Newly-installed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday asked the state’s electricity distribution companies to state their objections to their likely audit by the nation’s Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). ”“We have given notice to power companies for audit. Power companies have been asked to send their reply on why there shouldn’t be an audit, by […]
India, which has always pressed for dialogue to solve the Syrian crisis, may attend the Jan 22 Geneva II peace conference, said a government official Tuesday. Around 30 nations are going to attend the conference in the city of Montreux, Switzerland. While a formal invite is yet to be issued, India has been informed “fairly […]
President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday greeted the nation on the eve of the New Year and called upon the countrymen to work unitedly towards the collective goal of inclusive development and growth. In his message, the president said: “On the joyous occasion of New Year, I convey my warmest greetings and good wishes to all my […]
The Kashmir valley Tuesday received the season’s heaviest snowfall throwing life out of gear and severing the valley’s road and air links with rest of the country. The snowfall began early Tuesday, bringing an end to the dry spell, and the locals woke up to a white blanket of snow. The valley had received mild […]
Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari Tuesday denied reports of that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would announce at a press conference scheduled for Friday that he was resigning. Television channels, quoting sources, said the prime minister is likely to resign in the press conference, paving way for Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi. “This report is […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will not attend office Tuesday too as he is still unwell. “Arvind still has fever and his diarrhoea continues. Now his blood pressure has also gone down,” said Vipin Mittal, Kejriwal’s family doctor. “So I have advised him to take rest at home today (Tuesday),” added Mittal. It is the […]
Police have decided to close all flyovers and some key roads around Hussain Sagar in Hyderabad from Tuesday night till the early hours of Wednesday to prevent any untoward incident during the New Year’s Eve celebrations. All flyovers in Hyderabad and Cyberabad police commissionerates will be shut while the roads around Hussain Sagar lake in […]
A total of 70 traffic police teams along with other police officers, deputed in Police Control Room (PCR) vehicles, will man Delhi’s roads for safe New Year’s eve celebrations. The police personnel will be deployed Dec 31 around 7 p.m. onward till the New Year has been ushered in and celebrations end. “Traffic police will […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin strongly condemning the terror attacks in the Russian city of Volgograd, terming them a grave violation of human rights and an “unconscionable crime against humanity”. Two deadly terror attacks in two days in Volgograd killed over 30 people and left scores injured. The prime […]
The new president of Maldives Abdulla Yameen would be visiting India Jan 1-4 on his first official visit abroad after assuming office in November this year. The president, the half-brother of former long-time president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, is the sixth president of Maldives. The Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) leader won the presidential run off […]