The Supreme Court Friday stayed the execution of the death sentence of 1993 Delhi bomb blast convict Devender Pal Singh Bhullar and issued notice to the Centre on his petition seeking commuting of his death sentence to life imprisonment. The plea for commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment is on the grounds of inordinate […]
Author Mahasweta Devi expressed support for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said here Thursday that she “is the only ideal candidate for prime minister”. Addressing a large Trinamool Congress rally at the Brigade Parade Grounds, Devi hailed the party supremo Banerjee’s efforts for the welfare of the common people. “I would like to […]
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said the change in the pattern of the UPSC civil services exam is wrong and he will take up the issue. The statement from his office came after a group of students met the Congress leader requesting him to intervene in the issue. Changes made by the Union Public […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 66th death anniversary Thursday. The prime minister paid floral tributes at Rajghat, Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial on the banks of the Yamuna river where his body was cremated. Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse in 1948 at Birla House on what is now 5, Tees […]
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao is confident that separate Telangana state will come into existence in 15 days. “I am leaving for Delhi tomorrow (Friday) and I will return in Telangana state after 15 days,” he told reporters here Thursday after Andhra Pradesh legislature completed debate on the bill sent by the […]
As part of its skill development mission, the Tamil Nadu government will soon launch a job portal for training and placement services and would also seek external funding, Governor K. Rosaiah said Thursday. In his address to the state assembly, Rosaiah said: “The unique initiative of the Tamil Nadu Skill Development Mission has already been […]
The US Federal Reserve’s decision to scale down its economic stimulus programme by $10 billion should not affect the Indian markets, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Thursday. “This decision was expected and should not in any way surprise or affect the Indian markets,” Chidambaram said in a statement after the US Federal Reserve announced that […]
Lt Governor Najeeb Jung said Thursday that he has asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to send him a proposal if he wants a probe into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. “Arvind met me and expressed the wish for a SIT probe into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. So I have told him to sent me a […]
Along with the government decision to raise to 12 the cap on annual availability of subsidised LPG cylinders, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs Thursday decided to suspend the direct benefit transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme till a committee conducts a review of its implementation. “Pending the committee examining the issues, the Aadhaar-linked LPG subsidy […]
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will Thursday review its preparations for the April-May Lok Sabha polls and discuss the controversies involving its members. “The meet (Thursday) will review the preparations for Lok Sabha elections and discuss the number of seats to be contested,” a party statement said. “Discussions will also be held on various controversies […]