Politics

India must spend 2 per cent GDP on science: Manmohan Singh

Jammu, Feb 04 (ANI): As he pitched for more funds to promote science, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the country's annual expenditure on science and technology should be atleast two per cent of the GDP. Singh was addressing the Indian Science Congress for the tenth year in succession in Jammu where he said India needs to leverage the ability of modern science to deliver value to society. The event was attended by several scientists, noble laureates, Union Science and Technology Minister S Jaipal Reddy, and J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. The meet will last for five days. Meanwhile, Singh also congratulated scientists for their achievements in the field of space and technology.

Feb 4, 2014

Former government advisor of Bangladesh analyses fateful 2014 elections

Dhaka, Feb 04 (ANI): Post the violent elections in Bangladesh conducted on January 05, the Executive Chairman of Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) and a former Advisor to the caretaker government of Bangladesh, Hossain Zillur Rahman, pinpointed the failures of the elections that were also shunned globally. Rahman said that the low turnout in constituencies was primarily because it was widely perceived that the election was not a competitive one. Rahman said that the question was about the legitimacy of the election.

Feb 4, 2014

Voters in UP shape countrys PM: Akhilesh

Gonda, Feb 04 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav counter-attacked Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi saying that voters in Uttar Pradesh shape the country’s Prime Minister. Comparing the sugar cane produce of both states, Yadav said though Gujarat has higher production compared to Uttar Pradesh but the latter stands outs for its quality.

Feb 4, 2014

AAP came in govt by accusing others, no governance: Mohd Adeeb

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): After AAP put allegations on BJP of bribing its leaders in order to topple the government, Rajya Sabha MP Mohammad Adeeb said that AAP came to power only by accusing others. He said that the party has no governance and that accusing others won’t work for long. Further, he said that Arvind Kejriwal affirmed that Sheila Dikshit is corrupt and that his government will take action against her but nothing has been done in that sphere.

Feb 4, 2014

Bus service resumes across India- Pakistan border

Poonch, Feb 04 (ANI): After two weeks of crisis, Poonch- Rawalkote bus service resumed with 72 people crossing the LoC. The suspension was in retaliation to the arrest of a Pakistan truck driver, who was detained by the Indian security forces in January, while he was allegedly trying to cross the border with 114 packets of brown sugar in Kaman post area of Kashmir. Custodian, Chakan Da Bagh crossing point, Bashir Ahmed, said that the issue should be resolved quickly so that passengers as well as traders of both sides can freely cross the border. After the border bus service resumption, a visitor from Pakistan, Maqbool, looked forward to meeting his close relatives.

Feb 4, 2014

Rahul Gandhi expresses solidarity with northeastern students in New Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Congress Vice president Rahul Gandhi, expressed solidarity with students from the northeast in New Delhi protesting against the recent death of a student from their region and promised stringent action against the culprits. The death of a 19-year-old student from Arunachal Pradesh who was beaten up mercilessly at a busy market in New Delhi, has led to outrage among the northeast community against the regular racial discrimination they suffer at the hands of the local people. Nido Taniam was allegedly beaten to death at Lajpat Nagar in south Delhi on January 29 as he got into a brawl with local shopkeepers while reacting to a verbal racial slur and taunts on his hair colour.

Feb 4, 2014