New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat Saturday batted forcefully for a non-Congress, non-BJP government at the Centre while discounting any “wave” in favour of BJP leader Narendra Modi. “The 11 parties that we brought together have not allied with either the Congress or the BJP. Depending on the results of the […]
PTI WASHINGTON: The US Senate has confirmed the Indian-American Manish as a federal judge in Illinois, becoming the first South Asian federal judge in the 5th most populous state of America. Shah, 40, was confirmed by the Senate by 95-0 votes. “His experience as a prosecutor and in various leadership positions at Chicago’s US Attorney’s […]
New Delhi, May 1 The BJP Thursday condemned Pakistan Army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif’s comment that Kashmir was Islamabad’s “jugular vein”, and said Pakistan occupied Kashmir was an integral part of India. “BJP condemns statement made by army Pakistan army chief…PoK (Pakistan occupied Kashmir) is an integral part of India,” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson […]
Guwahati, May 2 Thursday night suspected militants opened indiscriminate fir in two Assam villages, leaving at least 10 people, police said Friday. The first incident took place at a village of the Bodoland Territorial Areas Districts last night. “Armed cadres belonging to the anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) barged into […]
New Delhi, Feb 24 Representatives of the global medical devices industry Monday welcomed the health ministry’s move to examine the recommendations of the standing committee on the drugs and cosmetics amendments bill. The Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill, 2013, proposes changes in the regulation of the import, export, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs, cosmetics […]
New Delhi, Feb 24 With the formation of Telangana almost becoming a reality, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao Monday called on President Pranab Mukherjee. After the meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the TRS president told reporters that he thanked the president on behalf of the people of Telangana. Parliament last week passed a […]
New Delhi, Feb 24 President Pranab Mukherjee said faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth is an “impending reality for India”. “As the number of middle-class consumers continues to swell, the market is likely to become more attractive for global business,” he said while addressing participants of the reunion of owner/president management programme of Harvard Business […]
Lucknow, April 30 (IANS) There is no Modi wave in the country, BSP chief Mayawati said here Wednesday, accusing the media of creating a hype in favour of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. Mayawati said she had been travelling to many parts of the state but found “very little” support for Modi. She was interacting […]
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) Balloting began on a brisk note in Punjab Wednesday for the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in a single phase election, the Election Commission said. Between 10 to 15 percent voting was recorded till 10 a.m., the commission said. Sangrur, Bathinda and Hoshiarpur constituencies were leading in the number of votes polled. People […]
Srinagar, April 30 (IANS) Villagers Wednesday defied a separatist boycott call, while voters in cities and towns mostly stayed away from polling stations as balloting began in Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency. Barely 15 votes were cast at two polling stations in Ganderbal district’s Kangan town in the first one hour of polling. In contrast, 50 […]