Indian diplomat arrest: Khurshid says U.S. action unacceptable
India on Tuesday said it has taken “very seriously” the treatment meted out to its Deputy Consul General in New York Devyani Khobragade by the US authorities and that it has “put in motion” the process to deal with the issue in an “effective way”. Asserting that the action by the US... read more »
Bring PM under Lokpal, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday demanded the prime minister should be brought under the Lokpal bill while supporting the anti-graft legislation. “The prime minister should come under it,” BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said while speaking during a debate on... read more »
Andhra’s special status to stay without constitutional amendment
Hyderabad – The central government has decided that constitution’s article 371D will continue in both successor states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh following the bifurcation of! the existing state but this may not require a constitutional amendment! as claimed by those opposing the... read more »
AAP seeks public views on government formation
New Delhi – Playing the waiting game, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday formally announced that it will seek the opinion of the citizens of Delhi on whether they should form the next government in Delhi with Congress’ support. To send the message across to the electorate, AAP has... 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 affecting people of Delhi
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... read more »
Ex-army chief to testify in Mubarak retrial
Cairo – Egypt’s former army chief and defence minister Hussein Tantawi appeared in Cairo Criminal Court Saturday ! for testimony in the retrial of former president Hosni... read more »
Now Sofia Hayat plans to sue Colors channel
Mumbai – British singer-actress Sofia Hayat, who has filed an FIR against “Bigg Boss Saath-7” contestant Armaan Kohli for hitting her on the show, now plans to also sue Colors... read more »
