New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) A working group that includes legislators, local representatives and police officers should be constituted to better address the grievances of the people of Delhi, the BJP state unit said Wednesday. A delegation of the party consisting of legislators and led by Delhi party chief Satish Upadhyay met city police commissioner B.S. […]
Ranchi, Aug 27 (IANS) National shooter Tara Shahdeo, allegedly tortured to convert to Islam by a Muslim who married her by posing as a Hindu, has demanded a CBI probe into the episode. “We demand a CBI probe. Ranjeet alias Rakibul is playing his cards and everything is taking place as per his plan. The issue […]
Kabul, Aug 27 (IANS) A total of 36 militants and nine policemen were killed in clashes in Afghanistan’s Ghor province, a senior government official said Wednesday, adding that the militants also took 30 policemen captive. The killings occurred Tuesday night as clashes flared up in the province’s Pasawand district, Xinhua quoted provincial governor Sayed Anwar Rahmati […]
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Takehiko Nakao, president of the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wednesday assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi his development finance institution’s support to help India grow faster and assured some $7-9 billion credit to the country over the next three years. “India has great potential to grow faster and ADB will be […]
Kolkata, Aug 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Singapore visit to tap investment has spurred dialogues between industry captains and the south-east Asian nation, which the state government will “crystallize” into viable ventures soon, a minister said here Wednesday. In a follow-up meeting between industry captains and Banerjee during the day, as many as […]
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The national capital saw yet another hot and sunny day Wednesday, as the maximum temperature settled five notches above average at 38.2 degrees Celsius. There will be no rain Thursday too, the Met Office said. “Tomorrow (Thursday) will be partly cloudy and some parts of the city may experience dust storms […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Primary Industries Katrina Hodgkinson today toured the State’s North West to witness the conditions being faced by drought-affected farmers. Mr Baird and Ms Hodgkinson flew from Tamworth to Weilmoringle on the NSW-Queensland border, where they were joined by Member for Barwon and Minister for Western NSW Kevin Humphries. […]
London, Aug 27 (IANS) A total of 252 people have been arrested due to a variety of offences during the two-day Notting Hill Carnival in western London, police said Tuesday. They were booked on charges of possessing drugs, violating public order, possessing weapons and assaulting police, Xinhua reported. Last year 301 people were detained during the […]
Moscow, Aug 27 (IANS/ITAR -TASS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko Tuesday held a bilateral meeting in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. This is the first bilateral meeting between the heads of the two countries since Poroshenko took office in May, Xinhua reported. “A bilateral meeting is […]
Los Angeles, Aug 27 (IANS) Actress Sofia Vergara has hit back at criticism following her “sexist” skit at the Emmy Awards, saying she was merely poking fun at herself. The “Modern Family” star was slammed for posing on a rotating platform while the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences president Bruce Rosenblum gave his annual speech […]