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 […]
Indian Navy chief Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, who resigned Wednesday, was a specialist in anti-submarine warfare. Joshi took over as the country’s 21st chief of naval staff in August 2012 from Admiral Nirmal Verma, according to the indiannavy.nic.in. He served in a variety of command, staff and instructional appointments. His sea commands include guided missile […]
Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Wednesday sought to justify the 1993 police action on Youth Congress workers, saying it was essential to prevent the state secretariat from being “captured”. Both the Congress and the ruling Trinamool Congress contested Bhattacharjee’s claims. Bhattarcharjee deposed before a commission probing the July 21, 1993, police firing on […]
The Madras High Court Tuesday quashed all charges against filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon and his production company Photon Kathas since no cognizable offence was unveiled in the cheating claims made by R.Jayaraman of production house R.S Infotainment. “The FIR that was filed against Gautham Menon and the directors Photon Kathas has been quashed by the […]
Indian Mujahideen operative Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi has said he joined the terror outfit to protect the rights of Muslims and his aim was to die for a cause. In his confession before a magistrate in Miyapur, Andhra Pradesh, the aide of Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal admitted his role in various blasts, including the […]
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived here Wednesday on a three-day official visit as India has actively begun engaging with major players in the Gulf region. “We have so much on stake from the point of view of population (Indian expatriates in the region), remittances and energy security,” Anil Wadhwa, secretary, […]