India

Srinagar, May 19: After starting a floating post office, Jammu and Kashmir government has started a floating healthcare unit for the people living in and around the Dal Lake. "Initially two Shikaras (boats) equipped with medicines and other diagnostic equipments will be pressed into service with three doctors and para-medics, which will cover the entire Dal area and provide medical services to the

?Kolkata, May 19: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday stormed out of a CNN-IBN show on one year of Trinamool Congress rule, after accusing the audience, which consisted of students, to be Maoists and CPM cadre. The Trinamool Congress chief lost her cool and stormed out of the interactive TV session when members of the audience questioned her on the arrest of Jadavpur University

Ranchi, May 18: The CBI on Friday conducted raids at the premises of 15 Jharkhand MLAs as part of its investigation into the allegations of horse trading that led to countermanding of the March 30 Rajya Sabha polls. In the early morning raids, 36 teams swooped down upon the residences of MLAs of Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Hazaribagh, Godda, Bihar’s Banka district and Giridih, a CBI said. The MLAs belong

New Delhi, May 18: A day after the AIADMK and BJD announced support for party leader P A Sangma's candidature, NCP chief Sharad Pawar today said his party's stand on the Presidential election will be consistent with that of the UPA. Sangma, who met Pawar this morning, said the NCP leader told him that the party is part of UPA and his stand on the issue will be consistent with it. At the same time

Lucknow, May 18: The skeletons are tumbling out of the corruption cupboard, but Uttar Pradesh's former ruling party, the Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP), is unusually quiet — not even reacting to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's allegation that it was involved in scams of over Rs400 billion (Dh26.8 billion). Yadav, who is from the Samajwadi Party (SP), accused his predecessor Mayawati late on Tuesday

Mumbai, May 18: There are indications that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi may skip the BJP's national executive meeting to be held in Mumbai later this month, but the party's Mumbai unit has expressed confidence that Mr Modi would come. The meeting is scheduled to take place on May 24 and 25. "Modi is the member of the national executive and all the members have been invited. He is our

New Delhi, May 18: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development, in a report tabled in Lok Sabha on Thursday, recommended that the government refrain from acquiring land for industrial ventures of any kind, triggering resentment among industrialists of the country. In its report on the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LARR) Bill, 2011, the committee said the

Ahmedabad, May 17: The suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt says the closure report submitted by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) only confirmed his long-standing apprehension that it was only working to “shield” Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other “powerful persons” from legal punishment for their involvement in the 2002 Gujarat pogrom. In a letter to SIT Chairman R

New Delhi, May 17: The Indian rupee plummeted to an all time low on Wednesday to 54.46 rupees to the dollar, or up to Rs14.81 to the dirham, breaching its previous record low of 54.39 struck on December 15. Local money exchanges witnessed “higher than normal footfalls” as non residents rushed to remit money as the rupee’s value against the dollar-pegged UAE currency declined to over 20 per cent

New Delhi, May 17: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said that his government was committed to ensuring foolproof security of nuclear power plants but it would be harmful for the country to pass an ordinance against nuclear power. "We must put everything to ensure foolproof safety of the nuclear plants and we will not compromise on it. "But at the same time I would respectfully submit it