Junior HRD Minister Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar, who died Friday night, had “injury marks” on her body and it is a “case of unnatural, sudden death”, a doctor who conducted the post-mortem said. “We can say that it is a case of unnatural sudden death. There were certain injury marks on the body but […]
African envoys will meet officials of the external affairs ministry later Saturday to allay their concerns in the wake of the alleged misbehaviour with some African nationals by supporters of a Delhi minister. The ambassadors of the African countries have been called to South Block in the evening for a meeting following concern expressed by […]
A nun has given birth to a boy in the Italian city of Rieti. The nun, originally from El Salvador, claimed she did not know that she was pregnant. She was rushed to a hospital after experiencing severe abdominal pain. An ultrasound scan revealed she was expecting a full-term baby, who was delivered by doctors […]
The Aam Aadmi Party Friday issued notice to legislator Vinod Kumar Binny for indulging in activities aimed at tarnishing the image of the party, an official said. “Yes, we have issued a show-cause notice to Binny,” an official told IANS. He said the notice states “you held a press conference at 10 a.m. on the […]
A group of young Africans found themselves in the middle of a political and media furore in Delhi with a greenhorn minister in the new state government accusing them of being part of a “prostitution and drug racket” and demanding their arrest. The women, mostly Ugandans and Nigerians, said they were assaulted by “people not […]
Four Ugandan nationals Friday registered a police case against “unknown persons” for misbehaving with them during the early Thursday raid by a Delhi minister and his party cadre, said police officials. The four women, including one who was beaten up, have also sent their complaints to the Ugandan High Commission here, a senior police official […]
Korea South-East Power Company Limited (KOSEP), a subsidiary of government-run Korea Electric Power Corporation, Friday said it will invest $600 million in a thermal power project in Maharashtra. The Korean firm will develop the power plant in partnership with Jinbhuvish Power Generations, a Jinbhuvish Group Company. The two firms signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)for […]
A juvenile and two others were arrested Friday for the gang rape of a Danish tourist earlier this week, taking the number of arrests in the case to six, police said. The adults were identified as Arjun, 20, and Raju alias Chhakka, 24, police said. The name of the juvenile was not given as he […]
The BJP Friday attacked the Congress for developing “cold feet” and not naming Rahul Gandhi as its prime ministerial candidate, saying it showed the party has conceded defeat in the coming Lok Sabha election. As Bharatiya Janata Party leaders met here parallel to the Congress session, speeches of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi […]
BJP president Rajnath Singh Friday described the common man as “aam insaan”. In an obvious bid to avoid any reference to the Aam Aadmi Party, Rajnath Singh skipped the commonly used expression “aam aadmi” and opted for “aam insaan” instead.