Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the Yasukuni Shrine and his provocative policies towards neighbouring countries are leading Japan in a very dangerous direction, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Li Hui has said. In an article published by Russia’s Interfax news agency Friday, Li strongly condemned Abe’s Dec 26 visit to the shrine, which honoured […]
An Indian was arrested at the Sharjah International Airport in the UAE for trying to smuggle an undeclared amount of gold to India, police said. The suspect – identified as Gh.R.A – tried to evade the airport authorities by concealing 12 gold biscuits, weighing 699 gm, inside two bracelets, Gulf News quoted police as saying. […]
US President Barack Obama Saturday sent his condolences to the family of former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon and to the Israeli people over his death while describing Sharon as a leader “who dedicated his life to the State of Israel”. “As Israel says goodbye to prime minister Sharon, we join with the Israeli people […]
Wars between India and Pakistan did not solve any problem in the past nor would any conflict do so in future, said Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday, adding prosperity of people in the two nations depends only on peace. Abdullah expressed satisfaction that routine life have resumed in Indian villages, particularly in […]
The Supreme Court has said that an eligible candidate has fundamental right to be considered for promotion against the available vacancy and promoted if adjudged suitable. The ruling from a bench of Justice A.K.Patnailk and Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar came as they set aside as “invalid” the order of the cabinet’s appointment committee not accepting […]
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday said “inadequate space for youth in politics” was because “process of entry and promotion are not transparent” as he sought the youth’s views on issues to be be included in the party manifesto for the 2014 polls. Selection process of candidates was also a reason for that, he said […]
India suffered their second consecutive loss of the Hockey World League Final after they went down 1-3 to World No.7 New Zealand in a Pool A clash at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Saturday. Earlier, England surprised reigning Olympic champions and World No.1 Germany 2-1 in the other group clash as Ashley Jackson’s […]
Steps will be taken in a day or two by the Sri Lankan government to release 275 Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan jails, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said Saturday. The Tamil Nadu government is also taking steps to release 179 arrested Sri Lankan fishermen so that talks between fishermen of the two nations […]
Two Delhi Police constables have been arrested here for taking a bribe of Rs.3,000 from a cloth shopkeeper, an official said Saturday. The shopkeeper lodged a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Branch that two constables – Sandeep and Ishwar – were taking bribes of Rs.3,000 every month for allowing him to run his shop at Janakpuri […]
Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who returned Friday night after being indicted by a US grand jury for alleged visa fraud, Saturday met External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh here. Khobragade arrived in Delhi by a US Airlines flight around 10 p.m. Friday. The diplomat, who has been transferred to the ministry […]