Indian and Pakistan soldiers on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday greeted each other on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi or the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed, a defence spokesman said. “A flag meeting between Indian and Pakistan soldiers was held in the Kargil sector of the LoC in Ladakh region today […]
The framework for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline project is being readied on a fast-track basis by the four stakeholder nations, Indian Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily said Tuesday. “Apart from gas, this TAPI pipeline would usher in peace among the nations as well. The gas is expected to reach the border of India by August […]
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who attended a kite flying festival here Tuesday along with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, said god would decide who is the best man to become the prime minister. Salman, who was here to promote his upcoming film “Jai Ho”, spent the afternoon with Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Modi […]
Radical Sikh organizations as well as Punjab’s ruling Akali Dal Tuesday come out against revelations that Britain had helped the Indian government in plans to launch Operation Bluestar on the Golden Temple complex, home to the holiest of Sikh shrines ‘Harmandar Sahib’, in June 1984. Radical Sikh organization Dal Khalsa Tuesday shot off a letter […]
Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti Tuesday came under fire from political quarters over his indictment by a court for “tampering with evidence” in a case which he handled last year. While the Congress criticised Bharti, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded the resignation of the minister who defended himself, saying it was an “absolute lie”. […]
The Congress Tuesday raised questions over the continuance of Somnath Bharti as Delhi’s law minister after he termed as “erroneous” a CBI judge accused him of tampering with evidence in a case he was handling last year. “People in this country respect the judiciary the most. Our judiciary is independent and nothing can be more […]
Four Indian-origin men have been jailed in Britain for printing and circulating 1.2 million pounds of counterfeit currency. Amrit Karra, 45, and his brother Prem Karra, 43, both from Walsall, a town in the West Midlands and their brothers-in-law Rajiv Kumar, 40, of West Bromwich, and Yash Mahey, 44, of Handsworth in Birmingham, were convicted […]
Makar Sankranti, the harvest festival, was celebrated Tuesday across Andhra Pradesh with traditional fervour and gaiety. The countryside wore a festive look with decoration of houses, kite-flying, cockfights, bullfights and other rural sports. ‘Haridasus’ and ‘Basvannas’ the uniquely attired alm-seekers with ornately decorated ox were seen making rounds of the villages to seek alms. The […]
Amid indications that he may be appointed the party’s prime ministerial candidate at the AICC meeting Friday, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has said that he will discharge future responsibilities given to him by the party with sincerity. In an interview to Dainik Bhaskar newspaper published Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi said the Congress should return to power […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday defended Law Minister Somanth Bharti asserting that his cabinet colleague did not tamper with evidence. According to media report Bharti and his client Pawan Kumar are facing prosecution on corruption charges – after the CBI accused them of influencing a prosecution’s witness by speaking to him on phone and […]