Kullu’s landslide: At least 8 killed; many stuck after boulders fall on Gurudwara Manikaran Sahib
Himachal Pradesh. As many as 10 people have been killed while many others are feared to be trapped after boulders fell on Gurudwara Manikaran Sahib due to a landslide in Himachal Pradesh. Rescue operation has started. The death toll is feared to...
President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife Suvra passes away
President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife Suvra Mukherjee passed away at around 10 am this morning in a Delhi hospital. She was 74. “It is informed with deep sorrow that First Lady, Mrs Suvra Mukherjee, passed away this morning at 10.51 am,” the...
Blast in Central Bangkok kills 12, several injured
Bangkok. A huge explosion in central Bangkok has killed at least 12 people and injured about 20, news agency Reuters has quoted police and rescuers as saying. "I can confirm it was a bomb, we can't tell which kind yet, we are...
Lalit Modi to help Subrata Roy selling his properties in US
New Delhi. In what could come as a relief to Sahara chief Subrata Roy and hasten his release from Tihar jail, former chief of Indian Premier League Lalit Modi has decided to help the company and arrange...
Modi woos UAE with $1 trillion investments
National. PM Modi said his government has got some problems in legacy and his immediate priority would be to kickstart the things which were stalled by the "indecisiveness and lethargy" of the past governments. During his historic 2 day visit...
IndiGo confirms $26.5 billion purchase of 250 Airbus jets
National. Aviation giant Airbus on Monday announced that Indian airline IndiGo has confirmed an order for 250 A320neo planes, its largest ever contract by number. The order is worth some $26.5 billion at catalogue prices, and brings to 530 the...
Vikas Yadav’s Jail term could be reduced in Nitesh Katara murder case
New Delhi: The murder of 25-year-old Nitish Katara in 2002 was a " well-planned and executed conspiracy" by the Yadav brothers, said the Supreme Court today. The judges however agreed to consider the convicts' request to...
Pakistan’s minister Shuja Khanzada assassinated in suicide attack
Pakistan’s Punjab province Home Minister Shuja Khanzada was today assassinated along with eight others when a suicide bomber blew himself up at his house in Shadi Khal village in Attock district. “Eight persons have been killed and several others injured...
PM Modi arrives in UAE today, says Gulf region vital for India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be received by Gen Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces, a rare of warmth when he arrives in Abu Dhabi on...
Sri Lanka stun India with remarkable comeback Test victory
GALLE/Nagpur: Sri Lanka defeated India by 63 runs in the first Test in Galle on Saturday to take the lead in the three-match series. India, set a victory target of 176 runs, folded up for 112 in their second innings after...
Not a day of politics, will talk tomorrow: Rahul Gandhi on Modi’s Independence Day speech
New Delhi/Nagpur: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her deputy Rahul Gandhi Saturday refrained from commenting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech, with the party vice president saying it is not a day of politics. "Today is not a day...
PM Modi speaks out against corruption, says need to focus on ‘Start-Up’ and ‘Stand-Up’ India
In a marathon address to the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort, PM Modi on Saturday underlined India's unity and diversity and said the poison of casteism and communal frenzy have no place in the country. Modi, in his second...
PM Modi’s New Initiative to Create Jobs: ‘Start up India, Stand up India’
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced a new campaign "Start-up India, Stand up India" to promote bank financing for start-ups and offer incentives to boost entrepreneurship and job creation. Addressing the nation on the 69th Independence Day, he said,...
Pranab Mukherjee: Parliament has become an arena of combat rather than debate
New Delhi. In a blunt message to the political class, President Pranab Mukherjee tonight said Parliament has been converted into an “arena of combat rather than debate” and warned that “leaves” of democracy “are beginning to wilt”. “On the fertile ground laid...
Was mediator on OROP, but gave up after 48 hours: Gen VP Malik
General (retd) VP Malik, India's army chief during the Kargil victory, revealed on Friday that he acted as mediator between military veterans and the Narendra Modi government on One Rank One Pension (OROP)issue but gave up "within 48 hours". Gen Malik...
Street dog menace: NHRC sends notices to Centre, Delhi government
New Delhi: Calling for a debate on the human rights versus animal rights issue, the National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to Delhi government and Union Health Ministry in the wake of a recent fatal attack on a seven-year-old...
Ex-Servicemen Protesting Over One Rank One Pension refuse to leave Jantar Mantar
New Delhi. Military veterans, who are on a relay hunger strike to protest the delay in implementation of one rank one pension (OROP), have refused to move out of Jantar Mantar after Delhi civic authorities tried to clear all demonstrators from...
Bombay HC lifts FSSAI ban order, but Maggi to be re-tested before hitting stores again
Mumbai/Nagpur: In a big relief for Nestle India, the Bombay High Court has set aside the FSSAI order banning the Maggi noodles for six weeks. The order states that principles of natural justice were not followed and so the ban...
Rahul Gandhi claims that Modi doesn’t have the guts to face House
New Delhi. Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the ruling BJP's allegations against his family in the Lok Sabha. "Today, the Prime Minister does not have the guts to sit in this House," he...
‘My daughter invested in Raje’s hotel, money routed through Mauritius’- Lalit Modi
London: In an exclusive chat with India Samvad former IPL Boss Lalit Modi revealed his daughter invested in a hotel owned by Rajesthan CM Vasundhara Raje’s son Dushyant Singh. Lalit Modi against who the Court has issued Non-bailable warrant in...
Did Google learn the Alphabet to get Pichai as CEO?
Google has always wanted to be the alpha and omega of the Internet, but no one expected it would try to own the very alphabet. In a sudden, eyeball-arresting announcement, the world’s most watched technology company has announced big-bang restructuring,...
