Youth – the leaders of tomorrow are the drivers of our future – in business, social and cultural development. The 3rd Australia India Youth Dialogue took place in India from the 27th of January, 2014 to 30th of January 2014. The AIYD recognizes that in the dynamics of the Australia- India relationship the youth are […]
Shiv Sainiks Tuesday disrupted a media-gathering, vociferously protesting the presence of Pakistani musicians at The Press Club here. Shortly after a media-briefing started to launch the first-ever joint India-Pakistan band comprising musicians from the two countries, a large group of angry Shiv Sena activists barged inside the club carrying party flags. They raised slogans against […]
New trends in global economy call for strengthened commitment to a new multilateralism that is more inclusive and heeds new voices of world economy, says IMF managing director Christine Lagarde. The world is more integrated economically, financially, and technologically, but it is also more fragmented in terms of power, influence, and decision-making. This could lead […]
Six Maoists were arrested and a huge quantity of explosives was recovered in Bihar’s Munger district Tuesday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a combing operation near Bhimbandh forest and arrested the Maoists and recovered the arms and ammunition, including 200 bullets, […]
A court here Tuesday sent three people, arrested in connection with the death of a student from Arunachal Pradesh, to judicial custody till Feb 18. Nido Tania, the 19-year-old student, was beaten up by shopkeepers in south Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar area following a quarrel over his appearance and clothing. He died in a hospital Jan […]
The committee formed by the Pakistan government for peace talks refused to meet the Taliban dialogue-panel Tuesday. According to sources, Irfan Siddiqui, the government committee coordinator, informed Maulana Samiul Haq, member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s talks committee, about the decision, Geo News reported. Both the committees were due to hold a one-on-one meeting Tuesday in […]
The Sri Lankan government has refused to issue a visa to US Ambassador at Large for Women’s Issues, Catherine Russell, forcing her to cancel a high-level visit scheduled for Feb 10-11. “It is regrettable that the government of Sri Lanka has refused to grant a visa to Ambassador Catherine Russell for this trip,” Xinhua cited […]
Traditionally considered weak in West Bengal, the BJP is heavily banking on its prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi — scheduled to address a rally at the Brigade Parade Grounds Wednesday — for a turnaround in the state. Coming only days after Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee launched her poll drive from the same venue, the […]
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to personally intervene and also use diplomatic channels to secure the release of Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan jails. In a letter to Manmohan Singh on Monday, the text of which was released to the media Tuesday, Jayalalithaa said the Sri Lankan Navy […]
The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the city government and Delhi Police on a bail plea of Vishal Yadav, who is serving life imprisonment for abducting and killing Nitish Katara in 2002. Vishal Yadav moved the court seeking two weeks’ bail to attend the engagement and wedding of his younger brother. He was […]