New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Union minister Raosaheb Dadarao Danve on Thursday resigned from the council of ministers, Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a statement. President Pranab Mukherjee, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has accepted the resignation of Danve with immediate effect, the statement said. Danve was the minister of state for consumer affairs, […]
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS)Women activists on Thursday strongly opposed the blanket ban on a BBC documentary titled “India’s Daughter” on the December 16, 2012 gang rape of a young woman in Delhi, arguing that the “knee-jerk” reaction constitutes an attack on freedom of expression.”I have seen the documentary. It is powerful and moving. It […]
Islamabad, March 4 Certain events in 1999, such as the Pakistan Army bypassing the civilian government to launch a war on India, has had immense consequences for the India-Pakistan relationship and have worked to make Pakistan progressively irrelevant in the international community, said an article in the Daily Times Wednesday. “In the context of Pakistan-India […]
GCHCA is pleased to inform the public of the final outcome of the Development Application (DA) for a Hindu Cultural Precinct in Gold Coast. The Gold Coast City Council (GCCC) has approved the Development Application (DA) for the Hindu precinct consisting of a place of worship, multi-purpose hall, Education centre, cultural education centre, community hall, […]
Mandawa (Rajasthan Golden yellow mustard fields, long winding roads, shimmering stars and a gentle wind whistling in the ears – that was the first impression that Mandawa cast on me once I left the hustle-bustle of metropolitan Delhi for an alluring charm of the small village of Rajasthan. Though Mandawa is well-connected by road from […]
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Prime Minster Narendra Modi’s pet project of building 100 smart cities has only been allotted Rs.143.05 crore in the union budget Saturday – down from Rs.7,016 crore. Of the Rs.7,016 crore allocated, however only Rs.924 crore have been used. However, the urban development inistry – entrusted with the task of […]
New Delhi/Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Union minister Nitin Gadkari Friday denied any wrongdoing after a media report said he had enjoyed a two-day holiday on a yatch owned by the Essar group on French Riviera. An unruffled Gadkari told the media that he had gone “just to see” the yacht and stressed he never took […]
Kannur (Kerala) Feb 27 (IANS) A court here Friday sent Communist Party of India-Marxist legislator James Mathew to 14 days judicial custodyfor abetting suicide of a school teacher. Mathew, a first time legislator representing Thaliparampa assembly constituency in Kannur district, was named as an accused in the case here. E.P. Sasidharan, who was the headmaster […]
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to undertake investigation into the two rape videos that were posted on WhatsApp but nothing has been done so far to apprehend the perpetrators of the crime. Taking suo motu cognizance of a letter sent by Hyderabad-based NGO Prajwala, the […]
Srinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) A fierce gunfight began Friday evening between two militants, holed-up in a house, and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. A joint team of army’s counter-insurgency force, the Rashtriya Rifles, and state police’s special operations group (SOG) surrounded a house in Rathsuna village near Tral town of […]