The government Thursday introduced a comprehensive regulatory framework for television rating agencies in India. The framework in the form of guidelines was approved by the union cabinet in a meeting here. The guidelines cover detailed procedures for registration of rating agencies, eligibility norms, terms and conditions of registration, cross-holdings, methodology for audience measurement and a […]
MNS chief Raj Thackeray Thursday criticised BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for only speaking about his own state, and asked him to adopt a national outlook. The BJP hit back, saying nobody needs to advise Modi on what he should do. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) founder-president Thackeray also hit out at the Aam Aadmi […]
The Election Commission Thursday decided not to pursue a proposal for a tie-up with Google for better electoral information services in view of concerns raised about possible security implications. According to a press note issued by the commission Thursday, the proposal would not be pursued further. “Google made a presentation to the commission for electoral […]
An overhauled and effective public grievance redressal cell will be in place in Delhi from Saturday. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his council of ministers will also listen to public grievances every Saturday. Under the new system, the government will directly ask the complainants whether they were satisfied with the redressal. If not, a […]
Amit Shah, the BJP’s general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Thursday said there was no need to fear the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The fact that the Bharatiya Janata Party won 72 percent of the seats in the recently concluded assembly polls in four states was an indication that the party was gaining popularity across […]
The Sri Lankan Army Thursday termed as baseless allegations by the US embassy in Colombo that the army was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of civilians at the fag end of the country’s three-decade-long war against Tamil rebels. The US Embassy in Colombo had tweeted a picture of the US ambassador-at-large at the Office […]
Germany will help in world efforts to destroy Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Thursday. “No one shall refuse to help if he has the technical capacity,” reported Xinhua citing Steinmeier who added that the German government has therefore decided not to shirk its responsibility and to make a substantial […]
At least 15 people, including eight Al Qaeda militants, were killed and eight wounded in clashes and attacks in Iraq’s Anbar province and near Baghdad Thursday evening, police said. A police commando force fought a fierce clash with Al Qaeda militants in a desert area near the town of Khaldiyah, some 80 km west of […]
Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon’s condition is worsening and his family is by his side, CNN reported Thursday. “In the last few hours there has been a deterioration in Ariel Sharon’s medical condition,” said Michael Schwartz, a spokesperson for the Sheba Medical Center, where the comatose former Israeli prime minister is being treated, in […]
A 28-year-old employee of an advertising firm was fined for rash driving after he overtook the convoy of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra, police said Thursday. Saurabh Rastogi’s car overtook Vadra’s convoy in south Delhi’s Amar Colony area. “Vadra’s security officers signalled to the traffic policemen deployed on the road about the suspicious […]