Thiruvananthapuram, Eleven people, most of them school students, were taken into police custody following complaints of two schoolgirls being raped in Pathanamthitta district, a Kerala minister said on Saturday. The incident came to light a few days ago after complaints from the victims and the school authorities. Speaking to IANS, State Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala […]
Agra, The Allahabad High Court has summoned Uttar Pradesh government officials of Agra district to explain why a leather shoe industry cluster was being sited close to the eco-sensitive Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary. The sanctuary is situated on the Agra-Delhi highway, along the Yamuna river. In a public suit in the high court, local environmentalist […]
New Delhi, Saudi Arabia has stepped up its economic engagement with India with yet another business delegation of nearly 50 members set to visit the country from December 13-18 to expore opportunities in diverse areas from retail to realty, officials here said. Led by Kamel S. Almunajjed, co-chair of the Saudi-India Business Council, the delegation […]
New Delhi, Apart from bullet trains, India needs high-speed growth, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday while addressing business leaders of India and Japan here with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe. The visit of Abe, who arrived here on Friday on a three-day official sojourn, is expected to see progress towards India’s first bullet […]
Washington, Reiterating that it wants the perpetrators of the November 2008 Mumbai terror attack brought to justice, the US has offered to do anything it can to support Indian authorities in that task. “We’ve long said just writ large that we want to see the perpetrators of the Mumbai attack brought to justice,” Sate Department […]
New Delhi, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Saturday said Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail project will be completed in seven years. Japan has given a highly concessional loan with repayment period of 50 years and 15 year moratorium. It has an interest rate of 0.1 percent. The project will be executed in a joint venture of […]
New Delhi, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan‘s intolerance remark has come in for much criticism but actress Sonam Kapoor says the actor has been quoted out of context and rather than creating a furore about his comments, it is important to understand the reason behind his fears. At an event here last month, the “PK” actor […]
Hyderabad, Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan on Friday donated Rs.25 lakh to the Ramanaidu Charitable Trust for Chennai flood relief. The actor sent a cheque of Rs.23 lakh and medicines worth Rs.2 lakh as his contribution for #ManaMadrasKosam initiative. “Hrithik Roshan demonstrated his commitment and his compassion to Chennai relief efforts initiated by Ramanaidu Charitable Trust […]
New Delhi, The face-off between the Congress and the central government continued for yet another day on Friday in both houses of parliament. The Rajya Sabha witnessed repeated adjournments over the National Herald case while Congress members staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha, demanding suspension of or an apology from Bharatiya Janata Party’s Virendra […]
New Delhi, Chief Justice of India T.S.Thakur on Friday said for arbitration to succeed in India, all those involved in the process, be it the arbitrator or the lawyers, would have to act professionally. Pointing out that the arbitration overseas was highly professional, he said that it was this lack of this professional approach that […]