The Supreme Court Friday said it would hear Jan 28 the curative petition by 1993 Delhi blast terror convict Devinderpal Singh Bhullar for commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment. A bench of Chief Justice P.Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice M.Y. Eqbal slated the matter for hearing Jan 28 as senior counsel K.T.S. […]
More than one lakh Delhi government employees working on contract will be given permanent jobs, Education Minister Manish Sisodia announced Friday. A 13-member committee headed by Chief Secretary Sanjoy Kumar Srivastava will decide the policy and guidelines for this, the Aam Aadmi Party leader told the media. According to an official, the contract employees are […]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives Saturday on a brief but hectic official visit that would see him hold talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on trade and investment and defence cooperation besides regional and global issues. Abe, who arrives Saturday afternoon, will hold annual bilateral summit talks with Prime Minister Singh within hours […]
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asserted that he was set on creating new administrative units in the state despite a scheduled meeting of the cabinet to discuss the issue being postponed at the last minute Friday allegedly due to differences between the ruling alliance partners. The cabinet was scheduled to meet here to […]
Eleven militants were killed by Kyrgyz troops near the border with China Thursday, according to the Kyrgyz border service. The masked militants, carrying hunting rifles and knives, were spotted in Pikertyk, some 40 km from the Kyrgyz-Chinese border, by camp ranger Alexander Barykin, who was brutally killed by them, Xinhua quoted State Border Service chief […]
One student was shot on campus in South Carolina State University of the US Friday, police said. “Police have not yet apprehended a suspect but they are currently in pursuit of the person they believe to be the perpetrator,” the university said via its twitter account, Xinhua reported. As the police continue to search for […]
A Federal Court in Brooklyn has granted a Sikh group time till Feb 6 to file its opposition to Congress party president Sonia Gandhi’s motion to dismiss a human rights violation lawsuit against her. In support of her Jan 2 motion to dismiss the case on the grounds that she had not been served the […]
It was a chilly Saturday morning here as icy winds swept the city. The Met Office said the weekend would be “fairly cold” and receive light to moderate rain Sunday onwards. There would also be rains in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand, the affect of which will be felt in the plains and in neighbouring […]
Did you learn how to play the new mobile game or how to chat with friends on social media from your kid? You are not alone. Nearly 40 percent of parents across the world, especially women and those belonging to lower-middle and poor families, learn from their children how to use computer or internet. According […]
Taking a cue from the growing popularity of all-male naked classes at their yoga studio in the New York City, owners are now offering co-ed, naked yoga. Called Bold & Naked Yoga, it would offer a full schedule of no-clothes classes – including men’s, women’s and co-ed. It’s about being comfortable in your own skin […]