Bangalore, March 26 (IANS) LG Electronics Wednesday opened a 4G (fourth generation) Long Term Evolution (LTE) zone in this tech hub to offer high-speed data service for mobile phones, tablets and laptops. India’s leading telecom services provider Airtel and US-based chip maker Qualcomm are partnering with the South Korean electronics major to provide seamless switching between […]
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari Wednesday released the book “The Political Economy of Energy and Growth” edited by Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung, who is known for his expertise in the energy sector. The book, published by Oxford University Press, covers a wide range of global energy debates, such as trends in […]
Lucknow, March 26 (IANS) Opposition parties Wednesday demanded the dismissal of the Uttar Pradesh government citing the stinging remarks of the Supreme Court on the state government’s role in the Muzaffarnagar riots. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Laxmikant Bajpayi said the Samajwadi Party (SP) government had lost its credibility after the court rap. Bajpayi also […]
Guwahati, March 26 (IANS) Poachers killed yet another rhino in Assam’s Pabitora wildlife sanctuary Wednesday, even as two poachers were shot dead by forest guards in an operation launched after hearing gunshots inside the sanctuary, officials said. Some poachers, however, managed to escape with the horn of the rhino. “Our guards heard gunshots from inside the […]
Srinagar, March 26 (IANS) Formally launching his party’s poll campaign in the Valley, National Conference (NC) patron Farooq Abdullah said Wednesday Narendra Modi stands to negate everything enshrined in the constitution. Addressing a party workers’ meeting in central Badgam town, 14 km from here, he said: “The idea of India is one of a secular and […]
Beijing, March 26 (IANS) The Nehru-Gandhi family, which has dominated Indian politics for over 50 years, is now facing a severe challenge from the main opposition BJP in the general elections next month, a leading Chinese daily said. The Indian middle-class is moving away from the scandal-ridden Congress Party and pinning hopes on BJP’s prime ministerial […]
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The central government Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that it will issue an advisory prohibiting government employees from accessing social networking websites through officials systems and networks. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul asked the centre to immediately issue an advisory prohibiting public […]
Shimla, March 26 (IANS) The opposition BJP Wednesday demanded the resignation of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh over ongoing CBI investigations into corruption charges during his tenure as union steel minister. “The chief minister should resign from the post to ensure a free and fair probe,” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Satpal Singh Satti […]
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday repeated its promise to provide quotas in private sector for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes if it returns to power after the general elections. Industry leaders said it is just a populist promise and there is nothing new in it. “Congress’s manifesto demanding private sector reservation […]
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped by four men, of which three have been arrested, police officials said Wednesday. One of the accused was known to the victim and had called her at an isolated place in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area Tuesday evening. The woman was raped in turns by […]