Gaza conflict: 100,000 warned to leave homes as Israel steps up bombing
Warplanes bomb house of senior Hamas leader, who appears not to have been home at the time Israeli warplanes have bombed the home of a senior Hamas leader, as a campaign against Gaza militants entered day nine with no sign of an immediate end to hostilities. Israel had resumed on Tuesday its... read more »
Govt rejects demand for resolution against Israel
The BJP-led NDA government on Tuesday rejected the opposition’s plea in the Lok Sabha that Parliament pass a resolution condemning the Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip that have left hundreds of Palestinians dead over the last few days. This was even though the demand came from a virtually... read more »
Visakhapatnam to be IT capital of AP: Minister
IT Minister Palle Raghunatha Reddy said here on Tuesday that the government’s new IT policy would be announced in 10 days to attract large-scale investments. Single window clearance for new units within four weeks on the lines of Gujarat and special thrust to make Visakhapatnam the IT capital of... read more »
PM Narendra Modi meets Putin, favours broadening of strategic partnership
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has favoured broadening of the strategic partnership with Russia in nuclear, defence and energy sectors and invited President Vladimir Putin to visit Kudankulam atomic power project during his trip in December for his annual summit. The two leaders met for 40 minutes on... read more »
Arun Jaitley Compares Ramdev to Mahatma Gandhi
New Delhi – Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley has compared yoga teacher Ramdev to Mahatma Gandhi, praising him for “awakening” the country’s voters. At an event... read more »
Narendra Modi will lean on core group to fill top berths
Amid hectic consultations over the composition of the new Union Cabinet, Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Sunday took out time to meet BJP patriarch L.K. Advani at his residence... read more »
Remove Rahul, Bring Priyanka, Say Congress Posters in Allahabad
Allahabad – A small poster mounted in Allahabad asks for Rahul Gandhi to be fired as the no 2 leader of the Congress. The poster suggests Mr Gandhi be replaced by his younger sister,... read more »
Soldier killed, 2 injured in LoC ambush in Jammu
One soldier of Maratha Light Infantry was killed and two others sustained injuries in an ambush along the LoC in Akhnoor sector of Jammu on Sunday. Official sources told The Hindu that... read more »
Narendra Modi’s Win May Have Mixed Impact on IT Industry
Narendra Modi-led BJP’s strong performance in elections has been welcomed by India Inc., which has been rooting for a stable government to pull the country out of the current economic slowdown.... read more »
