PM Narendra Modi Meets Top Bureaucrats, Asks Them Make Government People-Fr...
New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met the secretaries of all the government departments collectively and said that he was accessible to all officers. He encouraged them to approach him with their inputs and ideas to make the government people friendly. In the meeting in... read more »
Woman Bus Conductor Beaten, Stripped by Male Passenger Near Mumbai
Dombivli, Thane – A woman conductor on a state transport bus was dragged out of the vehicle, stripped and beaten by a male passenger on the outskirts of Mumbai this morning, police said. The incident took place on a bus which runs between Kalyan and Panvel in the Thane district, at around... read more »
Obama suspends Iran oil sanctions for six months
With Iran complying with its commitment on a controversial nuclear weapons programme, US President Barack Obama has suspended his action on Iranian oil sanctions for the next six months. Even though there is enough oil in the international market for countries like India and China to reduce their... read more »
PM Modi likely to visit U.S. in September
The confirmation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States means two things: that Mr. Modi is keen to extend his summit-level approach to bilateral ties past the subcontinent to the U.S. as well, and that U.S. President Obama wants to patch up the damage to Indo-US ties,... read more »
Congress president Sonia Gandhi declines to show her passport to U.S. court
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has declined to provide a copy of her passport to a US court, saying that government of India had denied her permission to do so. However, in a letter filed... read more »
Nagaland Lok Sabha polls on April 9
Nagaland goes to the polls on Wednesday for the lone Parliamentary seat which will see only three candidates — Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio (NPF), Congress’ KV Pusa and Akheu Achumi of... read more »
BJP stresses good governance
The BJP manifesto released on Monday carries the imprint of its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s “vision” of “good governance and development,” but adheres to the... read more »
AAP candidate pulls out from Rae Bareli
The AAP suffered a jolt on Tuesday with its candidate Justice (retd.) Fakhruddin withdrawing from the electoral fray in Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency where Congress president Sonia... read more »
Brisk polling in first phase of Lok Sabha elections
Thirty – five per cent of the 64,41,634 voters exercised their franchise till noon on Monday in five Lok Sabha constituencies of Assam where four persons clashed with CRPF personnel demanding... read more »
