New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A 23-year-old girl and her two male friends were arrested for killing her father due to his repeated sexual assaults on her, police said Monday. Kulvinder Kaur alias Nikki and her friends, identified as Prince Sandhu (22) and Ashok Sharma(23), were arrested separately within a week of the murder. Kulvinder killed […]
Addis Ababa, May 5 (IANS) Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Monday proposed that China and Africa earnestly boost collaboration in industry, finance, poverty reduction, ecological protection, people-to-people exchanges, and peace and security so as to create an upgraded version of their all-round cooperation. Li outlined the proposal in a speech delivered at the headquarters of the African […]
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Campaigning ended Monday evening in 64 Lok Sabha constituencies which go to the polls Wednesday when over 85 million voters will decide the electoral fate of 897 candidates including Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi. Simultaneous assembly polls are scheduled in the Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh where polling will be held […]
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Tata Group chairman emeritus Ratan Tata was Monday honoured with Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE), one of the highest civilian awards of Britain. British High Commissioner James Bevan conferred the award on Ratan Tata on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II at a ceremony here. Tata […]
Amethi, May 5 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Monday tore into the Gandhi family, accusing them of not only being “arrogant” and “power drunk” but also of ignoring the welfare and interests of the poor. Addressing a massive gathering at Gauriganj town in Amethi Lok Sabha constituency, from where Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi […]
Abuja, May 5 (IANS) The Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram Monday claimed responsibility for the abduction of schoolgirls in the northeast region of Nigeria, a media report said. The claim is believed to have been made by the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, in a new video, Nigerian newspaper Premium Times reported. The girls were […]
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Monday made yet another attempt to mollify the Gujarati community which had been targeted in a sharp editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamana May 1. In a signed statement here, the party’s youth wing chief Aditya Thackeray said “we seek or make no difference between us (Marathis) and the […]
Panaji, May 5 (IANS) The Congress in Goa Monday demanded the immediate recall of DGP T.N. Mohan, accusing him of acting as a “spokesperson for the drug mafia in Goa”. The director general of police’s statement Friday in which he denied the existence of a mafia dealing in narcotics in Goa, would be interpreted as a […]
Shimla, May 5 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industries Minister Anand Sharma Monday said the BJP’s individual personality promotion of its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is dangerous for parliamentary democracy. “Projection of Modi above the party is an ominous warning of increasing authoritarianism in the country and the entire campaign of the BJP is focused around […]
Ljubljana, May 5 (IANS) Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek Monday submitted a letter of resignation to Parliament Speaker Janko Veber, two days after she announced her decision to quit. Following her resignation, all cabinet members would also end their terms, she said Saturday, noting that coalition party leaders suggested an early election be held before the […]