The Left opposition Thursday raised questions in Kerala assembly over Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor’s alleged links with a Pakistani journalist. Capitalizing on the allegations, legislator James Mathew asked during the question hour if the state government was aware of the minister’s alleged links. Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala responded and said, “These are only media […]
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday asked main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to clarify its economic policies, especially related to foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. In a statement, Chidambaram asked BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to clarify his position on key economic issues facing the country like fiscal deficit, current account deficit […]
Attacking the erstwhile Left Front government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said the Congress, the Left and the BJP – “which have forged an alliance” – will be routed in the Lok Sabha polls. Having faced criticism over incidents of crime against women in the state, Banerjee asserted that her government has tackled […]
India should use its position in the field of education to spread goodwill in South Asia, said former Pakistan diplomat Sajjad Ashraf, who hoped it would help improve ties Pakistan. “India should take advantage of its superior tertiary education and use it as an instrument for spreading goodwill in the South Asian region,” Ashraf told […]
Seven militants were killed late Wednesday in an army raid over the hardline hideouts in Egypt’s north Sinai province, an army statement said Thursday. “Seven dangerous jihadist elements loyal to the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group were killed in southern Sheikh Zuweid city,” Xinhua quoted army spokesman Ahmed Ali as saying in a statement posted on […]
Tributes were paid to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi Thursday, as the nation marked his 66th death anniversary. President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh led the nation in paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. The president, prime minister and Vice President Hamid Ansari laid wreaths and paid floral tributes at his granite memorial […]
undA new UNDP report has said that humanity remains deeply unequal despite impressive progress and a sustained reduction in inequality requires a shift to more inclusive growth patterns supported by redistributive polices and changes in social norm. The report, titled ‘Humanity Divided: Confronting Inequality in Developing Countries’ and released Wednesday by the organisation’s administrator Helen […]
Paresh Barua, leader of the anti-talk faction of the ULFA, is among the 14 people awarded the death sentence by a Bangladesh court Thursday in connection with a 2004 arms smuggling case. A special court in Chittagong handed the death sentence to Barua and 13 others, including Jamaat chief and then industries minister Motiur Rahman […]
The US intelligence community believes that any post-election Indian government will probably have a positive view of the US, but it’s “not assured” that future legislation or policy changes would be consistent with American interests. “In this election year in particular, coalition politics and institutional challenges will remain the primary drivers of India’s economic and […]
lpgThe government Thursday decided to raise the annual cap on subsidised LPG cylinders to 12 from the existing nine. Announcing the decision in this regard taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) at a meeting here, Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily told media persons that “in addition to the nine subsidised cylinders given […]