Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday denied humiliating Metroman E. Sreedharan and blamed the Centre for the delay in the taking off of key Metro projects in Kerala. Speaking in the assembly Vijayan said that none should doubt his regard for Sreedharan's credentials. The only reason for the state government not acting at the speed that the ...
Actress-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan on Friday filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh as the candidate of the Samajwadi Party. Accompanied by party Vice President Kirnmoy Nanda, chief spokesman Rajendra Chowdhary, Kannauj MP Dimple Yadav and Sahara India founder Subrata Roy, Jaya Bachchan filed three sets of papers at ...
In a major relief to Karti Chidambaram, the Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to arrest Congress leader P. Chidambaram's son, accused in the INX Media money laundering case, till March 20. The interim relief to Karti Chidambaram, 46, from "any coercive action" taken against him by the ED till the next hearing o...
At least seven people were killed and 22 others injured in a suicide attack in western Kabul near where thousands of members of the Shia Hazara minority had gathered. An Interior Ministry official told TOLOnews that the explosion took place near the Mosalla-e-Mazar area in Police District 6. Meanwhile, Afghan Public Health Ministry spokesman Wahidullah Ma...
Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday appointed Kahkashan Parveen, a JD-U member from Bihar, to the panel of Vice Chairman. The appointment comes after various members of the House urged the Chairman to appoint a female member in the panel on the occasion of International Women's Day. On Thursday, the Congress' Viplov...
Ten security personnel were killed and nine others injured when Taliban militants ambushed a security patrol in Afghanistan's Takhar province on Friday, police said. "The incident took place in Pul-e-Momin area of Khawja Ghar district," an official told Xinhua news agency. ...
A BJP-led government headed by Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Friday assumed office along with its ally IPFT, after 25 years of Left rule. Governor Tathagata Roy administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 48-year-old Deb, followed by Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Barman, Narendra Chandra Debbarma of the Indigenous People's Front of Tripur...
An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Delhi Police allegedly committed suicide here by shooting himself with his service revolver, police said on Friday. The incident was reported to police at around 8 a.m by a motorist who found P.P. Anirudh lying dead not far from the Prime Minister's residence in the heart of Delhi. "Anirudh was posted with the ...
The logjam in Lok Sabha continued for the fifth consecutive day on Friday, amid continuing protests by the opposition over the Rs 12,600 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and other issues. The protests started soon after the House met for the day, and amid the din, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the House till 12 p.m., within five minutes after it assemble...
The Rajya Sabha on Friday witnessed an uproar over various issues, including demand for special status for Andhra Pradesh, forcing Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu to adjourn the proceedings till 2.30 p.m. As soon as Naidu called for the Zero Hour after conducting listed businesses, the Telegu Desam Party and AIADMK members were on their feet. They trooped nea...
