Ahmedabad court rejected a petition filed by Zakia Jafri against Modi in 20...
Ahmedabad – In a big relief to BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, a Ahmedabad court on Thursday rejected a petition filed by Zakia Jafri against the closure report of Special Investigation Team (SIT) which gave a clean chit to the Gujarat Chief Minister in connection with... read more »
More effort needed to reduce govt subsidies: Rangarajan
More efforts are required to reduce the subsidy and government needs to set an overall quantity for it, prioritising the areas that need greater focus, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Chairman C. Rangarajan has said. He also said that India will be able to contain the fiscal... read more »
China flays Abe’s Yasukuni visit
Beijing – China Thursday condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the Yasukuni shrine, saying the gesture is “a major new political obstacle” to already strained relations. “(We) strongly protest and condemn the Japanese leader’s wrongdoing, which... read more »
Two new faces in Mamata government
Kolkata – Two new ministers were inducted Thursday into the West Bengal government while a minister of state was elevated and given independent charge, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced Thursday. Binay Krishna Burman, a lawmaker from Mathabhanga in north Bengal’s Cooch Behar... read more »
Infosys board member V. Balakrishnan Resigns
IT major Infosys has been hit by yet another resignation, with board member V. Balakrishnan resigning from the company. This is the eighth top-level exit the software services exporter has... read more »
Govt to take call on Presidential reference next week: Shinde
Government will take a decision next week on sending a Presidential reference to the Supreme Court to probe allegations against Justice (retd) A.K. Ganguly and give its recommendations on... read more »
Modi says people of UP can bring ‘Ram Rajya’
Narendra Modi, who had consciously avoided reference to the Ram Temple issue in his earlier public meetings in Uttar Pradesh, on Friday appeared to be making a veiled reference to it by... read more »
AAP leader Kumar Vishwas in war of words with Congress
Ghaziabad, (Uttar Pradesh) – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas on Friday commenting on his recent tweet about the Congress and calling them cheaters, said that there was no... read more »
Khobragade case: Diplomacy should be done with discreetness till ...
New Delhi – External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday said a part of diplomacy should be done with certain degree of discreetness till diplomatic conversations are concluded. “I am... read more »
