Arun Jaitley Compares Ramdev to Mahatma Gandhi
New Delhi – Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley has compared yoga teacher Ramdev to Mahatma Gandhi, praising him for “awakening” the country’s voters. At an event organized by Ramdev’s supporters on Sunday, Mr Jaitley said, “The role played by Ramdev in awakening the... read more »
Narendra Modi will lean on core group to fill top berths
Amid hectic consultations over the composition of the new Union Cabinet, Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Sunday took out time to meet BJP patriarch L.K. Advani at his residence here. Later in the evening, Mr. Modi drove to the residence of senior leader Murli Manohar Joshi for a... read more »
Remove Rahul, Bring Priyanka, Say Congress Posters in Allahabad
Allahabad – A small poster mounted in Allahabad asks for Rahul Gandhi to be fired as the no 2 leader of the Congress. The poster suggests Mr Gandhi be replaced by his younger sister, Priyanka. The giant missive is the work of Haseeb Ahmed, a Congress leader in Uttar Pradesh who says that... read more »
Soldier killed, 2 injured in LoC ambush in Jammu
One soldier of Maratha Light Infantry was killed and two others sustained injuries in an ambush along the LoC in Akhnoor sector of Jammu on Sunday. Official sources told The Hindu that Sepoy Bikhale of 2-Maratha Light Infantry died on the spot when the patrolling party came under attack. An IED... read more »
Malaysia Airlines missing, 239 passengers on board
Malaysia Airlines (MAS ) today confirmed that its flight MH 370 Subang Air Traffic Control ( ATC ) has been disconnected . There are 239 passengers on board , including two infants . MAS... read more »
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa called up her West Bengal counterpart Mamata Bane...
Kolkata: In the season of new political friendship, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa called up her West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee this morning and wished her luck for next... read more »
Another Indian Navy ship mishap, a commander dies
Mumbai: An Indian Navy officer has been killed in a gas leak on a ship under construction at the Mazagaon dock in Mumbai. The officer, of Commander rank, died today after a malfunction in... read more »
“no way” he’ll recognize Israel as a Jewish state – Abbas
West Bank – The Palestinian President says there’s “no way” he’ll recognize Israel as a Jewish state and accept just a portion of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem as the... read more »
SC rejects Sahara’s proposal plan for refunding money
New Delhi – The Supreme Court on Friday refused to accept the Sahara Group’s proposal to pay the entire amount to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in cash installments of... read more »
