New Delhi, Feb 19 Former law minister and veteran lawyer Ram Jethmalani Thursday said the central government was not “serious enough” on the issue of bringing back the black money stashed abroad. At a ‘Meet the Press’ programme, the lawyer said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “quite serious” about the issue but questioned his team. […]
New Delhi, Feb 19 The BJP’s drubbing in Delhi elections is likely to cast its shadow on the legislative agenda of the NDA government with opposition parties expected to join hands against the ruling alliance on a range of issues including some ordinances that have to be replaced with bills. The important budget session, which […]
New Delhi, Feb 19 Clearing the government’s position on the controversial ‘ghar wapsi’ events organised by various Hindu groups, Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Thursday said “if religion conversion is wrong, than re-conversion is also wrong”. In an interview to HeadLines Today channel, the minister said ‘ghar wapsi’ programmes by various organisations might have […]
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) India and close neighbour Sri Lanka Monday sought to begin a new chapter in their ties as the island nation’s newly-elected President Maithripala Sirisena, on his maiden visit abroad since taking over last month, held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and the two sides inked four agreements, including […]
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Global NGO, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), has received a grant of $350,000 from leading pharmaceutical and healthcare firm Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) to support implementation of the Human Vaccines Project that seeks to transform disease prevention across the world. The GSK grant is aimed to help the NGO establish […]
Hyderabad, Feb 15 BJP’s political opponents are coming together in the wake of its defeat in Delhi elections and the party will have to prepare itself to face this challenge, said union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Sunday. “The lesson for BJP is that there is a possibility of its rivals coming together. It has to […]
New Delhi, Feb 15 Calling for an energy revolution in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said India had the strength and resources to lead the world’s fight against global warming. “If there is one country to show the world the way to combat global warming it is India,” Modi said inaugurating the first […]
New Delhi, Feb 15 Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his congratulations to the Indian cricket team for its victory over Pakistan in a World Cup pool match in Adelaide. “Congrats Team India. Well played. We are all very proud of you,” the prime minister wrote on his Twitter handle @narendramodi. India defeated Pakistan by 76 […]
Pune (Maharashtra), Feb 14 Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday called for measures to improve and technologically advance the Indian agricultural sector to make it globally competitive. Addressing a farmers’ rally in Baramati, Modi said that we are presently living in a global economy and competing in global markets, which we must capture. For that, there […]
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Sounding more mature and pragmatic in his second innings, AAP leader and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday vowed to make Delhi the country’s first corruption-free city and end “VIP culture” even as he warned party colleagues against “arrogance” after the AAP’s thumping victory. Addressing an estimated 100,000 cheering supporters at […]