Lucknow/New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) In a strong message to Pakistan, both Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh Tuesday accused the country of waging a proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir, and said India was taking action and the results will be visible soon. The army chief, in a press […]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) An Australian delegation Tuesday highlighted different ways in which Australia can help India in preservation, protection and promoting its culture and heritage by offering wide range of skills and services. Australian heritage experts interacted with the members of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at the Institute of Archaeology in the […]
Lucknow, Jan 13 (IANS) Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Tuesday said that a technical advisor will be appointed in the defence ministry in the next two months. The advisor would oversee defence deals. Parrikar, who is a Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh, said that middlemen will now have no place in such deals. The […]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The national capital Tuesday reported 10 new cases of swine flu, taking the total to 61 this year, a health official said. According to the health department, the new cases were of four females and six males. “The female patients are a 35-year-old from Freedom Fighter Enclave, two 31-year-olds from […]
Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) Leading US-based renewable energy firm SunEdison Tuesday signed an agreement with the Karnataka government to generate 5 gigawatt (GW) of power over the next five years. “Energy from our projects will be cost competitive with coal-based electricity without subsidies or incentives and will ease the power deficit in the state,” a […]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Indian Army chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Tuesday said short tenures in higher ranks of the army were not desirable and he has given directions to increase them. Addressing reporters at the annual press conference ahead of Army Day, Gen. Dalbir Singh said the army was keen to make the Short […]
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Pakistan must fight militant groups that threaten Indian, US and Afghan interests, US Secretary of State John Kerry said, and offered $250 million aid for militancy affected people Tuesday. Visiting Pakistan after going to India over the weekend, Kerry said all terrorist groups should be targeted for the security of the […]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) A total of 15 leaders from different political parties, including the Congress and the AAP, Tuesday joined the BJP here expressing their desire to work under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Apart from the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party, leaders, including former legislators and councillors, of the Bahujan Samaj Party, […]
Madrid, Jan 13 (IANS) Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has urged fans to get behind “important player” Welshman Gareth Bale after the latter was criticised for being selfish during the Spanish football club’s win over Espanyol in La Liga. The criticism came a week after the world’s most expensive player was denounced for not passing […]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to Sher Singh Rana, the lone person convicted in the killing of bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi, on a city police plea challenging his acquittal from the charge of criminal conspiracy. A division bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Ashutosh Kumar asked Rana to file […]