Parrikar likely to meet protesters demanding OROP
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is expected to meet protesters who are demanding implementation of the One Rank One Pension (OROP) here today, a television channel has reported. Parrikar’s expected meeting comes in the wake of other media reporting that ex-servicemen organisations are... read more »
Turkish Airlines flight makes emergency landing at IGI airport
A Turkish Airlines flight, with 148 people on board, has made an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. According to reports, the flight, which was plying between Bangkok and Istanbul, received a bomb threat. Media reports have stated that the plane has been taken to... read more »
SC issues notice to political parties on petition that they be brought unde...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to political parties on a petition filed demanding all that parties be brought under the Right to Information Act. “Today the Supreme Court has sent a notice to the Government of India, Election Commission as well as six national parties, in a... read more »
Textile Minister Santosh Gangwar lays foundation for apparel & garment...
Textile Minister Santosh Gangwar today laid the foundation stone for an apparel and garment making centre in Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram. “The centre will be the beginning of setting up an organised industry in Mizoram,” Gangwar said. Apparel and garment making centres are being... read more »
After SpiceJet, Jet Airways, AirAsia India Join Fare conflict
AirAsia India is offering fares as low as Rs. 1,290 under a special promotional offer. This offer is applicable on bookings till September 21, 2014, and travel period between September 16,... read more »
Saradha group cos will face prosecution for violation of several laws: SFIO
Completing its probe into the ‘chit fund scam’ of 14 Saradha group firms, the Serious Fraud Investigation Office today said that these companies have been found to be running ‘ponzi... read more »
Hong Kong Protesters March as Leader Urges ‘Good Sense’
Pro-democracy activists staged a march yesterday demanding broader rights for Hong Kong’s first leadership election in 2017, defying a call by the city’s top official to back China on... read more »
40 countries offer to contribute to international coalition against IS
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said nearly 40 countries have offered to contribute to an international coalition to fight Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. Mr Kerry said he... read more »
Reveal name of whistleblower in CBI chief case: Supreme Court tel...
The Supreme Court on Monday asked lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan to reveal the source of his information on the guest list at CBI chief Ranjit Sinha’s residence. The apex court asked Bhushan... read more »
