So you’ve swum and lounged on a Goa beach. You’ve partied and sampled Goa’s nightlife. You’ve been to the state’s temples, churches, waterfalls and forests. Shell out Rs 2,000 more and you’ll soon be able to view the splendour of the western Indian beach tourism destination from up in the sky. The seaplane service, which […]
In middle of last year’s high-octane Lok Sabha campaign, Narendra Modi had thumped his “chappan inch ka seena” (56-inch chest) and had taken pot shots at Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, saying he did not have it in him to make Uttar Pradesh a developed state like Gujarat. On Friday, at a public […]
The extension of Sonia Gandhi’s term as Congress president by another year in her 17th year in the position is an admission of the party’s failure to be a living, evolving, dynamic entity rather than an acknowledgement of her staying power and acceptability within the organization. Any political party in a democracy which adopts the […]
India’s current account deficit in the first quarter ended June narrowed to $6.2 billion, or 1.2 percent of GDP, as compared to $7.8 billion in the corresponding quarter of last fiscal, on the back of a fall in trade deficit, it was announced on Friday. “This improvement was mainly on account of the merchandise trade […]
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday described Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as ‘paintrebaaz’ (crafty) for his politics of opportunism. “If there is a new example of opportunistic politics and ‘paintrebaazi’, it is Nitish Kumar,” said Pradhan, who is also a senior BJP leader, at a function of a TV news channel here. His statement […]
The inquiry commission set up by the Delhi government on Friday issued a non-bailable warrant against Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) chief M.K. Meena for not appearing before the Special Investigation Team. The commission has also issued an order that 30 percent of his salary be attached every month. Earlier on September 3, one-member probe panel headed […]
Rapped sharply by the Bombay High Court, most political parties and the public, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday hurriedly decided to reduce the four-day meat ban in Mumbai by two days. The BMC general body urged Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta to lift the ban for two days – September 13 and 18 – […]
Pakistan is ready for a dialogue with India but would not accept any pre-conditions, a foreign office spokesman said on Thursday. At his weekly news briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah made it clear that any talks with New Delhi must include the Kashmir dispute, Radio Pakistan reported. “Pakistan will also not accept any pre-conditions […]
India on Thursday called in the Saudi ambassador here to seek his cooperation in the police investigation being carried out into allegations of rape levelled against a senior Saudi diplomat by two Nepalese women. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted that: ”MEA Chief of Protocol called in Saudi Amb today, conveyed request of […]
As ripening paddy fields impart a magical golden-brown magnificence to the countryside, the soothing autumnal sun shines to confirm that the season of plenty has arrived in Kashmir – as an environmental disaster looms. From paddy, maize, apples, grapes and pears – all the yearly labour of local farmers and orchardists is readying to be […]