Shimla, 31/12: Prediction of weekend snow and the chief minister’s directions not to be harsh with drunk revelers on New Year failed to woo tourists to Shimla which recorded over 60 per cent occupancy till Sunday evening, apparently the lowest in the last 40 year Last year, Shimla had recorded more than 80 per cent…
Beijing, 31/12: China’s “reunification” with Taiwan is inevitable, President Xi Jinping said in his New Year’s address on Sunday, striking a stronger tone than he did last year with less than two weeks to go before the Chinese-claimed island elects a new leader. The January 13 presidential and parliamentary elections are happening at a time…
Varanasi, 31/12: Police here have arrested three accused in connection with the alleged rape of a female student of IIT on the BHU campus, a police official said on Sunday. SHO of Lanka police station Shivakant Mishra said that the accused have been identified as Kunal Pandey, Anand alias Abhishek Chauhan and Saksham Patel. The…
Bhubaneswar, 29/12: 482 Post Graduate Teachers today joined Non-Government Aided Higher Secondary Schools of the state. This is the first batch of PGT teachers to join such schools. An induction programme was organized at state convention centre in Lok Seva Bhawan for the purpose in presence of Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik. Addressing the new…
New Delhi, 29/12: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has turned down AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal’s request to appoint Raghav Chadha as the party’s interim leader in the Upper House of Parliament According to sources, Dhankhar, in a letter to Kejriwal said, “This aspect is subject to ‘The Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties…
Patna, 29/12: Lalan Singh on Friday resigned as the Janata Dal (United) President, following the party’s national executive meeting in Delhi. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has reportedly been elected as the new party chief. JD(U) leader K C Tyagi initially said Kumar has been elected as the new party chief, he later said…
Mizoram, 29/12: The Mizoram government has granted general consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe offences in the state. In a gazette notification on Thursday, the state government said, “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, the Government of Mizoram hereby accords…
New Delhi, 29/12: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday refuted a report by a US daily, which claimed Indian authorities had demanded that technology major Apple help in softening the political impact of hack warnings issued in October. The Minister of State for IT and Electronics described the report as “half facts, fully embellished”, and…
Bangalore, 28/12: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi should become the prime minister and that only Congress can address India’s problems. Siddaramaiah was speaking at the Congress’ 139th foundation day. The CM’s push for Rahul Gandhi came even as a section of the I.N.D.I.A alliance wants AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge…
Andhra, 29/12: Former Indian cricketer Ambati Rayudu on Thursday joined the ruling YSRCP in Andhra Pradesh. He was inducted into the party in the presence of Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister K Narayana Swamy and Rajampeta Lok Sabha member P Mithun Reddy. “In the presence of Chief Minister Y S…