Jammu: In Jammu and Kashmir, curfew has been imposed in Jammu city and Rajouri town following incidents of arson in the wake of clashes between two groups of people in Kishtwar on Friday. Army was called in late last night. Curfew was imposed in Reasi and Katra towns this morning as a precautionary measure. Divisional […]
Assam: The Assam government will hold talk with the Joint Action Committee for Autonomous State in Guwahati today. Joint Action Committee for Autonomous State is a joint forum of 14 organizations demanding autonomous state merging Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong districts under Article 244. Official sources said, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will attend the meeting […]
Newdelhi: In Andhra Pradesh, YSR Congress President and Kadapa Lok Sabha MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy has resigned as Member of Parliament alleging that the Congress sought to divide the state unilaterally. Jaganmohan Reddy, who is presently in a Hyderabad Jail in connection with disproportionate assets case, has sent his resignation to the Lok Sabha Speaker […]
India’s foreign exchange reserves have fallen by 2.995 billion US dollars to 277.167 billion in the week ended 2nd August. RBI data released on Friday said that foreign currency assets, a major component of the forex reserves, have dropped by 2.155 billion US Dollars to 249.895 billion US dollars during last week, while gold reserves […]
Newdelhi: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid says it is early to make any judgment about whether to hold talks with Pakistan or not. He said government would take a decision on it in due course of time. BJP says there is no point in holding a dialogue in the present situation. Party leader Muktar Abbas […]
Senior Congress leaders met in New Delhi on Friday night to discuss issues and programmes to be included in the party’s manifesto for the next general elections. Defence Minister A K Antony chaired the first meeting of the party’s sub-group on manifesto and government programmes for the 2014 polls. Party sources said, Mr Antony emphasized […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered a high-level inquiry into the Kishtwar clashes. Jammu Divisional Commissioner Shantmanu has been appointed inquiry officer. He has been asked to submit his report within three weeks. Clashes between two groups on Friday left two people dead and more than 20 injured in Kishtwar district. Curfew, imposed on […]
London: Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has said that a summer World Cup in Qatar in 2022 would be impossible and thinks the tournament is likely to move to winter because of the heat, even as Qatar`s World Cup organising committee says it is ready to host the tournament in summer. According to the BBC, […]
According to reports, Dileep and Manju Warrier have now decided to get separated after having talks with their family and friends. Their daughter Meenakshi is staying with Dileep in their Villa at Kochi and Manju Warrier is staying with her parents. But they have not separated legally. Dileep’s relation with a popular Malayalam actress seems to […]
Chandigarh: Robert Vadra’s land deals in a village in Haryana have returned to haunt the Congress party and its chief with whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka alleging that Vadra “falsified documents” for 3.53 acres of land in Gurgaon and “pocketed” large premium on a commercial colony license. In his “voluminous reply” submitted to Haryana government’s […]