A day after the removal of Alok Verma, Additional Director M. Nageswara Rao on Friday again took charge of the office of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director, the agency said. Rao, a 1986-batch Odisha cadre Indian Police Service officer, took charge in ...
A court here on Friday rejected an appeal by two jailed Reuters journalists who were sentenced to seven years on charges of violating a colonial-era Act. A High Court of Yangon judge rejected the appeal saying that the defence team could not present sufficient evidence to prove the innocence of the two,...
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday began his two-day maiden visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a breakfast meeting with business leaders here. Gandhi, who reached here on Thursday night, held talks with the business leaders from the country accompanied by Indian Overseas Congress chairman Sam...
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, who are set to fight the Lok Sabha election as allies, will hold a joint press conference here on Saturday. A media invitation jointly signed by SP General Secretary Rajendra Chowdhary ...
Alok Verma, who was transferred within 48 hours after rejoining as CBI Director, said the corruption charges against him were false, unsubstantiated and frivolous. In a statement issued late Thursday night, Verma said: "It is sad that (on the) basis false, unsubstantiated and frivolous allegations made by only one person,...
It was a cold and foggy morning in the national capital on Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at 4.8 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average. "There was shallow to moderate fog in the morning. The sky will mainly be clear and there will be haze thereafter," an India Meteorological Department (IMD) ...
There's a saying in India, "Athithi Devo Bhava", which means "The Guest is God". Indians consider it a huge honor to have guests in their home, and go out of their way to please them. There's nothing like Indian hospitality. A home stay is similar in concept to that of a bed and breakfast. Guests are ...
Jethalal has a surprise for all the Gokuldhaamites! It’s an invitation to be part of Kite Flying activities at The Statue of Unity in Vadodra, where there are various participants from foreign countries, displaying a large array of bright and colourful kites. Everybody at Gokuldham delighted and prepares for...
US President Donald Trump announced that he would cancel his planned trip later this month to the Swiss ski resort of Davos for the annual World Economic Forum, due to the ongoing partial government shutdown....
Days after the Home Ministry set up a high-level committee to ensure implementation of Clause 6 of Assam Accord, four members of the panel refused to join the nine-member panel....
