Tributes were paid to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi Thursday, as the nation marked his 66th death anniversary. President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh led the nation in paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. The president, prime minister and Vice President Hamid Ansari laid wreaths and paid floral tributes at his granite memorial […]
undA new UNDP report has said that humanity remains deeply unequal despite impressive progress and a sustained reduction in inequality requires a shift to more inclusive growth patterns supported by redistributive polices and changes in social norm. The report, titled ‘Humanity Divided: Confronting Inequality in Developing Countries’ and released Wednesday by the organisation’s administrator Helen […]
Paresh Barua, leader of the anti-talk faction of the ULFA, is among the 14 people awarded the death sentence by a Bangladesh court Thursday in connection with a 2004 arms smuggling case. A special court in Chittagong handed the death sentence to Barua and 13 others, including Jamaat chief and then industries minister Motiur Rahman […]
The US intelligence community believes that any post-election Indian government will probably have a positive view of the US, but it’s “not assured” that future legislation or policy changes would be consistent with American interests. “In this election year in particular, coalition politics and institutional challenges will remain the primary drivers of India’s economic and […]
lpgThe government Thursday decided to raise the annual cap on subsidised LPG cylinders to 12 from the existing nine. Announcing the decision in this regard taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) at a meeting here, Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily told media persons that “in addition to the nine subsidised cylinders given […]
Rahul Gandhi lied in his comments on the Gujarat riots and his entire interview to a TV news channel was “bereft of an idea which could generate hope”, the BJP said Tuesday. The Congress, however, defended the party vice president, saying that transfer of Gujarat riot cases outside the state was a vote of no-confidence […]
The deadlock over Telangana bill in Andhra Pradesh legislature continued for the third day Wednesday, while the chief minister and ministers from Seemandhra submitted to the speaker affidavits opposing state’s bifurcation. Both houses were adjourned for an hour immediately after they met for the day as legislators from Telangana continued their protest, demanding the presiding […]
GVK BIO, a leading small-molecule contract research organization (CRO), has announced acquisition of US-based Aragen Bioscience, Inc., a pre-clinical CRO specialising in high-value biologics services. The Hyderabad-based company Wednesday said it entered into an agreement to acquire the capital stock of Aragen Biosciences. It, however, has not disclosed financial details of its first overseas acquisition. […]
Three women drowned and 11 others were missing when an overcrowded boat capsized in the Ganga in Bihar’s Buxar district, an official said Wednesday. “Bodies of the three women have been recovered,” Buxar District Magistrate Raman Kumar said. Eight other women were rescued by villagers. Kumar said 22 women, mostly labourers, were in the boat […]
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to appoint inspectors in two-third of the police stations across the state, an official said Wednesday. The state cabinet Tuesday gave a go-ahead to the ambitious proposal aimed at brining professionalism to the force, the official said. Uttar Pradesh has the largest police force in the world with 1,452 […]