The Himachal Lokhit Party (HLP), a new political outfit comprising mainly Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rebels, Tuesday demanded the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe payoff allegations against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. “Corruption allegations against Virbhadra Singh should be probed by the CBI,” Mohinder Sofat, HLP spokesperson and a former BJP minister, told […]
Apparently targeting the Maoist ultras, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday cautioned people in a remote area of West Midnapore district to remain vigilant about “outsiders” attempting to create unrest. Launching the statewide “all-weather rural road network project” in Amlasole village – which made national headlines in 2004 during the then Left Front regime […]
India’s tennis doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi registered their first win of the new year after coming together again winning the first round of men’s doubles competitions of the ATP Apia International here Tuesday. Bopanna and Qureshi defeated the Dutch-Roman pair of Jean-Julien Roger and Horia Tecau in the first […]
Trinidad and Tobago will play world football powerhouse Argentina in a friendly international June 4 at a yet to be decided venue. The football associations of both countries will make an announcement when the venue is confirmed. Captained by Lionel Messi, Argentina is considered a favourite for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The South […]
India aim to win their Hockey World League Finals opener Jan 10 against England, said defender V.R. Raghunath here Tuesday. Speaking to the press post their practice session under coach Terry Walsh at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Raghunath said Walsh is working on the team’s game. “This tournament is an ideal platform for […]
There is major support among the Indian American community for BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, while a growing number also support Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Admi Party (AAP), says Indian American Mohan L. Jain from Chicago. Jain, a delegate at the 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the world’s largest annual gathering of people of Indian origin […]
The two Italian Marines facing trial for murder of two Indian fishermen have been asked to appear before a court here Wednesday. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma last month issued notice against Marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone and asked them to appear before him Jan 8. The court order came on a plea filed […]
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Mayank Gandhi said Tuesday that he intends to contest the Lok Sabha election from the Mumbai North-West constituency. “Yes, I am planning to fill up my nomination for this constituency. It will later go through scrutiny and approval process before my name is approved and finalised,” Gandhi. Gandhi said the […]
The Indian community in the US is unhappy at the treatment meted out to Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade and feels very strongly that there was no need for her to be handcuffed or strip searched, says an Indian American delegate who is attending the annual diaspora convention here. Mohan L. Jain, a delegate at the […]
The Indian diaspora was shaken by the brutal gangrape of a young woman on Dec 16, 2012, and upset over the continuing rapes taking place in the national capital and elsewhere but made the country appear unsafe for women, said members of the Indian diaspora here. It wants the government to take the strictest action […]