A bitter battle between the central and AAP governments worsened on Tuesday as police arrested Delhi’s Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar amid high drama and secured a four-day police custody over his alleged fake degree. The AAP denounced the arrest as vendetta. Metropolitan magistrate Navjeet Budhiraja sent Tomar to police remand after police argued that […]
It might not be as grand as the Victoria Memorial, perhaps the best known symbol of this eastern metropolis, but the Marble Palace is one of the finest examples of European architecture with an Indian touch – and an eye-opener on 19th century grandiosity. Approachable through a dingy north Kolkata lane and perhaps not too […]
Today I announce the appointment of Barry O’Farrell to the board of the Australia-India Council (AIC). Mr O’Farrell will take on the role of Deputy Chair. He will make a positive contribution to the work of the AIC at this important time in the bilateral relationship. The Australian Government has placed our relationship with […]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday withdrew its controversial circular on the ‘two finger test on rape victims’, but it has left activists fuming. They contended the circular revealed the Delhi government’s ignorance. Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain clarified that the advisory issued on two-finger test was “misinterpreted” and said the […]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday blamed the erstwhile UPA government for not doing much to improve the national capital’s air quality, which started deteriorating in 2007. “It’s not that the pollution has risen suddenly as Delhi’s air quality had been worsening since 2007. The previous government did little […]
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday allowed banks to recast a company’s debt under a “strategic debt restructuring” (SDR) scheme wherein the lender must hold 51 percent or more of the equity after the debt-for-share conversion. “Post the conversion, all lenders under the JLF (joint lenders’ forum) must collectively […]
New Delhi, 8 June (IANS) In wake of Nitish Kumar’s announcement as the chief ministerial candidate of JD-U-RJD-Congress combine for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls, the BJP is a dilemma whether it should also announce its candidate for the top post or bank on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity. The party’s poll debacle in Delhi […]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said over 500 of the 3,200 online applications received for environmental clearances were approved last year. Listing the achievements of his ministry in its first year, Javadekar said: “We have given clearance to 505 (applications) and another 721 have been sent for terms […]
Kenyans on Monday saluted Commonwealth Games javelin champion Julius Yego for his throw in the Birmingham Grand Prix of 91.39 metres on Sunday, which set an African record, Diamond League record and the best throw in the world since 2006. His throw, however, had some drama. As Yego responded to world champion Vitezslav Vesely’s sixth […]
Agra, June 8 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued notice to builders who had constructed multi-storeyed structures on the Yamuna flood plains in Agra, asking them to prove they had all the required No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from government departments. The NGT restrained the builders from third-party sales and further construction till […]