PM Modi accorded ceremonial welcome in Turkmenistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Saturday accorded a ceremonial welcome in Turkmenistan, where he arrived yesterday on the fourth leg of his Central Asian tour. He was welcomed at the Ashgabat airport by smiling children with the offering of the traditional bread ‘chorek’. Prime... read more »
Fadnavis pushes for Bharat Ratna for Phule, wife
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to posthumously confer the Bharat Ratna on legendary social reformers Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and his wife Savitribai Phule. In his letter to Modi, Fadnavis termed Phule as one of the greatest social reformers of... read more »
Witness in Asaram case shot at Shajahanpur
A witness in a rape case against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu was shot at and seriously injured by unidentified assailants in Shajahanpur district, police said here today. 35-year-old Kripal Singh was shot at by two unidentified motorcycle-borne persons in Puwayan area while he was on his way... read more »
Four questions from CBI that may seal the CM’s fate
The BJP is claiming a virtue out of necessity. After refusing for months to hand over the Vyapam scam to the CBI, chief minister Shivraj Chouhan and his colleagues are now saying they are relieved the Supreme Court has asked the agency to step in. “The learned Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi... read more »
Reserve Bank warns banks against making “mockery” of its lending operations
The Reserve Bank of India is getting tougher on extending unlimited credit to the country’s banks to try to ensure they push interest rate cuts through the financial system and to... read more »
Jitan Ram Manjhi resigns as Bihar CM, alleges he and his MLAs got death threats ahead of t...
Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi resigned on Friday ahead of a crucial trust vote in the assembly in which he was expected to face a certain defeat. Manjhi met governor Keshari Nath... read more »
Make in India: PM Modi vows to double output of defence manufacturing
NEW DELHI: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday made a strong pitch for military indigenisation, saying that the country’s defence industry was at the core of his ‘Make in... read more »
Countering violent extremism depends on Muslim support: Obama
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on American Muslim communities to do more to counter what he called “violent extremism,” speaking at a three-day White House summit... read more »
Bihar Crisis: BJP Likely to Support Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manj...
PATNA: The BJP is expected to give its Bihar unit the go-ahead to support chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi in a trust vote that he will seek in the state assembly tomorrow, sources have said. A formal... read more »
