New Delhi: Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Begum Khaleda Zia arrived in New Delhi on Sunday on a week-long visit and called on Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj. Zia, who is Leader of Opposition in Bangladesh, met Swaraj at her residence in New Delhi. The two leaders are learnt to have discussed bilateral issues. She will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Monday. India...
12:23 PM, Oct 29, 2012
Uday Kiran, the new groom in the town, will enter into a wedlock with his long-time girlfriend, Visitha, on Oct 24. The venue is Annavaram. Unlike the wedding ceremonies of our stars, this is not an open ceremony for all. Uday's and Visitha's families have preferred to keep it a low-profile affair. It will be a gala ceremony to be attended by the closest kin and friends. Uday will be...
04:40 PM, Oct 24, 2012
With less than a month to go for Russia's President Vladimir Putin's visit to Delhi, the two sides appear to have "stabilised" the military relationship ...
12:56 PM, Oct 11, 2012
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Karnataka on Thursday, Oct 11 to address a joint session of the Karnataka legislature and inaugurate the newly-constructed Suvarna Soudha building in Belgaum. During the day-long visit, the president will attend the "bhoomi pujan" of the Swami Vivekananda Value Education and Cultural Centre, Belgaum. According to a Rashtripati Bhavan press release, the president will also give the Jnanpith award to Kannada poet, playwright...
10:14 AM, Oct 10, 2012
Taking a tough stance on the rising number of rapes in the country, especially after a spate of incidents were reported in Haryana, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday sent out a sharp message to Khap panchayats saying they cannot supersede the judiciary. Sonia also said that strictest action will be taken against the culprits in the rape cases. She said those guilty of such heinous crimes, which take place ...
03:42 PM, Oct 09, 2012
Taking a tough stance on the rising number of rapes in the country, especially after a spate of incidents were reported in Haryana, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that strictest action will be taken against the culprits. Visiting the rape victims in Jind, Haryana, Sonia slammed khap panchayats saying India was a democracy and the law of the land was in the hands of the judiciary and "no ...
12:23 PM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: 10.30 am: Sonia Gandhi is the first Congress leader to meet the rape victims. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who hasn't met a single rape victim so far, accompanies Sonia. 10.25 am: "Khap cannot decide law, it is in the hands of the judiciary," says Sonia. 10.18 am: Sonia Gandhi refuses to comment on the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government; Says that rapes happen everywhere and are not restricted...
10:22 AM, Oct 09, 2012
Chennai: Protests opposing the visit of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to India threw traffic in the city out of gear for over three hours on Friday. The protests come at a time when the city was recovering from the traffic snarls caused by protests against the alleged anti-Islam movie Innocence of the Muslims, made by an American. Sources said more than 200 members of the Viduthalai Chiruthaikal Katchi (VCK)...
12:56 PM, Sep 22, 2012
Washington: Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived here on her first visit to the US, after being released from house arrest in 2010, during which she will meet President Barack Obama and be honoured with Congress' highest award for her human rights work. The 17-day visit will be her first to the country since she began her fight for democracy in Myanmar in 1988. During her visit,...
01:10 PM, Sep 18, 2012
Thrissur: The hectic preparations to host Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the district received a jolt on Monday after one of the Air Force helicopters slightly damaged the helipad at Cheruthuruthy, in the course of the trial runs held on Monday. Though the damage was minor, it did lead to some security concerns at the venue. However, the two helicopters of the Coimbatore Air Force base, completed their initial trial...
02:22 PM, Sep 11, 2012
Islamabad: India on Saturday refused to give a firm commitment on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Pakistan saying that the atmosphere has to be "ripe" and something "worthwhile" should come out from such a trip. Making it clear that Prime Minister Singh was "not shying away" from visiting Pakistan, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Saturday the Indian premier had never put conditions for his Pakistan visit. "Prime Minister...
02:49 AM, Sep 09, 2012
Patna: In his maiden tour since becoming the President, Pranab Mukherjee will arrive in Patna on a two-day visit from October 3, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Sunday. Mukherjee will return to New Delhi the next day as per a tentative schedule, the Chief Minister told reporters. He did not elaborate about the detail engagement of the President's visit even as the official sources said that Mukherjee is...
08:34 PM, Sep 02, 2012
New Delhi: India and China are expected to resume their bilateral military exercises from next year and a decision in this regard is likely to be taken during the five-day visit of Chinese Defence Minister Gen Liang Guanglie. During Gen Liang's visit starting Monday next week, the two sides will discuss about having more Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) and ways of strengthening their military ties, a senior official of the...
09:55 AM, Sep 02, 2012
Tehran: Highly-tilted trade relations in favour of Iran, supply of oil and gas and other key strategic bilateral and international issues, including Syria, are expected to dominate the meetings of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here. Though there are no "irritants" in particular between India and Iran, Singh will be raising the issue of trade imbalance in favour of Tehran...
03:20 PM, Aug 29, 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan singh and First Lady Gursharan Kaur, reached Tehran on Tuesday evening. They were received at the airport by Iran's Finance Minister. ...
08:54 AM, Aug 29, 2012
New Delhi: Reinforcing the pecking order in UPA II government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is understood to have issued a communication that Defence Minister AK Antony will chair Union Cabinet meetings, if required, during his visit to Iran. Singh, who left for Tehran this evening to attend the NAM Summit, is learnt to have issued the communication before his departure. After the exit of Pranab Mukherjee from the Council of...
11:30 PM, Aug 28, 2012
Hyderabad: Navigating through the twin cities to visit the various historical monuments could be quite a task for tourists unfamiliar with the local language and routes. To make life easier for such visitors, the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation has tied up with Mojostreet, which provides location-based services. Under an agreement, Mojostreet Infomedia Services Private Limited, a Hyderabad-based company, will come up with a mobile application by August 15 and...
02:16 PM, Aug 02, 2012
Kolkata: Legendary Dutch footballer Ruud Gullit will visit Kolkata on July 28 for two days to attend the final match of a 'para' (community) tournament. He will also be the chief guest at an awards function of football club Mohun Bagan the next day. July 29 is celebrated as the 'Mohun Bagan Day' to commemorate the club's victory against East York Regiment in the IFA Shield final in 1911. "Gullit...
08:56 AM, Jul 26, 2012
Pune: Even before the city was chosen by Pratibha Patil recently as her retirement destination, it seems to have been her preferred place for a visit during her five-year tenure as president of the country. A reply to an application filed by MiD DAY with the outgoing presidents secretariat under the Right to Information (RTI) Act reveals Patil made 13 visits to the city during her tenure. The information provided...
02:02 PM, Jul 24, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its order for Wednesday on a plea seeking to restrain Suresh Kalmadi from attending the London Olympic Games. In a hearing on Tuesday, the judge said it's bizarre that Kalmadi became the president of the Asia Athletic Association because he was a member of Athletic Federation of India and now he claims he has nothing to do with the Federation or...
01:01 PM, Jul 24, 2012
