Amit Shah to be named Bharatiya Janata Party president today
Considered the architect of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s impressive performance in Uttar Pradesh in the recent Lok Sabha elections, Amit Shah is all set to take over as the new party president. A formal announcement is expected on Wednesday after the party’s parliamentary board meeting. Mr.... read more »
PM Narendra Modi Confidante Amit Shah Could Be Named BJP President Tomorro...
New Delhi – Amit Shah, a close associate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, could be named the new president of the BJP tomorrow after a meeting of the top decision-makers of the ruling party. With assembly elections due in Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand, the source said Shah had emerged... read more »
Rail Minister D.V.Sadananda Gowda proposes FDI in Railways to attract inves...
Sparing passengers of any further fare hike, Railway Budget for 2014-15 proposes to attract private domestic and FDI in infrastructure projects and pursuing private-public partnership to boost the finances of the cash-strapped railways. Having hiked fares to the tune of 14.2 per cent recently,... read more »
Railway Budget 2014-15: Highlights
No new increase in passenger fares and freight charges Bullet train in Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector Highest ever plan outlay of Rs. 65,455 crore for 2014-15 Expenditure in 2014-15 pegged at Rs. 149,176 crore. Diamond quadrilateral for high speed trains Plan to hike speed of trains... read more »
Ahmed appointed Pakistan’s spin bowling coach
Former test leg spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has signed a two-year contract to be the team’s spin bowling coach. The coach selection committee which also included chief selector and manager Moin... read more »
Protesters march to Thai leader’s compound
Emboldened by the removal of Thailand’s prime minister, anti-government protesters withdrew from the city’s main park Monday and marched to the vacated prime minister’s office... read more »
Govt names Dalbir Singh Suhag as next army chief
The Defence Ministry on Monday decided to go ahead with the process of appointing the next Army Chief, recommending the name of Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag for the... read more »
Taliban launch summer offensive, Kabul airport attacked
Taliban militants launched a wave of attacks across Afghanistan on Monday, the first day of their declared summer offensive, targeting the international airport and the United States’... read more »
Oscar witness: Magazine rack irrelevant
Pretoria – A defence ballistics expert in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial has told the court that he didn’t take into account some vital pieces of evidence when conducting his... read more »
