The government Thursday approved the first project under the Nirbhaya fund, approving the installation of panic buttons, CCTV cameras and Global Positioning System (GPS) devices in public transport vehicles in 32 cities in India. The approval was given by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) at its meeting held here. The central government had […]
The 16-year-old girl, who died after being raped twice by a gang and then set ablaze, was pregnant, according to police who sent the foetus for forensic test to determine its age and parentage. The West Bengal government continued to come under attack from the opposition and civil society for the “shameful incident”. Chief Secretary […]
A public interest litigation was Thursday filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the CBI to register a case of cheating and corruption against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for misleading citizens by making “false promises in election manifesto”. The case is likely to come for hearing Jan 8 before a bench headed by […]
Andhra Pradesh minister D. Sridhar Babu, who hails from Telangana, Thursday resigned to protest the move of Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy divesting him of the legislative affairs portfolio. Despite advice by All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary R.C. Kunthia not to quit, Sridhar Babu, who held the civil supplies portfolio, Thursday night sent […]
Karnataka BJP leaders late Thursday met former leader B.S. Yeddyurappa here and formally asked him to return to the party, over a year after he quit to head the Karnataka Janata Party. State Bharatiya Janata Party president Pralhad Joshi, Bangalore South MP H.N. Ananth Kumar, former chief minister Jagadish Shettar and former state unit chief […]
At least four people were killed and over 20 injured when a booby trapped car exploded Thursday in the suburb of Lebanese capital. A car exploded in the Bir El Abd neighbourhood in the heartland of Hezbollah and few metres close to the political council headquarters of the party during peak time and caused heavy […]
Nearly six in 10 uninsured Americans who have visited a health insurance exchange website under President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare overhaul in December say their experience was negative, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday. The latest Gallup poll found that 39 per cent of uninsured Americans reported their experience with the new Obamacare health […]
Tanzania’s Finance Minister William Mgimwa has died while receiving medical treatment in a Pretoria hospital, the South African government confirmed Thursday. The 63-year-old died of an illness at the hospital on New Year’s day, reported Xinhua citing the South African finance ministry in a statement. Mgimwa died of natural causes, said the statement, without revealing […]
About 20.5 million illegal publications were confiscated in China during 2013 amid stepped up efforts to clean up the cultural environment and safeguard cultural security, authorities said Thursday. The number represents a significant year-on-year decrease since 2011, Xinhua reported citing a statement from the National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications. About 52 million and […]
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Israel Thursday to push forward the peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Kerry, visiting the region for the 10th time in last 9 months, will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in hope of achieving a framework agreement that would include […]