An application was filed by NGO Common Cause Friday in the Delhi High Court seeking a court-monitored investigation by the CBI or a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into allegations of corruption against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. The application filed through advocate Prashant Bhushan alleged that Virbhadra Singh accepted bribe from business firm while […]
The sports ministry Friday made it clear that dope offenders won’t be considered for Arjuna Award or Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna. The ministry also said that coaches of the dope tainted athletes too won’t be considered for the Dhyan Chand Award. The ministry in a statement said that it will seek a report from the […]
Cold conditions continued to prevail in Uttar Pradesh as many parts of the state received rainfall Friday as well. Friday saw sunny afternoon giving some relief from cold, but evening witnessed heavy rains in many places, including the state capital. The regional Met Office has predicted more rainfall in the coming days as low pressure […]
Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade arrived here Friday night following her indictment by a US grand jury for alleged visa fraud. She arrived by a US Airlines flight at after 10 p.m. India has expelled an American diplomat in a reciprocal gesture. Khobragade, 39, who was India’s deputy consul-general in New York, was arrested on Dec […]
C. Rangarajan, chairman of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the prime minister, Friday blamed failure to complete projects on time for the “steep decline” in the country’s economic growth. “Economic growth has in fact declined much more steeply than what is warranted by the decline in investment. This might be because projects have not […]
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Friday lashed out at the media, specifically the electronic channels, for negative coverage of the just-concluded Saifai Mahotsav in his home town. Interacting with media persons at a hurriedly called press conference at his official residence here, Akhilesh Yadav said the media was selectively targeting his government for something […]
Himachal Pradesh MP Rajan Sushant, suspended by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) almost two years ago for indiscipline, Friday resigned both from the party and the Lok Sabha seat. “I have resigned from the BJP as it has lost its ideology and been compromising with corruption. I resigned as an MP too,” Sushant told reporters […]
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt Friday described Kashmir as “a goldmine and a treasure” and said that it is time to clear the misconception that the Valley is a troubled zone. He has urged filmmakers to shoot more and more in the picturesque region, which reigned supreme till a bruising insurgency broke out in the late 1980s. […]
Stressing the efficacy of polices lay on the quality of data collected by government agencies, President Pranab Mukherjee Friday underscored the importance of the authenticity of information gathered and called for exercising caution in data analysis and inferences. “The efficacy of our policies, especially in the social sector, hinges on the quality of data collected […]
The Delhi High Court Friday refused to suspend a government notification on the criteria for nursery admissions in the capital on a plea filed by the city’s unaided private schools. Justice Manmohan, issuing notice to the Delhi government, asked it to file its reply within three weeks. The matter was posted for hearing next March […]