Criticising President Pranab Mukherjee’s comment against “populist anarchy”, Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti Monday asked in a tweet whether the 1984 and 2002 riots were agitations? He later deleted the tweet. “If AAP actions were Anarchy, what would Hon President consider 1984 and 2002 riots as? Agitation? Lol. A good joke Mr President !!!” Bharti […]
ainThe Jain community has been included in the list of minorities, an official statement from the minority affairs ministry said Monday. They will be in addition to the five communities already notified as a minority. These are Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Zoroastrians (Parsis). The cabinet last week approved notification of Jains as a minority […]
aapSixty-three percent Delhiites would vote for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) if the state assembly polls were held tomorrow, a survey revealed here Monday. A total 51 percent of the city’s electorate also said they would vote for the AAP if general elections were held tomorrow. The ABP News-Nielsen opinion poll, conducted Jan 25 and […]
Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said here Monday that indigenous arms and weapons were needed to be manufactured for the country’s armed forces with export potential in future. “We should focus on producing indigenous firearms and weapons… It will not just add to our armoury, but the country will even be able […]
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday unveiled his vision of India as a global manufacturing hub at par with China. In an interview to Times Now news channel, Gandhi said: “I want to put India on the manufacturing map, I want to make this the centre of manufacturing in the world. I want to make […]
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday said that it is not his job to ensure that cases are lodged against the party ministers accused of corruption. In an interview to Times Now, Gandhi acknowledged that there was no case being followed up against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh over alleged corruption, and said: “It […]
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that he has been working toward a “true partnership” with Pakistan since taking office a year ago. The top American envoy made the remarks as he reopened the US-Pakistan strategic dialogue at the State Department with Sartaj Aziz, the adviser to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on […]
The BJP said Tuesday Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi knows “defeat stares at his face” as he shied away from a debate with its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. “Rahul recognises certain defeat stares at his face,” Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said, referring to Rahul Gandhi’s TV interview on Monday. “He had […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets declined 82.26 points Tuesday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked key policy interest rates by 0.25 percent to tame inflation. Good buying was observed in auto and metal sectors, while selling pressure was seen in banking index (bankex) and IT sectors. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) […]
A police officer was killed and five constables were injured when militants ambushed a patrolling party in Assam’s Sonitpur district Tuesday, police said. Police said militants belonging to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) anti-talk faction attacked the police team in Batasipur area. Additional Superintendent of Police of Sonitpur district Guljar Hussain was killed […]