Kuala Lumpur, Jan 9 (IANS) A shop in Malaysia’s Bandar Baru Bangi town, near capital Kuala Lumpur, has been found selling militant merchandise, media reported Friday. The shop is filled with militant-themed flags, T-shirts and caps, and also sells clothes bearing the symbols of militant groups, especially the Islamic State (IS) and the Taliban. “I […]
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) The central government needs to partner communities at the grassroots level and integrate the country’s vernacular component to make the Digital India initiative a success, an expert said here Friday. “Whatever money it (Centre) is spending on culture, heritage conservation and preservation etc., it is always a very centralised activity. “It […]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah Wednesday said the central government wants a “tranquil” atmosphere in the country and will protect the minorities. During an interaction with women journalists at the Indian Women Press Corps here, Heptullah also said comments by “individuals are immaterial”. “In a country of 1.2 billion, […]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Delhi Police chief B.S. Bassi Wednesday denied an allegation by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor that a police officer had physically assaulted his domestic help during interrogation to extract confession about murdering his wife Sunanda Pushkar. Bassi told CNN-IBN news channel that he checked with his officers about the allegations made […]
Manila, Jan 7 (IANS) The Philippine government Wednesday said it will seek further clarification on the presence of a US military drone in the country and if it carried weapons, even as American officials in Manila clarified that the unmanned aerial vehicle was unarmed. “We have asked our military authorities to confirm that this did […]
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Lithuanian stunt rider Aras Gibieza will set out for India Bike Week On-Tour, an eight-city tour for motorbike enthusiasts. During the tour, which is part of Indian Bike Week festival, biking enthusiasts led by Aras Gibieza will conduct three-hour stunt shows in the cities they visit. The tour will begin […]
The past week, apart from ushering in the New Year was also witness to the birth of a new institution in India. The formation of the NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog has brought the focus back on the country’s reforms process. The opposition, especially the Congress, termed its formation a “dangerous” idea and […]
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Over 1.3 crore are eligible to vote in the upcoming polls to the Delhi assembly, the Election Commission said here Monday. The national capital, which has 70 assembly seats, is likely to hold elections in Feburary. The poll panel said 1,59,854 new voters were added to the electoral list, taking […]
Kathmandu, Jan 4 (IANS) Leaders of Nepal’s two largest communist parties watched Aamir Khan’s movie “PK” here as part of efforts to mend ties within the Left camp. The event took place in a theatre ahead of the Jan 22 deadline to draft the country’s new constitution, it was reported Sunday. Those who watched the […]
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Eight core industries such as coal, electricity, crude oil, cement and steel grew at 6.7 percent in November, compared to 3.2 percent in November last year, official data showed Wednesday. The index of eight core industries with a combined weightage of 37.90 percent in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) […]