Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday greeted the people of the country on the occasion of Navroz, the Parsi New Year.
Dr Singh said the festival brings values of peace and religious harmony in India, adding that the festival is also a living symbol of the rich diversity and the vibrant composite culture of [...]
Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh has said that vice-captain Michael Clarke’s decision to leave New Zealand mid-tour to deal with his relationship troubles does not place a question mark over his ability to captain Australia in future.
“It’s a personal matter. I think all captains have had [personal] issues they’ve needed to deal with. [...]
Union Home Secretary G K Pillai has said that the Central Government would go maximum extent possible to find a solution to the vexed Naga issue.
“All I can assure you from the Government of India side is that you will not find us wanting, we would be flexible, we would recognize the history [...]
Central Asian diplomatic missions, including that of Kazakhstan, headquartered in New Delhi gathered at a venue to celebrate the festival of Nauryz with traditional fervor and gaiety over the weekend.
Nauryz is a time when people reconcile, forgive one another and unite. It is a period when people project a festive and happy mood, choose [...]
Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra kicked off the “Save Girl Child’ campaign in New Delhi.
Chopra, who received the National Award for her role in the movie ‘Fashion’ on Friday, appeared very enthusiastic over the initiative of ‘The Sun Foundation’.
“”The campaign which is kick-started by ‘The Sun Foundation’ is very important in today’s scenario. We are [...]
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved Rs. 3.5 billion to clean up eight hazardous waste dump sites in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.
Eighty five percent of the funds will be from the World Bank, while the Union and state Governments will bear the remaining 15 percent.
Union Minister of State for Environment and [...]
Former president of the Bhratiya Janata Party, Rajnath Singh, will attend the funeral of departed former Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala.
Koirala died in Kathmandu on Saturday, and his last rites are scheduled to take place on Sunday.
According to BJP sources, party president Nitin Gadkari asked Singh to personally pay last respects [...]
Union External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna has condoled the passing away of former Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who died today at his daughter Sujata Koirala’s residence in Mandikatar, Nepal.
In a joint message along with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Krishna said: “The immense contribution of Koirala to fostering and strengthening close [...]
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit on Saturday said that to deal with the situation of price rise of essential commodities, the minimum wages of workers have been increased.
“As the prices of essential commodities increased, to deal with that situation, wages of labourers have also been increased. If people are getting money even during [...]
Congress party leader Sajjan Kumar, who is one of the accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, would face trial at a sessions court from March 27.
Claiming to have strong evidence, senior advocate H. S. Phoolka, counsel for the families of the riot victims, announced that the two murder cases against Sajjan Kumar [...]
Activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal staged a demonstration here on Saturday against the ban on their leader Praveen Togadia’s visit to Orissa’s Kandhamal district.
Orissa Government has imposed a ban on VHP leader Togadia from entering the communally sensitive Kandhamal district.
Holding placards and banners, the protestors gathered at [...]
As Delhi gears up to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games later this year, hundreds of volunteers have joined hands with the officials of civic bodies to take on the task of cleaning the city.
As part of a campaign called, Let’s Do It Delhi, volunteers swept the streets and collected garbage outside Bhikaji Cama Place [...]
United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Robert Blake, on Saturday said Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley cannot be extradited to India now, but Indian investigators would be allowed to interrogate him.
Headley, who has been charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for conspiring in the 26/11 Mumbai [...]
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday asked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and all concerned agencies to quickly prepare necessary documents to question Lashkar operative David Coleman Headley aka Daood Gilani.
In a statement issued here, Chidambaram said: “I have today directed NIA and the other Agencies concerned in the case to quickly [...]
Renowned Chinese director Feng Xiaoning has said that Chinese films will take 10 years to match ‘Avatar’ in terms of technology.
Feng was speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing annual session of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country’s top political advisory body.
He said that ‘Avatar’ took the [...]
The Union Government on Saturday issued the “National Code against Age Fraud in Sports,” to ensure fair play in sports.
The code shall be operative from April 1 and shall be binding upon all athletes and sports bodies.
As per the code, all new and existing players participating in age restricted tournaments will be required [...]
The World Wide Fund (WWF) organized a bicycle rally here on Saturday to support the ‘Earth Hour 2010′ campaign.
Aimed at sending across an inspiring message of hope and action for climate change, ‘Pedal for Planet-Earth Hour Bicycle Rally’ witnessed the participation of people from all walks of life.
“Earth Hour is a campaign aimed [...]
Visiting Singapore’s Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on Saturday said that Asian countries should now start engaging each other more proactively.
Addressing the Asia Society Corporate Conference in the national capital, Tong, who is in India on a two-day official visit, said that cooperation between the countries would go a long way in facilitating a [...]
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has condoled the passing away of former Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who died today at his daughter Sujata Koirala’s residence in Mandikatar.
In a condolence message, Dr. Singh described Koirala as one of Nepal’s tallest leaders and an elder statesman of South Asia.
“I have personally had a [...]
As Delhi gears up to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games later this year, hundreds of volunteers have joined hands with the officials of civic bodies to take on the task of cleaning the city.
As part of a campaign called, Let’s Do It Delhi, volunteers swept the streets and collected garbage outside Bhikaji Cama Place [...]
United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Robert Blake, on Saturday assured India that the supply of hi-tech weapons to Pakistan by the US is meant to deal with the challenges on the Afghanistan border.
On the supply of arms by US to Pakistan, Blake said that military relationship between them [...]
Customers here are angry over the announcement made by Mother Dairy, the biggest supplier of milk, that fresh milk would cost Rs two more per litre from Saturday.
Mother Dairy has reportedly raised prices by Rs 1 and Rs 2 per litre.
Major milk retailers in the country like Amul and Mother Diary had earlier [...]
The Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Climate Change, Shyam Saran, has said India would pressurise developed nations to commit on carbon emission cuts.
“We bring about as much pressure as we can so that the developed countries deliver on the commitment that they have already made, which is what they are trying to wriggle out [...]
The mother of murdered British teenager Scarlett Keeling has admitted to falsely claiming 19,000 pounds in benefits.
According to The Times, 44-year-old Fiona MacKeown claimed the income support money between February 2005 and March 2008, including during the time of her daughter’s death in Goa.
MacKeown admitted to a Exeter Crown court that received the [...]
United States Ambassador to India, Timothy J. Roemer, on Friday said the Al-Qaeda, Taliban and Lashkar-e-Toiba were the common enemies of both India and America.
“We have a common enemy in Taliban, Lashkar-e-Toiba and Al Qaeda. We are working shoulder to shoulder in field of information sharing and collection and analysis of intelligence,” said [...]
Bangladesh Water Resource Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen called on Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and discussed issues of mutual concern, including the sharing of water of Teesta river.
The Teesta River is among several rivers flowing from the Himalayas into Bangladesh, providing a lifeline to both farming and ecology in both countries.
Sen also held discussions [...]
Despite increased threat perception in the wake of recent terror attack on the Indian medical mission in Kabul, New Delhi has no plans to scale down its developmental projects in Afghanistan.
According to sources, India is regularly reviewing the security arrangements for more than 3500 Indian nationals living in Afghanistan, majority of whom are working [...]
President Pratibha Patil on Friday gave away the 56th National Film Awards for 2008 in the national capital.
The legendary Cinematographer V. K. Murthy received the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2008 in the ceremony held at the Vigyan Bhawan.
In the feature film section, the awards were given in 31 categories, which [...]
Union Government on Friday faced flak from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for not seeking extradition of the 26/11 Mumbai terror accused, David Coleman Headley, from the United States, where he is facing trial.
Addressing the media in the national capital, BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy questioned the government’s abilities to pressurize Pakistan, a [...]
President Pratibha Patil on Friday nominated former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, well-known lyricist Javed Akhtar, Shimla based Indian Institute of Advance Studies director Bhalchandra Mungekar, Kannada theatre personality B Jayashree and scholar and music exponent Ram Dayal Munda to the Rajya Sabha.
According to an official release of the Rahshtrapati Bhavan, the President had [...]
