New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government Thursday reconstituted six cabinet committees, including the one on appointments and on security. “The government has reconstituted six committees of the Cabinet i.e. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Cabinet Committee on Accommodation, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs […]
Chennai/New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The BJP-led government moved to assuage upset feelings over a directive asking central government employees to use Hindi while posting tweets or messages on social media after DMK Thursday opposed such a move, terming it as the beginning of imposition of Hindi. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, in the second tweet […]
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Besides questioning the efficacy of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress sending five of its MPs to Madhya Pradesh to enquire into a rape case, women activists here are appalled at the selection of two women MPs in the delegation who had earlier passed snide remarks against a rape victim. Peeved by the […]
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) A middle-aged woman suffered burn injuries after a man threw acid on her face in West Bengal’s Burdwan district, police said Wednesday. The attack took place Tuesday night at Chittaranjan railway station. Recuperating at a hospital, the woman, mother of a 20-year-old, accused a man who, she said, has been stalking her […]
Bhubaneswar, June 18 (IANS) India Wednesday successfully test fired indigenously developed surface-to-air missile Akash from a defence base in Odisha, an official said. The medium-range is now ready for induction in the Indian Army. The missile, with a 27-km range and an effective ceiling of 15 km, was test fired from the Integrated Test Range in […]
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) India Wednesday said its 40 nationals working for a Turkish construction company have been abducted in violence-hit Iraq’s Mosul area, which has been taken over by Sunni militants. The government is monitoring the situation, with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj holding consultations with senior officials. The abduction is a major crisis […]
Hyderabad, June 18 (IANS) Over fifty percent of real estate buyers decisions are influenced by Internet research, revealed a study by Google India. The study is based on a pan India offline research conducted by Zinnov and real estate related search query trends on Google. Researching online for real estate information was not limited to metros […]
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party Wednesday accused the BJP of offering money to its legislators for their support in forming the government in the national capital. A party statement said the Bharatiya Janata Party has been trying to lure AAP legislators by offering money and posts for the last few days. “A […]
Jammu, June 18 (IANS) In the second time in two days, Pakistani troopers resorted to unprovoked firing at the Indian positions on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba Wednesday evening even after a flag meeting between the two sides during the day, an official said. A senior police officer told IANS here that the […]
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A warm and humid Wednesday in Delhi ended in a spell of sharp shower in the evening, bringing much awaited relief for the national capital. The Met Office has forecast a cloudy Thursday. A total of 3.6 mm of rain was recorded by India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Delhi Wednesday evening, […]