Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley Sunday slammed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s comments on a “breakthrough” with Pakistan, saying that such a development would go against India’s dignity. “The prime minister said there was almost an agreement on Kashmir. When Pervez Musharraf said this, we did not believe him… but now the […]
Kashmiri Pandits who left their homes and migrated to other parts of the country after militancy hit the state in the 1990s would themselves have to take a call on their return, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Sunday. Abdullah was addressing a convention of Kashmiri Pandits at Patta-Bohri near Jammu. The chief […]
In a relief for the Congress, its ally and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar Sunday expressed hope that despite recent political developments in the country, the party (Congress) will again rise from the ashes. “Indira Gandhi brought the party back to power from ashes in two years after being wiped out in 1977. […]
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 […]
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,” […]
Ailing Bengali screen goddess Suchitra Sen, who has been keeping away from public life for the past three decades, Sunday allowed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to meet her at a city nursing home. Overwhelmed after a 25-minute meeting with the actress, who has often been compared to Hollywood great Greta Garbo for her […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]