A group of young Africans found themselves in the middle of a political and media furore in Delhi with a greenhorn minister in the new state government accusing them of being part of a “prostitution and drug racket” and demanding their arrest. The women, mostly Ugandans and Nigerians, said they were assaulted by “people not […]
The Indian Army Friday conveyed its concern to Pakistan about an attempted infiltration into India in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir Jan 13, a defence spokesman said. A flag meeting was held at the brigade commander level between the Indian and the Pakistan Army at Chakan-Da-Bagh crossing point on the Line of Control (LoC) […]
Four Ugandan nationals Friday registered a police case against “unknown persons” for misbehaving with them during the early Thursday raid by a Delhi minister and his party cadre, said police officials. The four women, including one who was beaten up, have also sent their complaints to the Ugandan High Commission here, a senior police official […]
Korea South-East Power Company Limited (KOSEP), a subsidiary of government-run Korea Electric Power Corporation, Friday said it will invest $600 million in a thermal power project in Maharashtra. The Korean firm will develop the power plant in partnership with Jinbhuvish Power Generations, a Jinbhuvish Group Company. The two firms signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)for […]
Over 100 kg of brown sugar was Friday seized by police and customs officials from a cross-LoC (Line of Control) trade consignment in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The value of the contraband has been estimated at over Rs.100 crore in the international market. The brown sugar was discovered hidden under a […]
Slamming the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) for its “involvement in scams”, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Dasgupta Friday dubbed the centre’s economic policies as “terrorism”. “UPA’s economic terrorism has ruined the lives of the common people in the country,” Dasgupta said while addressing a party meet here. Slamming the coalition over several […]
A juvenile and two others were arrested Friday for the gang rape of a Danish tourist earlier this week, taking the number of arrests in the case to six, police said. The adults were identified as Arjun, 20, and Raju alias Chhakka, 24, police said. The name of the juvenile was not given as he […]
The BJP Friday attacked the Congress for developing “cold feet” and not naming Rahul Gandhi as its prime ministerial candidate, saying it showed the party has conceded defeat in the coming Lok Sabha election. As Bharatiya Janata Party leaders met here parallel to the Congress session, speeches of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi […]
BJP president Rajnath Singh Friday described the common man as “aam insaan”. In an obvious bid to avoid any reference to the Aam Aadmi Party, Rajnath Singh skipped the commonly used expression “aam aadmi” and opted for “aam insaan” instead.
A Manipur court Friday sent Asian Games gold medal winning boxer Dingko Singh to 15 days judicial custody on charges of assaulting a 17-year-old girl athlete and outraging her modesty. The ace boxer and an Arjuna awardee was arrested Thursday. He was presented before the chief judicial magistrate of Imphal west district Friday. “Dingko Singh […]