Shillong, Nov 24 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Monday said that he is yet to accept the resignation of his woman Home Minister Roshan Warjri. “She (Warjri) had told me that she wanted to go for her treatment. Therefore, I have no accepted her resignation,” he told journalists after the assembly session was adjourned […]
Mathura, Nov 21 (IANS) Six unidentified armed bandits looted Rs. 30 lakh in broad daylight from a branch of the Syndicate Bank on at Chaumuhan town on the Delhi-Mathura national highway, police said. Police said a customer and a bank official were injured in the scuffle with the robbers. Senior police officers, including the inspector […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 20 (IANS) The opposition in Kerala Thursday demanded that strong action be taken against a senior bureaucrat whose office and house were raided by the vigilance and anti-corruption bureau. The bureau officials seized documents and cash from the possession of T.O. Sooraj, Kerala PWD secretary. He was under the lens of the vigilance […]
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Museum of Sacred Art (MOSA) in Belgium is bringing a multi-dimensional arts project conceptualised around the notion of the spiritual and devotion in Indian art to the capital in March next year, the organisers said Thursday. The exhibition “Forms of Devotion: The Spiritual in Indian Art” will include about […]
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The BJP-led central government gave its ‘in-principle’ clearance, with certain conditions, for the first phase of Chennai Monorail Project (CMP), an official statement Thursday said. According to the central government, monorail services will be provided between Poonamalle and Kathipara with a link from Porur to Vadapalani with a total length […]
Chandigarh, Nov 19 (IANS) Drawing flak from most quarters over the handling of sect leader Rampal episode, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Wednesday finally defended the police action. “The government is committed to upholding the law and ensuring strict compliance with the directions of court. All are equal before the law, and the government […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 19 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has never knowingly or unknowingly funded extremists, a veteran Saudi journalist said Wednesday. Saudi Gazette newspaper’s chief editor Khaled Al Maeena said the radical Islamic State — earlier ISIS — was not a creation of Saudi Arabia and that it sprang up suddenly out of nowhere. Maeena was speaking […]
Bhubaneswar, Nov 19 (IANS) The winter session of the Odisha assembly starting Thursday is all set to be a stormy affair with the opposition parties – the Congress and the BJP – planning to put the treasury benches on the mat by raising the multi-crore chit fund and mining scams, while the ruling party has […]
Ramallah, Nov 19 (IANS) Palestinian Foreign Minister Reyad al-Malki Wednesday called on Spain to recognise the state of Palestine after its parliament voted overwhelmingly Tuesday in favour of establishing a Palestinian state. Al-Malki said in an emailed press statement that the Palestinian leadership expresses gratitude to the Spanish kingdom and all Spanish political parties for […]
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Underlining the crucial role of regional trade agreements for India to emerge as a manufacturing hub, Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher Tuesday said the free trade agreement being negotiated by the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) would help India to boost its commerce and manufacturing. “My message here is that regional […]