Hyderabad, Dec 8 (IANS) Singapore Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Andhra Pradesh to prepare a master plan and develop a world-class capital city of Andhra Pradesh. The master plan will be ready in six months and after that a detailed action plan will be worked out, announced Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu […]
Oslo, Dec 6 (IANS) Norwegian police took into detention a 23-year-old from his home in the city of Fredrikstad after he returned from Syria with gunshot wounds. The Norwegian citizen is of Pakistani origin, Xinhua reported citing the TV2 channel. He has been charged with having participated in the activities of a terrorist organisation in […]
Lisbon, Dec 6 (IANS) The first edition of the Comic-Con convention, a meeting of fans of comic books, science fiction and fantasy literature amongst other popular arts, has kicked off in Portugal. The convention is taking place in Matosinhos city’s Exponor conference centre from Dec 5-7, Xinhua reported Saturday. Comic-Con will feature actors and other […]
Raipur, Dec 2 (IANS) Terming Maoists a “challenge to the nation”, Home Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday said the government would surely overcome the challenge as the country was united in the fight against Left-wing extremism. Rajnath Singh, however, ducked a question on whether the army needs to be deployed in Maoist-hit areas to eliminate them. […]
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Only 48 percent of Indian adults have access to a bank account, out of which almost half of the accounts lie dormant, a study showed here Tuesday. The survey was conducted by the Financial Inclusion Insights programme (www.finclusion.org), operated by global strategic research consultancy, InterMedia, and supported by the Bill […]
Ghaziabad, Dec 1 (IANS) A Women Helpline was launched Monday by police here. Speaking on the occasion, Uttar Pradesh Inspector General of Police Navneet Sikera asked women to be fearless. Sikera said the helpline number 1090 was “very useful for women”. He said college going girls and working women faced trauma when they were confronted […]
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Haryana government over the police action on media persons outside controversial sect leader Rampal’s ashram Nov 19. The bench of Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel issued notice as counsel Rajiv Dhawan informed the court about the grievous injuries suffered […]
Chennai, Dec 1 (IANS) The 18-year-old case of non-filing of income tax (IT) returns against former Tamil Nadu chief minister J.Jayalalithaa and her friend Sasikala is expected to come to an end soon with the IT department accepting their plea for compounding of the offences. The two had filed an application for compounding the offences […]
Baghdad, Dec 1 (IANS) A total of 67 people, including 15 border guards, were killed in clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants across Iraq Monday, as the Iraqi forces recaptured seven villages in the country’s east, security sources said. In the western province of Anbar, 15 border guards were killed and five others injured when […]
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement that special efforts would be made to promote tourism in northeast India, Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma Monday said promoting tourism will be an effective tool in containing extremism in the country. The minister said the northeast has great potential to be developed […]