Amethi, on Thursday, snapped its 39 years long relationship with the Gandhi family — a relationship that was filled with emotions and nurtured with emotions. The victory of BJP’s Smriti Irani and defeat of Rahul Gandhi is not just the result of an electoral battle — it is much more than that. Bechu Khan, a […]
Sao Paulo, April 4 Brazil’s labour ministry has denied ignoring problems at Sao Paulo’s Itaquerao stadium to ensure the venue is ready in time for this year’s FIFA World Cup. The labour ministry said in a statement Thursday that it had made regular checks of the stadium to ensure health and safety guidelines were met, […]
In a promising sign that Victoria remains an attractive destination for international students, the number of international student course commencements increased 10.2 per cent by the end of last year, above the national figure of 9.3 per cent. Additionally, data from the Commonwealth Government’s Australian Education International (AEI) shows that Victoria attracted over 143,000 international […]
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday asked the central government and the Election Commission (EC) to take appropriate action against the Congress and the BJP for allegedly accepting foreign funds in violation of the law. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Jayant Nath held that the two national political […]
The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the city government and Delhi Police on a bail plea of Vishal Yadav, who is serving life imprisonment for abducting and killing Nitish Katara in 2002. Vishal Yadav moved the court seeking two weeks’ bail to attend the engagement and wedding of his younger brother. He was […]
The government Tuesday announced setting up of the Seventh Central Pay Commission under the chairmanship of retired Supreme Court judge Ashok Kumar Mathur to review the salaries of over 5 million employees. The panel will submit its report in two years and the recommendations would be implemented from Jan 1, 2016, a finance ministry statement […]
The central government informed the Delhi High Court Wednesday that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has not responded to questions on its source of funds. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Jayant Nath asked the petitioner, advocate M.L. Sharma, to include the AAP as a respondent and posted the case for Feb […]
Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav Sunday called upon all political parties to form a consensual government before Feb 2 under an elected prime minister, even as the Maoists, the third largest grouping in the newly-elected Constituent Assembly, said they will remain in the opposition but will help others in drafting the constitution. The president’s call […]
Thai opposition leader Suthep Thaugsuban Tuesday threatened to take over the administration of caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and also take key cabinet ministers into custody if they did not resign. Speaking at a rally, People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) chairperson Suthep said the protesters would lay siege to all government offices in the next […]
The Supreme Court Monday directed the central government to file before it the report of Justice (retd.) M.B.Shah on illegal mining in Odisha and Jharkhand by Jan 27. The green bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik, Justice S.S.Nijjar and Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla sought copies of Justice Shah’s report on illegal mining be placed before […]