The RSS Saturday hit back at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who had accused the BJP of not understanding Sardar Patel, saying he had no right to speak on the issue since his party had disowned the late leader’s ideology. “Ideally we don’t react to kindergarten comments… He (Rahul Gandhi) should read history first,” Rashtriya […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday released a commemorative stamp in honour of veteran singer Jagjit Singh. “In the musical history of our country, Jagjit Singh has a special place. He is not amongst us today, but his magical voice and music will always have an impact on us,” Manmohan Singh said after releasing the stamp. […]
Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan Saturday presented the Infosys Science Prizes to five eminent scientists, a noted historian and a reputed linguist at an award ceremony here. The awards are set up by the Indian IT bellwether’s Infosys Science Foundation. Annan, who headed the UN for a decade from 1997 to 2006 as […]
he Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacked the Congress Saturday and said it is targeting the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi through the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The reaction from the BJP follows a statement by CBI director Ranjit Sinha in an interview to the Economic Times. Sinha had said the United Progressive Alliance […]
The CBI Saturday said its director, Ranjit Sinha, was “quoted unfairly” and “out of context” in a newspaper interview related to the Ishrat Jahan case chargesheet. “Queries have been received from various sections of the media regarding quote of director CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) published in a national daily today (Saturday) in connection with […]
The central government’s contention that legislation cannot be introduced in the Delhi assembly without its nod has “serious legal infirmities” and is “ultra vires the constitution”, former attorney general Soli J. Sorabjee said Saturday. The Delhi government had sought his opinion whether introducing a bill without the centre’s approval amounts to violating the constitution. “In […]
President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday expressed concern over the 31 million pending cases in Indian courts, noting that justice delayed is justice denied. He said that the strength and effectiveness of the judiciary, which is the guardian of the country’s democracy, depends on the two pillars of justice delivery system – quality and speed. “Of these […]
Attacking the UPA government, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Saturday said that India’s neighbours are creating trouble because it is weak and these countries would be friendly only if the central government is strong. He said if the Indian government is strong, fishermen from Tamil Nadu would not be languishing in Sri Lankan jails […]
Mocking union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram as “recounting minister”, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Saturday said the nation could be led by hard work and not by Harvard degrees. Speaking at a huge public rally held by BJP at Vandalur near here, Modi, without naming Chidambaram but addressing him by his designation, called him “recounting […]
Twenty-two satellite phones were seized from a group of European tourists in northern West Bengal’s Jalpiguri district Saturday, a police officer said. Following a tip off from the army, police raided a hotel at Chalsa in the Dooars forest and got hold of the phones, said Jalpaiguri’s Superintendent of Police Kunal Agarwal. The group of […]