Delhi minister Rakhi Birla’s car attacked

Delhi minister Rakhi Birla’s car was attacked by an unidentified person here Sunday evening, police said. The minister was unhurt. The incident took place around 6 p.m. in Mangolpuri area of west Delhi. Birla, a minister in the Aam Aadmi Party government, said in a complaint to police that she had gone to attend a […]

Ramdev announces support for Modi

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev Sunday officially announced his support for BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. At a programme organised by Ramdev’s Bharat Swabhiman Trust, the yoga guru said “Congress’s anti-people policies destroyed the country”. “I had two options in front of me, Modi-ji, and the ‘shahzada’ who has not done anything for the country,” […]

Modi congratulates ISRO on satellite launch

The BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful launch of the GSLV D5 rocket carrying a communication satellite. “I congratulate the scientists of ISRO for successfully launching the GSLV D5. My good wishes are with them,” Modi said at the foundation day celebrations of yoga […]

Indian rocket lifts off with communication satellite

An Indian rocket carrying communication satellite successfully lifted off from the Sriharikota spaceport here Sunday. The Rs.365 crore launch mission has twin purpose – to flight test the cryogenic engine designed and built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and to put in orbit communication satellite GSAT-14. Precisely at 4.18 p.m., the Geosynchronous Satellite […]

PM congratulates ISRO on rocket launch

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful launch of the Indian GSLV D5 rocket carrying a communication satellite. “Prime Minister congratulates the scientists and engineers of ISRO for the successful launch of GSLV D5 carrying GSAT-14 payload,” the prime minister’s office tweeted. “It is yet another important […]

Corrupt will not be spared, asserts Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday said there will be no compromise on corruption, and sought time for taking action against it. “It has just been eight days, give us some time. We will not spare anyone who is corrupt,” Kejriwal told reporters. “There is no question of compromising on corruption, I will put my […]

Some respite from cold wave expected in Kashmir

At minus 12.4 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam hill station was the coldest town in Kashmir Sunday. The present cold wave conditions would ease a bit during the next 24 hours, the Met Office has forecast. The minimum temperature was 12.4 degrees Celsius below the freezing point in Pahalgam Sunday – coldest in the Kashmir Valley. It […]

Jammu-Srinagar highway open only to light vehicles

Only light motor vehicles would be allowed to move on the Jammu-Srinagar highway Sunday because a portion of it caved in, traffic authorities said. A portion of the road in Chenani area of Jammu region caved in Saturday. The damaged area has been restored for light vehicular traffic, a senior traffic official told IANS. He […]

Ban on construction in Shimla’s green belts to stay

The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to continue its construction ban in 17 green belts of the town, an official said Sunday. “The cabinet last evening (Saturday) decided to continue with the ban on construction in the 17 green belts falling within the Shimla Municipal Corporation limits,” a government spokesperson told IANS. He said the […]