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 […]
At least 15 people were killed and 26 injured when two passenger vans collided and plunged into a ravine in Pakistan’s Punjab province Wednesday evening, officials said. The two ill-fated buses collided in Salgiran area, near Muree,a resort, before plunging into the ravine, Geo News quoted police as saying. Rescue workers recovered 15 bodies from […]
Exploitation of Indian workers in the Gulf countries has come down significantly on the back of a series of steps being taken and social security agreements being signed by the governments, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said Wednesday. “The first priority of the ministry has been to protect the interests of Indian workers in […]
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 […]
The corporate sector contributed around Rs.378.89 crore during the last eight years to political parties, an election research report revealed Wednesday. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) study said that out of Rs.435.87 crore collected by national parties between 2004-05 and 2011-12, Rs.378.89 crore was donated by corporates and business […]
Thirteen people, including national convenor of the Hindu Raksha Dal Bhupendra Tomar alias Pinky Chaudhary, were arrested for an attack Wednesday on the AAP office in this Uttar Pradesh town bordering New Delhi, police officials said. Tomar is believed to have led the protest and vandalisation at the AAP office in Kaushambi in Ghaziabad Wednesday. […]