Notwithstanding its Uttar Pradesh chief ministerial candidate Sheila Dikshits name featuring in the list, the Congress on Monday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes clean on the Sahara diaries bribery issue. Modi’s name allegedly featured in the diaries as a receiver of kickbacks from the Sahara Group while he was the Chief Minister of […]
In an ancient Iraqi Christian town recently liberated from the Islamic State (IS) terror group, Christmas was celebrated for the first time in over two years on Saturday, a media report said on Sunday. It was an emotional return for members of Bartella town’s displaced Christian community, who had been forced to flee when their […]
Christmas brought some relief for the dry spell hit Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday as the weather office forecast light rain and snowfall at isolated places in the state. “There was light rain during the night in Katra, Bhaderwah and Bannihal areas of the Jammu region while there was rainfall in Kashmir Valley’s Qazigund town,” […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on his 66th birthday. “Birthday wishes to Pakistan PM Mr. Nawaz Sharif. I pray for his long and healthy life,” Modi tweetws. The Prime Minister wished Sharid, right after greeting the nation on the ocassion of Christmas. “Merry Christmas! We remember and celebrate […]
A day after Najeeb Jung resigned as Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy, Manish Sisodia, met him separately at his residence here. Kejriwal, the national convenor of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), who was locked in a running battle with Jung for a long time, told reporters that the two met over […]
Income Tax (IT) officials on Thursday ended their raid at the house of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary P.Rama Mohana Rao. The raids began on Wednesday morning and continued all night. On Wednesday, searches were also conducted in Rao’s office in the state secretariat and in several other places connected to Rao, his son and others. […]
The Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against DCW chief Swati Maliwal in an alleged case of irregularities in the appointments to the women’s rights panel. Maliwal, however, denied the charges and said the action was taken to put pressure on her not to investigate cases against leaders of a political party. ACB […]
Cold wave continued throughout Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as night temperatures remained below freezing point in the valley and Ladakh region. An official of the MET department told IANS: “Cold wave is likely to continue during the next 24 hours as weather is expected to remain dry during this period.” “Srinagar recorded minus 5.0 […]
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE after opening at 26,368.88 points and touched a high of 26,394.14 and a low of 26,318.59 points. On Tuesday the Sensex closed at 26,307.98 points. The Sensex is trading at 26,337.59 […]
India has renewed its demand for international action against Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and “their shadowy supporters” Denouncing the two organisations, whose leadership is based in Pakistan, as affiliates of al-Qaida, India’s Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin told the Security Council that it was imperative to take action against the support they get from […]