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 sittings, there were uproarious scenes on many days. “Not much deliberation has taken place. This is not good... 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 blast, Xinhua reported. Shatah was killed when a car filled with explosives went off near his convoy 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 Modi government on it will meet fate of a probe panel on post-Godhra riots which is yet to give its... read more »
Birthday wishes for Salman Khan, the ‘biggest boss’
Mumbai – Calling him the “biggest boss” and “sab ki jaan” (everyone’s favourite), Bollywood celebrities wished Salman Khan on his 48th birthday Friday. Celebrities like Nargis Fakhri, Prateik Babbar, Dia Mirza and Neha Dhupia took to Twitter to wish the superstar: Nargis Fakhri:... read more »
Party in need of people, Natarajan a part of that need: Rawat
New Delhi – Rubbishing the rumors surrounding the former Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan’s resignation from the post, Congress leader Harish Rawat on Sunday said... read more »
Will not form Govt. to praise BJP or Congress: AAP
New Delhi – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia on Sunday said that his party will not form the government to praise the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) or the Congress and added... read more »
Devyani Khobragade row: India talking to US to resolve standoff, no apology yet
New Delhi – India is in talks with the US to resolve the standoff over the treatment of an Indian woman diplomat as they do not want ties to be affected, External Affairs Minister... read more »
Decision on govt. formation in Delhi by tomorrow morning, says Kejriwal
New Delhi – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday hinted that the decision on forming the new government in Delhi would be taken by tomorrow morning. “We will... read more »
Mikhail Khodorkovsky meets family as free man in Germany
Berlin – Russia’s former richest man Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Saturday was reunited with his oldest son and awaited his parents’ arrival in Berlin, after his stunning release from a... read more »
