Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) in Pakistan has decided to commence a movement against the formation of military courts to try terror suspects in the country. The LHCBA, which announced its vehement opposition to the idea of military courts Wednesday, has also summoned a meeting of members of the […]
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Eight core industries such as coal, electricity, crude oil, cement and steel grew at 6.7 percent in November, compared to 3.2 percent in November last year, official data showed Wednesday. The index of eight core industries with a combined weightage of 37.90 percent in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) […]
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The reason behind the sinking of a torpedo recovery vessel off the Visakhapatnam coast is still not known, but Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said the navy personnel who died in the accident were trying to save the ship. The minister during an interaction with journalists Tuesday night said the four […]
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) It was a chilly New Year’s eve here Wednesday and the moderate fog delayed over 62 trains, an official said. The Met Office has forecast a cloudy New Year’s day Thursday. “It will be a partly cloudy sky Thursday with moderate fog in the morning,” said an India Meteorological Department […]
Bhubaneswar, Dec 31 (IANS) A day after the Odisha government directed teachers to counsel children to curb the state’s dropout rate, the teachers Wednesday said the government should first focus on providing quality education to the students. The government has asked the teachers to visit the students’ houses in order to bring down the dropout […]
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Three fresh cases of swine flu were Wednesday reported in the national capital, taking the number this year to 38, a health official said. “The afflicted include a 30-year-old man from Krishna Nagar, and two women aged 46 and 52 from Paschim Puri and New Delhi area, respectively,” Charan Singh, […]
Jakarta, Dec 30 (IANS) AirAsia Tuesday confirmed that the debris spotted in the Java Sea, is from the missing flight QZ8501, even as three bodies confirmed to be those of passengers in the ill-fated plane were retrieved. “AirAsia Indonesia regrets to inform that The National Search and Rescue Agency Republic of Indonesia (Basarna) confirmed that […]
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) While makers of “PK” are courting controversy for the film being anti-Hinduism, the film industry people like Karan Johar, Ritesh Sidhwani and Uday Chopra have come out in support of the movie. The Rajkumar Hirani directorial that features actor Aamir Khan as an alien, struck the controversy ever since its release. […]
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) In the wake of BJP president Amit Shah getting acquitted in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case, the Trinamool Congress Tuesday said the CBI’s credibility had been “broken irreparably”. “CBI’s credibility broken irreparably after today’s hogwash. Amit Shah discharged in fake encounter case after top lawyers defend him for three days […]
London, Dec 30 (IANS) A female healthcare worker, confirmed as having Ebola after returning to Scotland from Sierra Leone Sunday night, has arrived at the Royal Free Hospital in west London for better treatment. The patient was admitted to hospital early Monday morning after feeling unwell and then was placed in isolation after returning to […]