AAP issues notice to Binny

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 […]

Africans in the midst of a political storm in Delhi

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 […]

Ugandans file police case for midnight raid

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 […]

Korean firm to invest $600 mn in Maharashtra power plant

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 […]

BJP attacks Rahul for not being PM candidate

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 […]

For BJP, it is now ‘aam insaan’

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.

Yahoo’s editor-in-chief Jai Singh quits

Yahoo’s editor-in-chief Jai Singh has quit the internet firm, just a day after CEO Marissa Mayer fired her COO Henrique De Castro, according to independent tech news site Re/code. Yahoo’s media unit will now be led by Chief Marketing Officer Kathy Savitt, said Re/code, citing an internal memo. It was not clear what prompted Singh’s […]

No sign of foul play, Tharoor aide says

An aide to Minister of State Shashi Tharoor Friday night said that Sunanda Pushkar was found dead at her hotel room at 8.30 p.m. but there was “no sign of foul play”. Speaking to the media outside The Leela Palace hotel, Abhinav Kumar said: “We will not be able to give you the definite cause […]