Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived here Wednesday on a three-day official visit during which the two countries are expected to sign an agreement on defence and enhance cooperation in hydrocarbons and security. Vice-president Hamid Ansari received Crown Prince Salman on his arrival. Crown Prince Salman’s is the highest level political […]
At least 92 unauthorised Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and chit funds have fled Tripura after illegally collecting huge amounts of money from the people, a minister said Wednesday. “Till march last year, 117 NBFCs were working in the state. When the state government started taking action against them, 92 chit funds ran away,” Finance Minister […]
Election opinion polls conducted by media should be properly authenticated, former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said Wednesday. A day after a Hindi television news channel carried out a sting operation that indicated a political conspiracy to manipulate public opinion, Kejriwal said the sting operation aired by the channel, if assumed to be authentic, represents […]
The national capital experienced a warm and sunny Wednesday with the maximum temperature recorded at 26.2 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. The Met office has forecast a cloudy Thursday. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 24 degrees Celsius and 13 degrees Celsius. According to the India Meteorological Department […]
The Supreme Court Wednesday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy for failing to appear before it in person as directed at the court’s last hearing. Roy was also given till March 4 to comply with the court’s order. An apex court bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice J.S. Khehar, […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet the prime minister of Bangladesh and the president of Sri Lanka during the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) summit in the Myanmarese capital next week. This will be prime minister’s first meeting with Sheikh Hasina post the Bangladesh general elections last month. India […]
Indian Navy chief Admiral D.K. Joshi resigned Wednesday, a day when seven sailors were injured after smoke filled up a compartment of a submarine. The government has accepted his resignation with immediate effect, a defence ministry release said. The resignation came barely hours after seven Indian Navy personnel were injured and at least two went […]
Even after losing a match in the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL), the Mumbai Heroes team was in a mood to party. They partied hard all night Feb 22. “The entire Mumbai Heroes team was in Sohail Khan’s hotel room from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Huma Qureshi, Chitrangda Singh and Priyamani also joined them. Sounds […]
Oman’s Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah will be on a two-day visit to Delhi Feb 28-March 1, a statement said Wednesday. India and Oman enjoy a friendly relationship based on people-to-people contacts. Bilateral trade in 2013 was approximately $5 billion per annum. The Indian embassy issued a record 59,000 visas, signifying robust […]
Indian Navy chief Admiral D.K. Joshi resigned Wednesday taking moral responsibility for a series of accidents that have hit naval vessels over the past few months. The government accepted his resignation with immediate effect, a defence ministry release said. The resignation came on a day when seven Indian Navy personnel were injured and at least […]