India and China Monday discussed steps to maintain peace and tranquility along their over 4,000 km disputed border and for implementation of a key border pact inked last year. The two sides held the fifth meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs here. The Indian side, led by Gautam […]
There was chaos on the first day of the Jammu and Kashmir legislature’s budget session Monday as opposition members disrupted Governor N.N. Vohra’s address, forcing him to cut it short. Legislators of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Bharatiya Janata Party and an Independent interrupted Vohra’s address raising the issues of the alleged sexual assault […]
The US Trade Representative (USTR), Mike Fromann, will take Monday a “trade enforcement action” against India that could damage relations between the two countries, which has been on the mend after the diplomatic row over the Khobragde episode. “Ambassador Froman will announce a new enforcement action with regard to India” at a news conference at […]
A month after it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Terminal 2 of Chhhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) here will commence operations from Wednesday, an official said here Monday. The first incoming flight to T-2 will be an Air India Singapore-Mumbai service Wednesday afternoon, while the first departure will be a Jet Airways […]
Leaders of the BJP’s Delhi unit Monday met President Pranab Mukherjee and demanded the removal of Law Minister Somnath Bharti who had led a controversial campaign against an alleged drugs and sex racket in the capital. “We demanded the removal of the law minister. The act of the law minister was totally illegal. He has […]
A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets closed Monday’s trade flat — down 42.29 points or 0.21 percent — as bank and metal stocks fell. The 30-scrip S&P Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 20,429.16 points, ended the day at 20,334.27 points — down 42.29 points or 0.21 percent from […]
Two Italian marines accused of allegedly killing two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast Monday opposed the framing of charges against them under an anti-piracy law. Appearing for marines Massimilliano Lattore and Salvatore Girone, senior counsel Mukul Rohtagi told a bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice S.A.Bobde that in view of an apex court judgment, […]
lokpalDelhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung Monday said that though the central government’s approval is required for introducing the Jan Lokpal bill in the assembly, he has sought the law ministry’s opinion over its constitutional position. “Despite the predominant view that there is a need to send the proposed bill for prior consent to the union […]
India and the US are in talks to create an “institutional mechanism” to address issues related to trade and investments in healthcare and pharmaceuticals sector, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said Monday. Talking to reporters after meeting Commissioner for US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Margaret Hamburg here, Sharma said both sides recognise importance […]
Smartphones sexier that sex? A new survey says so. Just 20 percent of Americans say they can’t live without sex – a figure much less than those who think they would die without their smart phone, revealed a poll conducted by Harris Interactive – one of the world’s leading market research firms. A small fraction […]