Congress furnishes new documents on Dholpur Palace ownership
The party also demanded an independent probe into the entire controversy. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh produced documents, allegedly showing that Raje’s son Dushyant Singh and his father Hemant Singh reached a compromise on only the movable properties of the Dholpur Palace whereas the... read more »
Never said govt would scrap Section 377
A day after reports quoted DV Sadananda Gowda as indicating that India could abolish Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code decriminalising ‘unnatural sex’, the Union Law Minister on Tuesday denied making any such remarks.“I never said that, I was misquoted,” Gowda told reporters... read more »
Chris Christie jumps into 2016 US presidential fray
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has launched his bid for the United States presidential elections in 2016, promising to bring back ‘strength and authority’ to the Oval Office. During the launch of his bid, Christie walked up to the stage without a prepared text and vowed to campaign... read more »
Digvijay Singh files petition in SC seeking CBI probe into Vyapam scam
The Congress leadership has demanded a Supreme Court-monitored CBI inquiry into Madhya Pradesh’s Vyapam scam after the official count of accused in the case who died in mysterious circumstances has touched twenty five even as the unofficial count puts it much above. AICC General Secretary... read more »
Obama wants to clinch climate change deal with India during his visit
WASHINGTON: Beyond all the optics and symbolism of the US president being chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations, President Obama is arriving in New Delhi with his eye on at... read more »
Former Thai Leader Impeached, Reawakening Tensions
BANGKOK — Dormant political tensions re-emerged in Thailand on Friday when the military junta’s handpicked assembly impeached the country’s former prime minister, Yingluck... read more »
Barack Obama’s India trip: US analysts cautiously optimistic
Washington: President Barack Obama’s upcoming trip to India could well lead to deeper cooperation between the two countries as it was in their mutual interest, analysts suggested... read more »
Saudi king’s death could bring ‘prolonged era of leadership change’
The death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah at the age of 90 on Thursday brings to power his half-brother, a former governor of Riyadh who has warned that democracy can only come to the... read more »
Britain ‘wide open to abuse by freeloading migrants’,...
Britain is “wide open to abuse” by “freeloading” European Union migrants who are exploiting the welfare state, the Foreign Secretary has said. Philip Hammond said that the Government is... read more »
