Over 2,000 non-resident Indians (NRIs) and people of Indian origin (PIOs) from all across the world are likely to attend the 12th edition of the annual diaspora meet beginning here Tuesday. The focus of the three-day event – which began in 2003 – will be on engaging the youth diaspora in different sectors. “The event […]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to be chief guest at this year’s Republic Day parade, in an indication of the growing importance of Japan-India relations. Natsuo Yamaguchi, chief of Japan’s New Komeito Party, a partner of the ruling coalition, said it is for the first time that a Japanese prime minister is to be […]
Under heavy opposition fire on his government’s move to withdraw cases against Muslim leaders for their alleged role in the Muzaffarnagar riots, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Monday said a final decision would be taken only after a threadbare scrutiny of the cases. He told reporters that for now his government had only sought […]
A key ally of Japan’s ruling coalition Monday announced support to the India-Japan nuclear cooperation talks, saying they should be “accelerated”. Natsuo Yamaguchi, chief of Japan’s New Komeito Party, a junior partner of the Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling coalition, said here that there should be a “flexible approach” to the issue of nuclear cooperation. “We […]
Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung Monday suggested cancellation of licences of those power companies not willing to cooperate with the audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. “A CAG audit of the electricity companies in the national capital from the time of privatisation shall be carried out. Government is willing to even consider […]
A court here Monday issued fresh warrants against nine men, including Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley who is currently in a US jail, for involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. District Judge at Patiala House Court I.S. Mehta issued the non-bailable warrants against Headley and eight other Pakistanis, including Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana. The court […]
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje seems to have taken a leaf out of her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal’s book — cutting down on her security and turning down a luxurious residence. Raje, who had been at the receiving end of the opposition parties for her upscale lifestyle during her previous tenure, has now scaled down […]
in December. She was skiing near the resort of St. Moritz. Merkel will have to remain lying down as much as possible in the next three weeks and several visits will be cancelled, reported BBC quoting spokesperson Steffen Seibert. She also suffered severe bruising in the accident, which occurred in the Alpine Engadine region of […]
Actress Sonakshi Sinha who was on a two week Christmas and New Year holiday, has finally resumed work. The actress says that she is ‘super excited’ to be back to work. Sonakshi took Twitter to share her happiness. She tweeted, “Back to work after a two week break! Usually it’s the other way around but […]
Madhuri Dixit has replaced Vidya Balan in the sequel of 2010 hit ‘Ishqiya’. The actress says that she not only likes her style of work, but was also the first one to talk about her talent. Madhuri said, “Vidya is wonderful. She is a lovely actress and I not only liked her in ‘Ishqiya’, I […]