Tania died of serious internal injuries, court told

The Delhi High Court was informed Monday by the city police that 19-year-old Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania died because of “serious” internal injuries in the head and the toxicology report came out negative. A division bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw was told by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Sidharth […]

Chandrababu Naidu calls on Mamata to discuss federal front

Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu Monday held discussions with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about forming a federal front of regional parties opposed to both the Congress and the BJP. Naidu, a former Andhra Pradesh chief minister, called on Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress supremo, at the state secretariat Nabanna in Howrah district. […]

Rahul expresses grief over Odisha boat tragedy

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday met relatives of those who died in the boat capsize in Odisha and expressed grief at the loss of lives. A party release said Gandhi visited Sambalpur to condole with the family members and relatives of those who lost their lives in the accident at the Hirakud Dam Reservoir. […]

Two Manipuri youth attacked in Delhi market

Two youth from Manipur were beaten up here late Sunday, police said Monday, just a few days after an alleged racial attack led to the death of a student from Arunachal Pradesh. The Manipuri youth were attacked by a group of motorbike riders in Ambedkar Nagar area of south Delhi around 8.30 p.m. Sunday. One […]

Sushil Koirala is Nepal’s new PM

Sushil Koirala is Nepal’s new PM

Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala was Monday elected the 37th prime minister of Nepal garnering a two-thirds majority in the 571-seat parliament. Koirala secured 405 votes, Constituent Assembly chairman Surya Bahadur Thapa announced. A total of 148 lawmakers, including from the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-Maoist) and some fringe parties voted against Koirala. Koirala, […]

VOLUNTEER SERVICE SUBJECT TO TOUGH STANDARDS

VOLUNTEER SERVICE SUBJECT TO TOUGH STANDARDS

Forty-eight Justices of the Peace were removed from office in NSW over the past two years to ensure the continuing high standards of the valuable, voluntary community service, Attorney General Greg Smith SC has said. “JPs are a group of unsung heroes in our community, who give freely of their time to provide an important […]

BJP to study Telangana bill

The BJP will make a detailed study of the Telangana bill before taking a decision on supporting it in parliament, party leader M. Venkaiah Naidu said Sunday. Naidu told reporters in Nellore that some clarity would come about on the bill in a couple of days. While reiterating his party’s commitment to a Telangana state, […]

Bangladesh war crimes accused dies

Jamaat-e-Islami leader A.K.M. Yusuf, charged with crimes against humanity during Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence, died here Sunday after a cardiac arrest. Yusuf, 87, was brought to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University hospital after he fell ill at the Kashimpur Jail in Dhaka, The Daily Star quoted its Senior Superintendent Farman Ali as saying. Ali […]

Private sector should get free hand in education: Modi

The private sector should be given a free hand in the education sector, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said Sunday. He also said that the government should set up the Indian Institute of Technology, the Indian Institute of Management and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in all states. Speaking at the 9th […]

Rahul Gandhi attacks BJD, says funds not reaching people

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Sunday said the central government had been sending adequate funds to Odisha but they were not reaching the people. Addressing a public meet at Bhatapada village near Cuttack, Gandhi said: “The money we send is being stolen.” “Your money is not reaching you. It’s getting lost in between,” he said. […]