India hopeful of solution despite US refusal to drop case
India on Friday said entire gamut of India-U.S. ties needs to be kept in mind by both sides while dealing with the case against its diplomat Devyani Khobragade and hoped that the matter will be resolved despite the U.S. refusing to accept its demand of withdrawing charges against her. Terming as... read more »
Saradha Chit fund scam: Kunal sent to police custody
Suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh, who was arrested on November 23 in Saradha Group chit fund scam, was on Friday sent to police custody for four days in a fresh case of cheating by a local court. Mr. Ghosh was remanded to four days police custody by Purba Kundu, ACJM of Chandangar... read more »
Hyderabad police book Salman for insulting religion
Hyderabad – Police here Friday booked actor Salman Khan for hurting religious sentiment of Muslims in a TV reality show hosted by him on Colors channel. A case against Salman and producers of the show “Bigg Boss” for insulting a religion was booked under section 295 of the Indian... read more »
Sensex gains 371 points, oil and gas stocks rally
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets end! ed Friday’s trade 371.10 points, or 1.79 percent up. The bullish sentiment in the market was seen a day after the government allowed Reliance Industries to charge higher prices for gas from April. The gains came a day after the... read more »
Pass Lokpal bill, Rahul appeals to parties
New Delhi – Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, accompanied by a battery of senior ministers, Saturday appealed to all political parties to pass the Lokpal bill in parliament as it... read more »
Kolkata Christmas Festival to begin Dec 20
Kolkata – Scheduled to be inaugurated by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Kolkata Christmas Festival beginning Dec 20 here is set to usher in the festive spirit with... read more »
Public-private partnership needed to remove illiteracy: Pallam Raju
New Delhi – Minister of Human Resource Development M.M. Pallam Raju Saturday said there is immense need of public-private partnership to completely eradicate illiteracy from... read more »
TV tourism on the rise in New York
Fancy a cosmopolitan a la Carrie Bradshaw or titillation down the strip club favored by Tony Soprano? TV tourism is whipping up a storm in New York, where fans can live as their heroes.... read more »
Kejriwal to BJP: Stop playing cheap politics with issues affectin...
New Delhi – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal has,in a letter to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh urged the BJP to stop playing its cheap brand of politics with... read more »
