In a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Sunday blamed it for the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. “Has anybody thought about the law and order situation of the state (UP)?” Modi asked at a rally here, adding that the SP should be […]
Apprised about various issues faced by West Bengal, like rising cases of crime against women, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday assured action including sending an NCW team to probe reported cases, the state Congress Sunday said. A team of Congress leaders, led by state chief Pradip Bhattacharya, met Manmohan Singh who was in the city […]
cIndian Americans, who have the highest income among America’s multicultural groups, save much of their higher household income for their children’s college education, according to a new study. This heavy emphasis on higher education, however, leads to times when Indian Americans prioritise saving for their children over saving for themselves, according to the third biennial […]
roThe first step has been taken for the long-harassed Mumbai commuters experiencing an era of world-class travel with the country’s first Monorail. Used to dirty, cramped, uncomfortable – though extremely reliable – suburban trains and BEST buses, the Monorail is like a breath of fresh air on the 8.9-km-long journey. After a series of successful […]
The Supreme Court Friday declined to entertain a plea by private, unaided schools of Delhi seeking putting on hold the Dec 18, 2013 nursery admission guidelines issued by Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung, and asked the schools’ associations to go back to the high court. The Forum For Promotion of Quality Education for All (FPQEA) and […]
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Congress’ Digvijaya Singh and former union ministers Kumari Selja and Murli Deora were among 37 candidates elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha Friday after the deadline for withdrawing nominations in the biennial elections to the upper house ended. Polling will be held Feb 7, as scheduled, for the remaining 18 seats […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday stirred a fresh controversy by naming over 20 top politicians including Rahul Gandhi, Nitin Gadkari, Mayawati and Sharad Pawar as “corrupt”. Hitting back, Congress questioned his commitment to a legal process while the BJP asked him to furnish proof or apologise. Union minister Farooq Abdullah, who was also among […]
Security at BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s rally in Meerut Sunday has been tightened, with an inspector general of police being made in charge of a political rally for the first time. The security has been stepped up in view of the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli in Uttar Pradesh last year. A […]
A militant was killed Saturday in a gunfight with the security forces in Kashmir’s Pulwama district, an official said. A senior police official said following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of guerrillas in a house in Kangan village in Pulwama district, 33 km from here, security forces surrounded the house Friday evening. “When the […]
Criticising the Delhi government for its failure to check power tariff hike, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday protested against the hike in the national capital. Staging a protest at Bhajanpura, BJP Delhi unit chief Vijay Goel said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has failed to check power tariff hikes. “Kejriwal-led AAP had promised that after […]