Manohar Parrikar mulling new policy for defence lobbying
PANAJI: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is considering the introduction of a new policy on the vexed issue of blacklisting defence equipment suppliers accused of corruption as well as reforming rules for lobbyists to balance the needs of the armed forces with transparency. Speaking to ET in the... read more »
High Court slams government for not being able to produce controversial god...
Hisar: Punjab and Haryana High Court has slammed the state government for not being able to produce godman Rampal on the scheduled date of hearing. Rampal on Monday morning had said that he will not appear before Punjab and Haryana High court in the contempt case on health grounds. Rampal showed... read more »
Don’t pin any hopes on us in the future: Shiv Sena tells BJP
Mumbai: Shiv Sena on Monday ruled out rapprochement with former ally BJP saying the ruling party has “shattered the hopes of the people” after what transpired during the trust vote in Maharashtra assembly.We do not need to sit and think over what went wrong (with the BJP) during the... read more »
Suicide bomber kills 13 in Nigerian market: police
KANO: At least 13 people were killed Sunday and 65 others injured when a female suicide bomber blew herself up at a busy mobile phone market in restive northeast Nigeria, police said. The attack in the town of Azare in Bauchi state came just as vendors were packing up for the day and is the... read more »
Islamic State leader urges attacks in Saudi Arabia
BEIRUT: Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called for attacks against the rulers of Saudi Arabia in a speech purported to be in his name on Thursday, saying his self-declared... read more »
Obama Meets Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
President Barack Obama holds talks Friday with Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as questions in the Southeast Asian nation mount over the direction and pace of democratic reforms... read more »
PM Modi likely to raise black money issue at G20 meet in Australia
As India attempts to unearth black money stashed abroad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will push for stepping up global cooperation against the key issue of cross border tax avoidance and... read more »
Bombay HC stays Maharashtra govt’s decision to give 16% reservation to Marathas
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday stayed Maharashtra government’s decision to give 16 per cent reservation to Marathas in public service and educational institutions. The HC... read more »
How Kunal Ghosh got medicines? CBI to ask jail authorities
KOLKATA: Voicing concern over the alleged suicide attempt made bySaradhaponzi scam accused and suspended Trinamool Congress MPKunalGhosh, the special crime branch of CBI on Friday said it will ask... read more »
