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Pinki Pramanik’s treatment unjustified, says NCW

Pinki Pramanik’s treatment unjustified, says NCW

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has said that athlete Pinki Pramanik was treated in an “unjustified manner” and it will send a team to West Bengal to meet the Asian Games gold medallist accused of being a male and committing rape. “We are planning to send a team from NCW to...
TDP Suspended Uppuleti Kalpana meets Vijayamma , Speaks to Media

TDP Suspended Uppuleti Kalpana meets Vijayamma , Speaks to Media

Mamata flags off trains, announces projects for Cooch Behar

Mamata flags off trains, announces projects for Cooch Behar

Kolkata, 12 Jul: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited Cooch Behar on Wednesday amid heavy rain. It was Banerjee’s first visit to the district as the CM. The last time she had visited Cooch Behar was during the election campaign before the 2011 assembly polls. It was thus the first...
Jagadish Shettar sworn in as Karnataka chief minister

Jagadish Shettar sworn in as Karnataka chief minister

Jagadish Shettar was Thursday sworn in as Karnataka chief minister, becoming the third Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader to head the party government in four years. Governor H.R. Bhardwaj administered the oath of office and secrecy to Shettar at a simple ceremony in the glass house of Raj Bhavan in...
‘Pak willing to resolve bilateral disputes with India’

‘Pak willing to resolve bilateral disputes with India’

Pakistan on Thursday said it is willing to go by the agreement that it had in the past with India to resolve some of the disputes like Sir Creek and Siachen. “If you look at may be some of the disputes that we have. We have Sir Creek, we have Siachen… Pakistan has already made it clear that...
I Will Die or Kill Any One for Jr.NTR

I Will Die or Kill Any One for Jr.NTR

Suspended TDP MLA Kodali Nani today in a Live show to Telugu News TV channel said publicly that Young Tiger Jr.NTR is the No: 1 hero of Tollywood. He expressed his love towards NTR and said He will stay in his field as No:1 forever. Nani said it was because of his love for Jr NTR and the Nandamuri...
Veteran actor Dara Singh passes at his home in Mumbai, last rites today at 2 pm

Veteran actor Dara Singh passes at his home in Mumbai, last rites today at 2 pm

Former wrestling champion and actor Dara Singh died at his home in Mumbai on Thursday morning following a brief illness, doctors treating him said. He was 84. “Dara Singh passed away peacefully at 7.30 a.m. this (Thursday) morning,” said Ram Narain, COO, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital,...
Can Chidambaram ring in new regime as EGoM meets today?

Can Chidambaram ring in new regime as EGoM meets today?

The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on spectrum, which has witnessed the resignation of two Union Ministers as chairmen without taking any decisions, is readying to meet on Thursday. Home Minister P. Chidambaram has been placed at the helm of decision-making after the EGoM’s first chairman, Pranab...
Cabinet rejig likely, pressure mounts on Cong scion Rahul Gandhi to join Cabinet

Cabinet rejig likely, pressure mounts on Cong scion Rahul Gandhi to join Cabinet

After opting to wait in the wings for eight years as an MP, Rahul Gandhi could finally be crossing over from cameos to a much chunkier role. The Congress scion, it is believed, will soon take centre-stage by joining the Union cabinet. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to rejig his council of...
Power pack for PMO’s big four: TKA Nair, Shiv Shankar Menon, S.K. Lambah and Pulok Chatterji ‘earn more’ than the PM

Power pack for PMO’s big four: TKA Nair, Shiv Shankar Menon, S.K. Lambah and Pulok Chatterji ‘earn more’ than the PM

The government appears determined to get it right on the transparency scale – with further details on the salaries of the Prime Minister’s aides. An updated salary list of officials in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has revealed pension details of the top four functionaries in...