700 litres free water daily for Delhi households
Fulfilling its poll promise, the Aam Aadmi Party government on Monday announced 667 litres of free water daily for domestic consumption to each household having metered connection in Delhi. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Delhi Jal Board chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his... read more »
‘The Guru’ Jimi Mistry marries girlfriend
London – Indian origin British actor Jimi Mistry, who starred as a sex guru in “The Guru”, has married his dancer girlfriend Flavia Cacace here. The duo exchanged wedding vows at the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel here Sunday, reports dailymail.co.uk. Cacace confirmed the news by... read more »
Gen. Bikram Singh is new chairman chiefs of staff committee
New Delhi – The IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne, who retires on the last day of the year, handed over the baton of Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) to Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh here Monday. Browne was a member of the COSC since Aug 1, 2011 and its chairman... read more »
Indian student assaulted in Australia, brother seeks justice
Melbourne – A 20-year-old Indian student was seriously injured after he was brutally assaulted and robbed in Australia’s Melbourne city, a media report said Monday. The student, Manriajwinder Singh of Reservoir, a suburb in Melbourne, was nearly beaten to death by a gang in a city park... read more »
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Harmony is the foundation upon which the future of any society, state or country rests, says Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. After a court gave him clean chit on Thursday in Gujarat... read more »
Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant workers
Male – Maldivian authorities have started to fine firms that employ undocumented expatriate workers, media reports said here Friday. Immigration Controller Hassan Ali said the... read more »
Kerala speaker sad over year of least assembly sittings
Thiruvananthapuram – Kerala assembly Speaker G. Karthikeyan said Friday that he was deeply saddened that in the year 2013, the house saw only 37 sittings. And even in those few... read more »
Former Lebanese finance minister assassinated
Beirut – Former Lebanese finance minister Mohammad Shatah was killed along with four others when a booby trapped car exploded here Friday. Around 15 people were injured in the... read more »
Sibal accuses BJP of double speak in snooping row
Defending the decision to set up an inquiry commission to go into Gujarat snooping row, Law Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday accused BJP of “double speak” and said a probe ordered by the Narendra... read more »
