Democracy can help counter extremism, Obama tells summit
President Barack Obama has ended a three-day summit on tackling violent extremism, by rejecting as “an ugly lie” the notion that the West is at war with Islam. He also warned nations that failing to promote freedoms and address grievances only serves the interests of extremists. “When dissent... read more »
Petroleum Ministry documents leak case: Delhi Police arrests two energy con...
New Delhi: In a development that caused reverberations in political as well as corporate circles, the Delhi Police on Friday arrested two energy consultants in connection with leaking of classified documents from the Petroleum Ministry. We have arrested Prayas Jain and Santanu Saikia in this... read more »
Reserve Bank warns banks against making “mockery” of its lendin...
The Reserve Bank of India is getting tougher on extending unlimited credit to the country’s banks to try to ensure they push interest rate cuts through the financial system and to stop them from making what one official called a “mockery” of its operations. India’s... read more »
Jitan Ram Manjhi resigns as Bihar CM, alleges he and his MLAs got death thr...
Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi resigned on Friday ahead of a crucial trust vote in the assembly in which he was expected to face a certain defeat. Manjhi met governor Keshari Nath Tripathi an hour before the start of assembly proceedings and tendered his resignation. Later addressing a... read more »
