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 […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, dressed casually in a simple maroon pullover and his by now trademark muffler around his neck, was the centre of attraction at President Pranab Mukherjee’s At Home reception on the occasion of Republic Day on the expansive lawns of Rashtrapati Bhavan here Sunday. After President Mukherjee greeted the guests, mingling […]
Top Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal ended her 15-month title drought by packing off compatriot and second seed P.V. Sindhu in the women’s singles final to win the $120,000 India Grand Prix Gold here Sunday. The top seed, who last won a title at the Denmark Open Super Series Premier in October 2012, beat Sindhu 21-14, […]
BJP veteran L.K. Advani Sunday denied reports that he was being nominated by his party for the Rajya Sabha. Talking to reporters at his residence Sunday, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader said that contesting the next Lok Sabha elections is on his mind. “I have not said anything (about going to the Rajya Sabha) and […]
Braving a freezing minus 10 degrees Celsius temperature, the Indian community in Poland celebrated India’s 65th Republic Day here with great fervour. India’s Ambassador to Poland Monika Kapil Mohta unfurled the Tricolour and read excerpts from President Pranab Mukherjee’s address to the nation. “Each one of you is also an ambassador of India in Poland […]
At least five children were killed in a bomb blast Sunday in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region, a media report said. The blast targeted a house in Baber Mela of Hangu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing two children on the spot and injuring three others who were playing near the house, Xinhua reported citing local […]
indThe Indian community in the US celebrated India’s 65th Republic Day with Ambassador S. Jaishankar unfurling the national flag at a colourful function at the Indian embassy here on a bright and sunny but chilly day. After hoisting the flag in front of the embassy overlooking a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Jaishankar read out President […]
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Sunday expelled rebel legislator Vinod Kumar Binny, who has been criticising the party’s Delhi government. A party statement said the decision was taken by a disciplinary committee set up after Binny went to press with complaints against the Arvind Kejriwal government. “This disciplinary committee has decided to expel Vinod Kumar […]
A group opposing the Kundankulam Nucler Power Project (KNPP) Sunday said it has decided to take its protest to a political platform and will hold talks with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). “Based on the consent of community leaders, it has been decided to hold talks with Aam Aadmi Party,” said the People’s Movement Against […]
Uttar Pradesh Wizards produced a spirited performance Sunday to register a 3-2 come-from-behind win over title holders Ranchi Rhinos to start their campaign on a resounding note at the second edition of the Hero Hockey India League (HHIL) here. The Wizards, who finished third in the inaugural HHIL last year, twice came from a goal […]