Aung San Suu Kyi keen to visit India
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi has expressed her desire to visit India during a meeting with Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh. “Aung…
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Lt. Gen. Cheema to be acting head of Western Command
Chandimandir, July 28 (IANS) Lt. Gen. Jagbir Singh Cheema, GOC Vajra Corps, has been appointed the officiating General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Command, a defence spokesman said here on Thursday. Lt. Gen. Cheema will assume…
Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi over price rise
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Targeting the government over rise in prices of essential commodities, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a date by which the prices would…
Punjab court rejects bail plea of Delhi AAP MLA
Chandigarh, July 28 (IANS) A court in Punjab on Thursday rejected the bail plea of Naresh Yadav, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator from Delhi. Yadav was arrested by Punjab Police on Sunday in connection…
Firm domestic cues buoy equity markets
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Indian equity markets closed at new highs in almost a year on Thursday, riding on short covering, along with expectations of a major economic legislation getting parliament’s approval and fresh influx…
GST Bill: Opposition worried over loss of states’ revenue
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) With the government planning to bring the Goods and Services Tax bill next week, it reached out to the opposition parties on Thursday. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley met members from…
‘Not many reasons to be happy for tigers’
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) With over 10,000 tigers including other big cats in captivity globally, rampant tiger poaching in India, shrinking green-corridors in Asia and three sub-species extinct, experts see “no…
Mahasweta Devi to be accorded state funeral: Mamata
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Describing Mahasweta Devi’s death as West Bengal losing a “glorious mother” Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced the eminent writer and social activist will be cremated with full state honours….
‘Rally for valley’ starts in MP on Friday: Medha Patkar
Bhopal, July 28 (IANS) Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) will on Friday start its ‘rally for the valley’ from Indore to resume its protest against increasing the water level of the Sardar Sarovar Dam and the…
India striving for clemency for Indian on death row in Indonesia
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) India is in touch with the Indonesian leadership to get clemency for an Indian who is set to be executed for drug trafficking. Indian embassy officials in Jakarta are trying…
Rajnath to take up terror issue at Saarc meet in Pakistan
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Cross-border infiltration and terrorism will be the focus area of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s talks with his Pakistani counterpart during the Saarc Home/Interior Ministers’ Conference in Islamabad early next…
No concrete evidence on missing AN-32, Parrikar tells Lok Sabha
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) No concrete evidence on the missing AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has emerged so far, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The minister…
Assam floods: Sonowal sends ministers to districts
Guwahati, July 28 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has instructed his ministers to visit flood-hit districts and supervise relief and rescue operations even as there are reports that over 16 lakh people have been…
HC refuses to put on hold Daya Shankar’s arrest
Lucknow, July 28 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday refused to quash the FIR lodged against former BJP state Vice-President Daya Shankar Singh and asked the state government to respond…
Army doctors move SC for raising retirement age
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea by some doctors of the Army Medical Corps (AMC) who want their retirement age to be raised to 65 years from…
Punjab will teach Sidhu a lesson for treachery: Badal
Chandigarh, July 28 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, unhappy with rebel BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, said on Thursday that the people of Punjab will teach the former cricketer a lesson. In a…
Mahasweta Devi was India’s conscience keeper: Sonia
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday condoled the death of eminent writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi, describing her as “India’s conscience keeper, whose words echoed her inner voice, representing…
Nobody knew Burhan was holed up: Mehbooba
Srinagar, July 28 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said rebel commander Burhan Wani would have been given a “chance” had security forces known he was in a south Kashmir hideout…
Centre urges states to give power to industry at fixed rates
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The central government has asked all states to offer stable power to industries at a fixed rate over a long-term period in order to attract investments, parliament was told on…
Delhi government schools to hold first-ever PTM on July 30
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) First-ever parents-teachers meeting in Delhi government schools will be held on July 30, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Delhi government has decided…