The CBI Wednesday lodged new complaints against the two companies over the alleged irregularities in coal blocks allocation, an official here said. The Central Bureau of Investigation has named Castron Technologies Ltd., BLA Industries Pvt. Ltd, the managing director of BLA Industries and some public and private officials in the first information reports (FIRs). The […]
The US has been told that commercial activities being undertaken from inside the American embassy premises in Delhi should be stopped by Jan 16, sources said. Cranking pressure on the US over the handcuffing and strip-search of its diplomat Devyani Khobragade, all US diplomatic vehicles flouting rules will also attract penalties. According to government sources, […]
The use of digital tools in political campaigning and the active participation of youth in politics are enriching India’s democracy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday. “Recent developments point to the greater enrichment of our democracy, which is becoming more participative and interactive, with people using both traditional methods and new digital tools to mobilise […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday expressed his gratitude to Saudi Arabia for addressing the problems of over a million Indian workers after that country adopted a new labour policy. “…I would like to record my appreciation for the work of the (India’s) ministry of external affairs and the ministry of overseas Indian affairs as also […]
Suspected Hindu activists attacked the AAP office here Wednesday, apparently to protest a statement on Kashmir made by party leader Prashant Bhushan, police and witnesses said. The attackers, their number varying between 25 to 40, barged into the Aam Aadmi Party office at Kaushambi township, stoned it heavily shattering glass windows, broke flower pots and […]
India’s growth level this fiscal will probably remain at 5 percent as in last year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday. “In the nine years since 2004, we averaged a healthy growth rate of 7.9 percent,” he said here while addressing the inaugural session of the 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the annual gathering of people […]
Despite perceptions in some quarters outside that India is losing its momentum of growth achieved in the past decade, there is no need to worry, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday. “There is a perception in some quarters outside India that the country is losing its momentum of the past decade,” he said while addressing […]
Violence against women, wife battery, honour killings and even foeticide among the Indian diaspora in Canada are a cause of worry, say Indo-Canadian delegates at a diaspora meet here. They added that they strive to help the Indian immigrants get assimilated into the mainstream. Molly Banerjei, a businesswoman from Toronto, told IANS: “Domestic violence is […]
Actress Vanessa Hudgens had put on weight and cut her hair for her role in “Gimme Shelter”, and says the look of the character made her feel like a “complete disaster”. The 25-year-old, who played the role of a homeless pregnant teenager in the film, said that she was not herself when she came back […]
Reacting to Naseeruddin Shah’s criticism of Farhan Akhtar’s performance in “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag” (BMB) calling it “fake”, actress Shabana Azmi and Prasoon Joshi, writer of the film, said the veteran actor is entitled to his opinion but they feel that Farhan was outstanding in the biopic. Shabana, who is Farhan’s stepmother, has worked extensively with […]