Madrid: The Spanish government has raised the minimum legal age for marriage from 14 to 16 years. Spain's Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality Ana Mato on Friday said that change was aimed at "improving the well being and quality of life of youngsters", reported Xinhua. Until now, people as young as 14 years could marry with permission from a judge or their family. ...
02:20 PM, Apr 06, 2013
New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal will break his indefinite fast against 'inflated' power and water bills on Saturday on the 15th day of his protest after launching the second phase of 'Civil Disobedience Movement'. Announcing his plans on Friday, Kejriwal invoked Anna Hazare in his speech and expressed his wish to break the fast after receiving a glass of juice from the 74-year-old activist with whom he had...
08:49 AM, Apr 06, 2013
Mumbai: The Chinese Government is ready to pump in up to USD 3 billion into the proposed metro project connecting Colaba in south Mumbai to Santacruz in the northern fringe of the megapolis, a top official said on Friday. The Chinese are also keen on participating in other infrastructure projects apart from those in the farm sector in the country, the official said. "We are keen to bring our technology...
03:30 AM, Apr 06, 2013
Washington: The Indian-American community has welcomed the Punjab government's announcement of 10 per cent housing and plots quota for NRIs in the state. "This is a good decision," said Satnam Singh Chahal of the North American Punjabi Association. Chahal's reaction came after Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday announced in Chandigarh that his "government has evolved a comprehensive plan to make NRIs equal partners in the industrial...
03:15 AM, Apr 06, 2013
New Delhi: Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal has announced that he would call off his 14-day long fast against inflated bills on Saturday. Kejriwal has been fasting since March 23 against inflated power and water bills. While addressing the press in New Delhi, Kejriwal said that he wanted to break his fast with Anna Hazare. "Will break my fast at 5 pm on Saturday. Wanted to break my fast with Anna Hazare...
02:17 PM, Apr 05, 2013
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will present an First Information Report (FIR) against the marines to a special court in New Delhi's Patiala house on Friday. The marines are accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kerala in 2012. Days after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) handed over the Italian marines case to the NIA, a case has finally been registered against them. The...
10:14 AM, Apr 05, 2013
The Supreme Court had ordered a cut down on the use of red beacon lights by politicians and top officials. The Centre and state governments have been asked to amend the rules to drastically reduce the usage to only those officials who hold constitutional posts. The court also said that those found illegally using beacons would be fined and the vehicle would be impounded. The apex court has also ordered ...
09:13 AM, Apr 05, 2013
Hyderabad: A government clerk was on Thursday assaulted allegedly by some supporters of an Andhra Pradesh minister outside a police station in Banjara Hills area in Hyderabad. Sambasiva Rao, working as camp clerk in the office of Additional Director General (Greyhounds), was beaten up by two youths after heated arguments between them near a traffic signal in the upscale area in late afternoon, sources said. Following the incident, Rao, who...
01:55 AM, Apr 05, 2013
Student activist Sudipto Gupta died in a police crackdown on a students' protest in Kolkata. The incident has seen thousands of people pour into the streets of Kolkata. The West Bengal government has been, till now, non-committal about a proper probe into the incident. To what extent will this incident turn the urban middle class in West Bengal against the ruling Trinamool Congress? Will a proper probe be instituted? How...
07:06 PM, Apr 04, 2013
The death of a 23-year-old SFI activist, Sudipto Gupta, has sparked a row in Kolkata. Sudipto was fatally injured allegedly by the police in a crackdown on Tuesday. The police has claimed he fell off a bus but his fellow activists allege that the police hit him on the head in the bus. Senior journalist and columnist Sunanda K Datta-Ray joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the matter. ...
05:02 PM, Apr 03, 2013
It was disappointing that growth had slowed to five per cent but this was temporary and the government was taking corrective measures to get back to eight percent growth, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday. Addressing the annual meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the prime minister said the government and business have to be partners in writing the story of development. ...
11:50 AM, Apr 03, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made a poll pitch to the industry and said that all regulatory hurdles will be removed. Manmohan inaugurated the two-day annual general meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Wednesday and asked corporate India to reflect on their social roles more carefully. ...
11:00 AM, Apr 03, 2013
Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has named a 15-member cabinet though portfolios are yet to be allocated to the candidates drawn from all four provinces of the country. ...
12:49 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Over 50 lakh Central Government employees and 30 lakh pensioners could get a huge relief on Tuesday as the Union Cabinet is likely to approve a proposal to increase dearness allowance (DA) to 80 per cent from the existing 72 per cent. The increased dearness allowance could be applicable from January 1, 2013. ...
12:10 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Hyderabad: Ignoring Opposition protests and despite an unprecedented electricity shortage, Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday hiked the electricity tariff by about 15 per cent, imposing over Rs 6,000 crore burden on people. The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) passed a new tariff order, which will come into effect from April 1. It has approved hike in tariffs for all categories - low tension domestic, commercial and high tension industrial...
02:10 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Patna: The son of a former Bihar minister was arrested for stealing two sports utility vehicles (SUVs), police said in Ptna on Saturday. Mukesh Sahni, son of Ramashray Sahni - who was animal husbandry minister in the Lalu Prasad government in the 1990s - was arrested in Belari village in Bihar's Samastipur district for the theft of two SUVs. "Police had busted a gang involved in stealing vehicles and arrested...
05:35 AM, Mar 31, 2013
Moga: In order to ensure the balanced growth of the rural areas in a holistic manner, the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday said the Union government must implement the genuine federal structure in the country. The chief minister, who was in Moga to address a public gathering, said that knowing well the needs of the country, the framers of the Indian Constitution had envisaged true federal system...
02:55 AM, Mar 31, 2013
New Delhi: The indefinite fast of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal against "inflated" power and water bills entered the eighth day on Saturday with the party claiming that his health was within normal range. In a statement, the party claimed over five lakh people in Delhi have vowed not to pay inflated power and water bills. The AAP camp got a boost as Anna Hazare, who had split with Kejriwal, came...
08:07 PM, Mar 30, 2013
New Delhi: Suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Liaqat Shah was on Saturday sent to judicial custody till April 12 by a Delhi court. A controversy broke over Shah's arrest by Delhi Police, which claimed that he was a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist who had come to the national capital to plan a suicide attack. However, the charges were contested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police saying that he was returning to the...
02:51 PM, Mar 30, 2013
New Delhi: The Delhi government is set to build 12 new hospitals with a total bed strength of 2,900, Health Minister AK Walia said on Friday. "The process to start the construction of hospitals in Dwarka (750 beds), Vikaspuri (200 beds), Madipur (200 beds), Jawlapuri (200 beds), Ambedkar Nagar (200 beds) and Sarita Vihar (100 beds) has been initiated. The formalities are underway for the remaining six hospitals," Walia said....
10:34 PM, Mar 29, 2013
