The countdown for the launch of India’s heavy-duty rocket – the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV) – that would carry communication satellite GSAT-14 is set to begin Jan 4 morning, said a space agency official Thursday. “The 29-hour countdown for the GSLV launch is expected to commence around 11.20 a.m. Saturday and the rocket is […]
The minority Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government won a crucial trust vote in the Delhi assembly Thursday after the Congress and two other legislators extended support to it. With only 28 legislators in the 70-member house, the AAP needed the backing of the Congress – whose 15-year rule ended in December – to remain in […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet the media after a long gap on Friday morning when he “wants to dispel the myth that nothing has happened in this country” and say his government has “delivered” on its prommises, official sources said Thursday. Manmohan Singh, in his much-anticipated media interaction, will list the achievements of 10 […]
Determined to spread its wings, the AAP has stepped up fund collection and is urging supporters to donate Rs.2,014 — marking the year when the Lok Sabha election will be held. Letters have gone out to supporters soliciting Rs.2,014 or more — to add to the election kitty. “We will be contesting the Lok Sabha […]
BJP leader Harsh Vardhan Thursday questioned the Aam Aadmi Party as to what “compelled” the debutant political entity to form a government in Delhi with the Congress party’s support. “When his (Arvind Kejriwal’s) party emerged, people of this country saw new hope. Though the party emerged due to Anna Hazare’s movement, Anna Hazare decided to […]
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has the “moral mandate” to rule the national capital, Delhi Minister Manish Sisodia said Thursday, moving the mandatory trust motion in the assembly “Our party already has the moral mandate, which has been given to us by people of Delhi,” Sisodia said. “We have formed the government, but we faced […]
The CPI-M Thursday asked the AAP to spell out its economic policies and said the Left too was known for the values the new party flaunts: simple living and mass financial mobilization. A commentary by CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat said while the AAP seeks to tackle some critical problems faced by the people, it […]
India and the Maldives Thursday agreed to “amicably resolve” all differences, including over cancellation of Indian company GMR’s contract to run Male International Airport, as visiting Maldivian President Abdullla Yameen held talks here with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the two sides inked three MoUs. Prime Minister Singh said in his talks he has requested […]
Rights groups here Thursday held a protest against the Uttar Pradesh government’s forcible eviction of victims of the Muzaffaranagar riots from relief camps where they had sought shelter. “The Uttar Pradesh government has crossed all limits of callous governance and cynical political calculation by ordering the eviction of riot-hit people from the relief camps,” Manisha […]
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said his party was not afraid of facing a trust vote in the Delhi assembly Thursday to determine whether or not his government enjoys majority support. “We are not afraid of the trust vote, we are not here (to enjoy) power,” a smiling Kejriwal told the media. “It does not matter […]