Chandigarh, Dec 8 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Monday directed all deputy commissioners (DCs) and superintendents of police (SPs) to remain punctual and give maximum time to redressing the grievances of people promptly. The chief minister directed that DCs and SPs should visit at least two villages every week (eight in a month) […]
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The central government is creating 500 ready-to-bid projects worth Rs.3 lakh crore to augment the country’s infrastructural growth, union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said here Monday. He also said his ministry has created a section to prepare detailed project reports (DPR) to supervise progress of all ongoing […]
Vijaypur (Jammu), Dec 8 (IANS) Militants in Jammu and Kashmir are now dumping their AK-47 assault rifles and replacing them with Android phones, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday. “The power of the ballot has defeated the power of bullet in Jammu and Kashmir,” Modi told a Bharatiya Janata Party election rally here in Jammu […]
Hyderabad, Dec 8 (IANS) Singapore Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Andhra Pradesh to prepare a master plan and develop a world-class capital city of Andhra Pradesh. The master plan will be ready in six months and after that a detailed action plan will be worked out, announced Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu […]
Madurai, Dec 8 (IANS) Superstar Rajinikanth Monday filed a caveat application here to prevent the Madras High Court bench from passing any interim order in the “Lingaa” case without hearing his stand. He filed the application anticipating a writ appeal by aspiring filmmaker K.R. Ravi Rathinam, who had alleged the makers of “Lingaa” of stealing […]
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear a plea challenging the recent ordinance on coal block allocations, even as it declined a batch of petitions by private companies seeking that it re-look its Sep 24 order cancelling 214 coal blocks allocated from 1993 to 2011. The plea challenging the coal […]
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Three days after one of its drivers raped a woman commuter, “all activities” of global cab company Uber were banned in Delhi Monday and the accused was sent to three days in policy custody to verify his past crimes. As street protests erupted in the city demanding action against the […]
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IANS) India’s current account deficit widened to $10.1 billion for the quarter ended Sep 31, 2014, data released by Reserve bank of India (RBI) showed. According to the central bank, the net difference between inflows and outflows of foreign currencies also known as the current account showed a deficit that widened by […]
Los Angeles, Dec 8 (IANS) Singer Iggy Azalea and pop star Jessie J have been added to the list of honourees at the upcoming Billboard Women in Music Awards. The Fancy hitmaker will receive the Chart-Topper Award, while the British star will be feted with the Powerhouse Award. Newcomer Charli Xcx has also landed on […]
Los Angeles, Dec 8 (IANS) Singer Chris Brown has apologised on a social-networking site for accusing Karrueche Tran of cheating on him with Drake. The 25-year-old took to Instagram Monday to say sorry for taking their relationship problem to the social media, reports aceshowbiz.com. “Being young and dumb is one of my strong suits and […]