AAP prepares for general elections
New Delhi – The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Thursday named two members who would look into preparations for the Lok Sabha elections next year. “The two members – Pankaj Gupta and Sanjay Singh – will look into the preparations for the Lok Sabha polls. They will help in making the... read more »
Relief for Modi as court upholds SIT closure report
Ahmedabad – In a major relief for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a local court Thursday dismissed a petition by a killed Congress leader’s widow, challenging the SIT’s closure report giving a clean chit to him and 58 others in a case relating to the 2002 communal... read more »
Sensex closes flat, bank stocks gain
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets closed Thursday’s trade 42 points or 0.20 percent up amidst derivatives expiry and buying support from foreign institutional investors (FIIs). The 30-scrip S&P Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 21,051... read more »
Over 800 Nepalis benefit from Indian scholarships
Kathmandu – More than 800 students from Nepal have benefited from short-term professional training courses in India, officials said here Thursday. This was announced by the Indian embassy in Kathmandu in the presence of Nepal’s Vice President Parmananda Jha. India started the Indian... read more »
China’s growth may hit 7.6 percent
Beijing – China’s economic growth is likely to stand at 7.6 percent this year, slightly down from 7.7 percent in 2012, aut! horities said. Economic growth has been higher than... read more »
Rupee down 12 paise on dollar demand
The rupee on Thursday weakened by 12 paise to 61.91 against the dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market due to demand for the U.S. currency from importers. Forex... read more »
End of mass surveillance in ‘alternative’ Christmas message: Snowden
London – NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has reportedly urged an end to mass surveillance in his two-minute Christmas message that was carried on Channel 4 as an alternative to the... read more »
Kejriwal holds Janta Durbar
Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday held a ‘Janta Durbar’ outside his Kausambhi residence during which many people put forward their complaints relating to water and... read more »
Abe visits Yasukuni war shrine, China protests
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid his respects on Thursday at a shrine honouring Japan’s war dead in a move that drew a quick rebuke from China warning that the visit celebrated Japan’s military... read more »
