The AAP Friday launched a free national membership drive called “Main bhi Aam Aadmi”, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying the party wanted to enrol 10 million people by Jan 26. “We have a target of (achieving) one crore membership by Jan 26,” Kejriwal told the media, adding 300,000 membership applications had been received online. […]
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Friday lashed out at the media, specifically the electronic channels, for negative coverage of the just-concluded Saifai Mahotsav in his home town. Interacting with media persons at a hurriedly called press conference at his official residence here, Akhilesh Yadav said the media was selectively targeting his government for something […]
Himachal Pradesh MP Rajan Sushant, suspended by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) almost two years ago for indiscipline, Friday resigned both from the party and the Lok Sabha seat. “I have resigned from the BJP as it has lost its ideology and been compromising with corruption. I resigned as an MP too,” Sushant told reporters […]
India Friday told the US to withdraw one of its diplomats involved in the case of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade after she was asked to fly back to New Delhi. Official sources said the US embassy was “asked to withdraw forthwith a US diplomat of similar rank as Khobragade”. “We have reason to believe that […]
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt Friday described Kashmir as “a goldmine and a treasure” and said that it is time to clear the misconception that the Valley is a troubled zone. He has urged filmmakers to shoot more and more in the picturesque region, which reigned supreme till a bruising insurgency broke out in the late 1980s. […]
Stressing the efficacy of polices lay on the quality of data collected by government agencies, President Pranab Mukherjee Friday underscored the importance of the authenticity of information gathered and called for exercising caution in data analysis and inferences. “The efficacy of our policies, especially in the social sector, hinges on the quality of data collected […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets gained 161.55 points or 0.78 percent in the pre-noon trade Friday. Good buying was observed in IT, oil and gas and technology, media and entertainment (TECK) sectors while selling pressure was seen in auto sector. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which […]
Chinese researchers have claimed to have made a significant breakthrough in the study of HIV virus, offering hope of developing new medications to treat or even cure the disease. The researchers said they have made the breakthrough in the structural analysis of the viral infectivity factor (Vif) of the HIV virus, which will help in […]
The Aam Aadmi Party Friday launched its free national membership drive named as “Main bhi Aam Aadmi”. Five ways to become AAP member include sending an SMS or giving a missed call on “07798220033”, registering on the AAP website, getting registered at the party’s membership camps and by filling a form with copy of voter […]
The US Senate has adopted a resolution on Bangladesh stressing the “critical need” for a political dialogue. The first session of the 113th Congress Jan 7 adopted the resolution, the details of which have been published Jan 9, bdnews24.com reported Friday. On Dec 18, the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discussed the resolution submitted […]