Promising the passage of the “almost ready” Jan Lokpal Bill next month at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan “in the midst of people”, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday asserted his right to hold agitations and accused some media houses of portraying the Aam Aadmi Party in a negative way. Speaking on the eve of Republic Day […]
Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti, who has been criticised for his midnight raid against some African women in the capital, Saturday said he would not have committed his “alleged mistakes” had he been aware of the procedures. “I am not aware of procedures. If I would have known them, I would not have made these […]
Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan, who was conferred with the Padma Bhushan award Saturday, said it was his “good fortune” to get chosen for the award. The 59-year-old actor said he doesn’t consider it an honour for his work, but as a driving force to continue doing good work. “I don’t consider this an honour for the […]
President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday called upon all eligible citizens to register as voters and vote with pride. “Through increased participation, the electoral process and democracy in India would continue to grow in strength and vibrancy. Enthusiastic participation of people in the electoral process is the key to healthy democracy,” the president said at a function […]
arAsserting that boycotts would not solve any problem in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday appealed to the people to vote in large numbers in the Lok Sabha elections. In his Republic Day message, Abdullah said the month of January has special significance for the government that had taken office Jan 5, 2009. […]
Japan Saturday announced 200 billion yen ($1.95 bn) in new loans for extension of the Delhi Metro and two other projects as visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held talks here on boosting economic and strategic cooperation here. Both sides inked eight agreements, including on boosting tourism. Abe, who is […]
Noted scientist R.A. Mashelkar, yoga expert B.K.S. Iyenger, actors Kamal Haasan and Vidya Balan, tennis player Leander Paes, cricketer Yuvraj Singh, and former chief justice of India, the late J.S.Verma were Saturday conferred the Padma awards on the eve of the 65th Republic Day. While Mashelkar and Iyengar were the two named for Padma Vibhushan, […]
Being selected for India’s third highest civilian award – the Padma Bhushan – was a great honour, chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand said Saturday. “It is a great honour. I would like to thank the entire badminton fraternity. All my players, the coaches I have worked with, the government, Sports Authority of India (SAI) […]
Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Vijay Dev was Saturday conferred the Election Commission of India (ECI) National Award for best electoral practices. The award was presented by President Pranab Mukherjee at a programme held at Vigyan Bhavan on the occasion of National Voters’ Day. Dedicating the award to all electoral officials in Delhi, Vijay Dev said […]
ndiIndia will flag investment opportunities across the country at the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) partnership summit beginning here Monday. The industry’s 20th annual flagship event is expected to draw about 1,000 delegates from 45 countries the world over, with Bahrain in the Persian Gulf as the focus country and host Karnataka as the partner […]