New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah Wednesday said the central government wants a “tranquil” atmosphere in the country and will protect the minorities. During an interaction with women journalists at the Indian Women Press Corps here, Heptullah also said comments by “individuals are immaterial”. “In a country of 1.2 billion, […]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The NHRC has issued notice to the union chemicals and fertilizers ministry as well as the National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) over reports that the latter had withdrawn an order that may lead to arbitrary hike in the prices of 108 cardiovascular and anti-diabetes drugs. Observing that the decision may […]
Hong Kong, Jan 7 (IANS/EFE) The Hong Kong government took another step towards its plan of political reform for the 2017 elections to the region’s chief executive, which is very similar to Beijing’s proposal that sparked a wave of pro-democracy protests in the city last year. On Wednesday, chief secretary Carrie Lam launched the second […]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Delhi Police chief B.S. Bassi Wednesday denied an allegation by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor that a police officer had physically assaulted his domestic help during interrogation to extract confession about murdering his wife Sunanda Pushkar. Bassi told CNN-IBN news channel that he checked with his officers about the allegations made […]
Raipur, Jan 7 (IANS) Coal production and its shipments were hit hard Wednesday at the South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) mines in Chhattisgarh as workers stayed away from work as part of the five-day ongoing strike called by trade unions. “On the second day of the five-day strike, production was halted at majority of the […]
Islamabad/Gandhinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) As buses under the Pakistan-India Dosti service from Lahore to Delhi were being restricted to the Wagah border in the light of terror threats, India Wednesday expressed hope that any “temporary aberrations” in the service would be sorted out. Passengers leaving for India (New Delhi) and those returning from there are […]
Patna, Jan 7 (IANS) Four rebel JD-U legislators Wednesday filed a petition in the Patna High Court challenging assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Choudhary’s decision to terminate their membership. The development came a day after the high court quashed the speaker’s decision to terminate membership of four other Janata Dal-United (JD-U) rebel MLAs for anti-party activities. […]
Manila, Jan 7 (IANS) The Philippine government Wednesday said it will seek further clarification on the presence of a US military drone in the country and if it carried weapons, even as American officials in Manila clarified that the unmanned aerial vehicle was unarmed. “We have asked our military authorities to confirm that this did […]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said it will hear Feb 11 the appeal by real estate giant DLF, challenging the imposition of Rs.630 crore penalty by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for allegedly exploiting its dominant position to the disadvantage of its customers in three apartment projects in Gurgaon. The […]
Geoff Lee MP, Member for Parramatta officially opened a new off-road pathway over the Baludarri Wetlands, forming part of a critical missing cycleway link along the Parramatta River. The shared path of almost 1km connects the Parramatta city centre and existing foreshore path through Rangihou Reserve with the University of Western Sydney campus at Rydalmere. “The opening […]