Politics

Pak border trade suspended after contraband haul in Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir, Jan 20 (ANI): India suspended border trade with Pakistan after police recovered a truck containing 114 packets of suspected brown sugar in Kashmir. The police recovered the packets from a truck said to be containing bags of almonds which was coming from Pakistan occupied Kashmir. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police, Baramulla range, Jaipal Singh addressed media persons and said the Pakistan authorities have refused to take back the trucks, which indicates that they had some knowledge of the contents of these bags. Singh added this is one of the biggest drug hauls in Kashmir.

Jan 20, 2014

Indian Coast Guard progresses on Tamil fishermen issues

Chennai, Jan 20 (ANI): Inspector General of Indian Coast Guard, Satya Prakash Sharma briefed mediapersons regarding the issues of Tamil fishermen. Sharma said that though the Indian coast guard has arrested Sri Lankan fishermen for illegal fishing in Indian waters on several occasions, they are more often let off after serving their jail term or are exchanged in lieu of the Indian fishermen who are held captive by the Sri Lankan forces. Sharma had earlier stated that a total of 52 Sri Lankan fishermen were handed over and now 151 fishermen remain with India.

Jan 20, 2014

Will write to CMs again on minority detention issue: Shinde

Odisha, Jan 20 (ANI): Union Home Affairs Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said that he would soon send an advisory letter to the Chief Ministers of states asking them to form a committee to scrutinise cases of detention of 'minority people'. Shinde was addressing media persons on the sideline of the Ninth Raising Day of National Disaster Response Force in Odisha. Shinde said that he had earlier written a similar letter to the chief ministers of the states requesting them to look into the cases of various under trial 'minority prisoners' and release them if not found guilty.

Jan 20, 2014

Prashant Bhushan slams opposition for no action against scams

Chennai, Jan 20 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party leader Prashant Bhushan, addressing mediapersons in Chennai lashed out at BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and said that although Modi tom-toms around the issues of corruption, he have hardly taken any steps to curb it . Bhushan backed his statement by referring to the gas scam. Bhushan alleged that the Central government took a decision to increase gas prices given to Reliance from the Godavari gas basin which would mean the outflow of lakhs from the pockets of common people and the public exchequer to the Reliance.

Jan 20, 2014

Prashant Bhushan slams opposition for no action against scams

Jan 20, 2014

Prashant Bhushan slams opposition for no action against scams

Jan 20, 2014

Kejriwal s dharna on, four metro stations to remain shut

New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday is all set to sit on dharna outside the Home Ministry office in protest of no action taken against Delhi cops for their negligence in drug and sex rackets in the national capital. With the dharna on place, commuters will have a tough time as the four metro stations, that is, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat, Udyog Bhavan and Race Course will remain closed from 9 am to 1 pm. Also, the Delhi Police has imposed prohibitory orders in and around Delhi to maintain law and order.

Jan 20, 2014

Egypt approves constitution by 98% as Sisi eyes presidency

Egyptian voters have approved a new constitution by 98.1 percent, the elections chief said Saturday, in what the government declared a popular endorsement of the army's overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. Duration: 00:50

Jan 20, 2014

Floods displace 30,000 in Jakarta

More than 30,000 Indonesians flee their homes in the capital due to flooding that has left five dead, with people using rubber dinghies and wading through waist-deep water to reach safer ground. Duration: 00:33

Jan 20, 2014

200,000 mass in Ukraine in defiance of protest curbs

Some 200,000 Ukrainian protesters massed in central Kiev on Sunday in defiance of hugely controversial new curbs pushed through by President Viktor Yanukovych in a bid to suppress a pro-EU protest movement. Duration: 00:44

Jan 20, 2014

Sochi buckles up and hunkers down for Winter Games

Weeks ahead of the Winter Games, Sochi has gone into unprecedented security lockdown mode, with drones patrolling the skies and police on every street corner. Duration: 01:44

Jan 20, 2014

Jaipur charms car lovers with vintage car rally

Jaipur, Jan 19 (ANI): India's pink city, Jaipur hosted 'The 16th Vintage car annual show' to quench the thirst of vintage car lovers with more than 100 different epic cars. The Rajputana Automotive Sports Club of Jaipur in Rajasthan, organized the show on Sunday (January 19). More than 100 vintage cars from Delhi and Rajasthan participated in the show. The organizers of the club were amazed by the gradual increase of vintage cars participating in the show. They held pride in preserving the auto legacy of Rajasthan. The visitors and car lovers were spellbound by the beauty of the rare pieces of car which are otherwise hardly seen on the road.

Jan 19, 2014

People protest against Delhi Law minister Somnath Bharti demand police to act according to constitut

New Delhi, Jan 19 (ANI): People on Sunday (January 19) protested against the Delhi Law minister, Somnath Bharti in relation to the alleged molestation of Ugandan woman by a group of supporters of the Minister during a midnight raid in New Delhi. Secretary of All India Progressive Women Association, Kavita Krishnan demanded the police to act according to the constitutional norms rather than acting at the behest of any minister. African national, Sheillah Catherine says that she does not defend the fact that some Africans were involved in illegal activities but said that it was unfair to generalize the notion for every African national.

Jan 19, 2014

Kejriwal should stand on his promises and stop supporting his leaders unreasonably: Binny

Shirdi, Jan 19 (ANI): AAP leader Vinod Kumar Binny, after meeting Anna Hazare on Sunday said that Arvind Kejriwal should stand on his promises made to the people and stop supporting his party members with no reason. He said that AAP has deviated from its agenda and the party's purpose was never to gain power, but to solve the issues facing the people today. On speculations of him getting expelled from the party, he said that he accept anything which comes in the way of raising issues of citizen's welfare.

Jan 19, 2014

LK Advani praises Narendra Modi but cautions party against over-confidence

New Delhi, Jan 19 (ANI): While addressing during BJP's strategy meet on Sunday, party's senior leader LK Advani praised Narendra Modi for his works and vision but at the same time cautioned the party against over-confidence. He said that over-confidence was the reason for the party's defeat in 2004 elections and the same should not be repeated. Further, Advani appreciated Modi and wished him for being the next prime minister of the nation.

Jan 19, 2014