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Kejriwal offers to quit as party conveno...

Kejriwal offers to quit as party convenor; AAP national executive to take c...

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has offered to resign as national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of a crucial meeting of party office bearers on Wednesday, TV reports said. Kejriwal reportedly said he was overburdened by the two posts and was hence resigning from the party post to... read more »

Services growth soars to 8-month high: H...

Services growth soars to 8-month high: HSBC

Services sector expanded rapidly in February at the fastest growth rate in eight months, driven by significant rise in new business orders even as jobs fell marginally in the sector, an HSBC survey said on Wednesday. The HSBC India Services Business Activity Index, which tracks changes in activity... read more »

RBI cuts interest rate by 25 basis point...

RBI cuts interest rate by 25 basis points

In a surprise move, the Reserve Bank of India has cut the key policy rate by 25 basis points, setting the tone for a reduction in lending rates by banks. This will prod banks to drop interest rates on home and car loans. The policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) is cut by... read more »

Court bans December 16 documentary, film...

Court bans December 16 documentary, filmmaker says will release it anyway

A Delhi court has banned a documentary film about the December 2012 fatal gang rape of a woman in the Capital over concerns that derogatory comments made by one of the rapists could create an atmosphere of fear and tension but its filmmaker has said it will be released as planned. Leslee... read more »

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No rift in AAP: Mr. Arvind Kejriwal

No rift in AAP: Mr. Arvind Kejriwal

Mr. Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday played down reports of a rift in the party over the issue of cabinet berths and said party MLA Vinod Kumar Binny was not upset over his non-inclusion. A day after the... read more »

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to finalise its Cabinet today !

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to finalise its Cabinet toda...

The Aam Aadmi Party, which on Monday staked claim to form the government in the national capital, will meet today finalise its Cabinet. The key... read more »

Delhi’s new chief minister A. Kejriwal, rejects V...

Delhi's new chief minister A. Kejriwal, rejects VIP security

The former tax inspector Arvind Kejriwal and activist who is to be Delhi’s new chief minister, the top elected official in the metropolis, has refused... read more »

Home Secretary Niranjan Mardi shifted, Bansal new Chenn...

The Tamil Nadu Government has transferred Home Secretary Niranjan Mardi, who held the post for seven months, with effect from Tuesday. Apurva Varma, till now... read more »

Intern hints at filing police complaint against Ganguly

Intern hints at filing police complaint against Ganguly

A former law intern, who had accused the former Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly of sexual harassment, has hit back at him for denying the charges and hinted... read more »

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Indian dam will affect Neelum-Jhelum project: Pakistan

Don’t talk of war with India: Pakistani daily

Islamabad – With tension along the Indian border abating, “all talks of war” should! be avoided, said a Pakistani daily Saturday. The News Inter! national in an editorial “War... read more »

Oct 31 is World Cities Day: UN General Assembly

Oct 31 is World Cities Day: UN General Assembly

United Nations – A UN General Assembly committee adopted a resolution on human settlement Friday, designating Oct 31 as the World Cities... read more »

N Korea confirms deporting aged US war veteran

N Korea confirms deporting aged US war veteran

Washington – North Korea has said it has deported an elderly U.S. tourist and war veteran detained for more than a month for alleged hostile acts against... read more »

Nelson Mandela’s funeral to be held Dec 15

Mukherjee, 52 other leaders to attend Mandela-linked memorial events

Johannesburg – The South African government announced Fri! day that the country’s former president Nelson Mandela’s funeral will be held Dec... read more »

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d’Ivoire: UN

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire: UN

United Nations – The UN Friday called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Cote d’Ivoire by the Dozo, traditional... read more »

Bajaj Auto turns volatile after December sales

Bajaj Auto rose 0.11% to Rs 2,456.90 at 10:16 IST on BSE after the company said its total sales declined 3% to 2.89 lakh units in December 2014 over December 2013. The announcement was made... read more »

DDA increases price of residential plots by over 100 times

If beneficiaries of the jinxed Rohini Residential Scheme thought the allotment letter by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) was to end their woes, a rude shock is awaiting them. The DDA... read more »

Spot the difference: Modi’s NITI Aayog looks like the Planning Commission

The government has set up NITI Aayog, a think-tank that will replace the Planning Commission. According to a government press release, the new body is the result of “extensive... read more »

AirAsia QZ8501: Bad weather hinders hunt for black boxes

International experts with sophisticated acoustic detection gear joined teams scouring the sea for the wreck of an Indonesia AirAsia passenger jet on Friday, but bad weather was again... read more »

Australia seeks return of Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste jail...

The lawyer for one of three Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt has formally applied to the government in Cairo to have him deported to Australia. It comes after Egypt’s highest court, the Court... read more »