursday. “We are circulating the Kirit Parikh report for inter-ministerial consultation. The suggestions for higher dose of diesel price would be part of it,” Rae told reporters on the sidelines of a business […]
A senior Maoist leader and his wife, who surrendered to police in Andhra Pradesh, were disillusioned with Maoist ideology and fed up with the “mindless violence”, police said Thursday. Gumudavelli Venkatakrishna Prasad alias Gudsa Usendi, official spokesperson of the Communist Party of India-Maoist Dandakaranya special zonal committee (DKSZC), and his wife Santoshi Markam, also a […]
by Indian diplomat Abhay K, whose “Earth Anthem” could be taken around the globe by Unesco, set off a discussion at a recent meeting at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) secretariat here about an anthem for the eight-nation grouping. The heads of different divisions of SAARC, as well as the foreign ministers […]
India has its ears to the ground on the developments in Afghanistan ahead of the 2014 drawdown of international forces and is “more than prepared” to face any challenges, said Spain’s Ambassador Gustavo Manuel de Aristegui y San Roman here. In a talk at the India Habitat Centre here Wednesday evening, Aristegui said in Afghanistan […]
The BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thursday said the prime minister’s statement that there is no need to despair and good times lie ahead would certainly come true in the next few months – referring to the general elections. Modi, during his speech at the 12 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the largest gathering of Indian […]
The Etawah district administration in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday banned the entry of mediapersons and camera crews into the Saifai Mahotsav and telecast of the event where film stars Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit are to perform. Officials said this was done as performances of these stars were under a contractual obligation and could not be […]
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s presence at a meeting of senior leaders was a signal that she would take a more active role in the election strategy of the Congress for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections with some partymen privately acknowledging Wednesday that “it cannot be without design or script”. A day after Priyanka, daughter of Congress […]
India is the place where there is real democracy, highlighted by the stupendous performance of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) that swept aside the ruling Congress to form the government in Delhi, Indian-origin British entrepreneur Karan Bilimoria said here Wednesday. Addressing a session on soft power at the ongoing Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), the largest […]
India Wednesday urged its nearly 25 million-strong diaspora across the world to play a constructive role in bolstering the economy, especially in infrastructure development and expanding manufacturing capacity. Addressing the 12th edition of the annual diaspora meet – Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) – in the national capital, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said the […]