Devyani Khobragade row: India talking to US to resolve standoff, no apology...
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 Salman Khurshid said Saturday even as US made no move to drop charges against her or apologise. Khurshid said on... 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 make the declaration tomorrow only after we get the opinion of the people,” Kejriwal told reporters... 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 Russian prison and lightning transfer to Germany. A day after he was whisked away from his prison... read more »
Thai opposition to boycott 2 February elections as mass protests continue
London – The main opposition party in Thailand has announced it will boycott snap elections set for 2 February. Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva told a news conference it would not be fielding candidates, saying that Thai politics is at a failed stage. According to the BBC, Prime... read more »
Delhi polls effect: 180 Punekars sign up as Aam Aadmis in 2 hours
After a dynamic performance that has thrown the Delhi assembly into a deadlock and forebodes a President’s Rule in the state, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is conquering the IT crowd in... read more »
Jairam Ramesh ridicules Modi on Lokayukta
New Delhi – Taking on the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Monday said the Gujarat chief minister’s comments about... read more »
President’s rule recommended in delhi : Najeeb Jung
Lt Governor Najeeb Jung has recommended President’s rule in Delhi, saying that the state Assembly should be kept in suspended animation, as per reports on Monday. Jung has send his to... read more »
While exiting jail, Lalu Prasad, convicted of corruption, slams Lokpal Bill
Lalu Yadav, former union minister, was released from jail in Ranchi today where he has spent over two months after being convicted of corruption. Mr Yadav, who is 66, held a long press... read more »
Fodder scam case: CBI has been unjust to me, says Lalu
Ranchi – Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav, who was released from the Birsa Jail in Ranchi on Monday, said he could not state how unjust the Central Bureau of Investigation... read more »
