Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) The youth who slapped Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was arrested Monday on various charges including attempt to murder. The youth, Debasish Acharya, a resident of Tamluk in East Midnapore district, is now under treatment in Tamluk Hospital in serious condition after […]
London, Jan 5 (IANS) England pacer James Anderson has said captain Alaistair Cook was shattered after being dropped from One-Day Internationals (ODI) side following a terrible run of form with the bat and was “very, very upset” following the decision. “I saw Cooky at the World Darts Championship at the ‘Ally Pally’ (Alexandra Palace is […]
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday took stock of the country’s internal security at a high-level meeting here. The meeting, termed a “routine meet” by a home ministry official, assumes significance against the backdrop of heavy firing on the international border with Pakistan and the ‘terror boat’ incident in Indian waters. […]
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday appointed economists and ministers as members of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. The prime minister himself will be the chairperson of the NITI Aayog, while economist Arvind Panagariya will work as vice chairman. Economist Bibek Debroy, and V.K.Saraswat, former director general of DRDO, […]
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) Aamir Khan-starrer “PK”, which has kept the cash registers ringing at the Bollywood box office since the last three weeks has crossed the Rs.300 crore figure in the country, said distributors and trade analysts. “#PK creates History. Crosses Rs.300 cr. (Week 3) Sun 11.58 crore. Grand total: 305.27 cr nett. India […]
The State Government has launched a three prong response to the terrible road toll on Western Australian roads in 2014. Road Safety Minister Liza Harvey said the response would target three major components of the road toll: speed; motorcycle fatalities; and country road crashes. “Speed cameras have a long proven ability to slow motorists down […]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The ministries of agriculture and food processing industries have selected the Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS International) in assisting them in all trade negotiations as also for conducting detailed studies on issues of agricultural products trade, the NGO said Sunday. “CUTS will now build a database of India’s trade […]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Security was Sunday tightened at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here following an intelligence alert that terrorists may target Air India flights going to Afghanistan, officials said. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which looks after the airport’s internal security, has been asked to be on alert and keep […]
Jammu, Jan 4 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir border was quiet Sunday, a day after Pakistani gunfire left two Indian soldiers and a civilian dead and forced hundreds to flee their homes along the frontier. Although no firing or shelling was reported Sunday, frightened villagers chose to stay away in makeshift camps in Samba and […]
Abuja, Jan 4 (IANS) Dozens of soldiers were killed in an attack suspected to have been committed by the militant group Boko Haram in Nigeria’s state of Borno, security sources said Sunday. The militants stormed the Multinational Joint Task Force base in the border town of Baga in the restive Borno state Saturday, Xinhua reported […]