The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) event to be held here in April will be a four-day weekend this year with the launch of IIFA Stomp, a free-for-all public party with “a taste of India”. Stomp – an entertaining mix of Indian food, music and handicrafts, will take place April 23 at the picturesque Curtis […]
Asserting that the US downgrade of India’s aviation regulator had “absolutely nothing” to do with the Khobragade affair, the US says it was committed to help India get its status back as soon as possible. “This absolutely had nothing to do with the ongoing case of Dr. Khobragade,” State Department spokesperson Marie Harf told reporters […]
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday ruled out his party Janata Dal-United’s (JD-U) return to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA. “There is no question of us (JD-U) returning to the NDA,” Nitish Kumar said at a function here. The chief minister’s statement came after JD-U president Sharad Yadav Friday reportedly said that his party […]
National Conference chief and union minister Farooq Abdullah Friday met DMK president M. Karunanidhi here but said they did not discuss politics. Abdullah told the media that while there were “some problems” within the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), the issues would be sorted out. “By the grace of God, things would be better.” A […]
A gunfight broke out between separatist guerrillas and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district Friday during a joint search operation for militants, a police official said. The gunfight broke out in Kangan area of Pulwama after a joint operation was launched by police, counter insurgency 55 Rashtriya Rifles and the Central Reserve Police […]
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) Friday hiked diesel price by 50 paise per litre, effective from midnight, in line with its policy of reducing under-recoveries or losses. Diesel price was last hiked by 50 paise, excluding VAT, on Jan 4. Allowing for local taxes, diesel will cost Rs.54.91 in Delhi, Rs.59.50 in Kolkata, Rs.63.23 in […]
A plea was filed Friday in Delhi High Court against the “anarchy” created by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Law Minister Somnath Bharti recently under the garb of protest for suspension of certain police officials. Filing the plea, teacher Ajay Gautam, contending that a few metro stations and several roads were closed to public due […]
A 19-year-old son of an Arunachal Pradesh Congress legislator died here after being beaten up by two shopkeepers following a row over his appearance and clothing, police said Friday. The brutal attack on Nido Taniam took place at the crowded Lajpat Nagar I market in south Delhi Wednesday afternoon, leading to internal and other injuries […]
Coast Guard chief A.G. Thapliyal Friday asserted that coastal security has improved significantly since the 2008 Mumbai terror attack but did not rule out the possibility of another attack from the sea route. “Fair amount of work has been done (after Mumbai terror attack)… the efforts are ongoing but one cannot rule out the possibility […]
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna resigned Friday. Central minister Harish Rawat is widely tipped to take charge of the hill state. While the writing was on the wall for Bahuguna for over a week, the chief minister was told to put in his papers Thursday night, a highly placed source told . The source said […]