A German socialist known for his fiery rhetoric has been elected president of the European Parliament, promising to increase the role of the 27-nation legislature. Martin Schulz replaces Poland’s Jerzy Buzek, who did not seek re-election. He handily defeated two British legislators Nirj Deva and Diana Wallis in the first round of balloting on Tuesday. […]
Union Minster for Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah has said India’s National Solar Energy Mission will achieve its target to add 20,000 megawatts of power by 2022 the minister said the mission would be accomplished in different phases. Earlier, addressing the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, Dr. Abdullah called upon the international community […]
The Government has sent a central team of doctors to Mumbai to ascertain facts about reported cases of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (TB) cases. According to an official release, the central team comprises of four members led by a Senior Chief Medical Officer. A team from the Indian arm of the World Health Organisation (WHO) reached […]
Senior officials of 49 countries are holding hectic discussions to prepare a strategy to counter the threats of nuclear terrorism. The two-day deliberations, which began on Monday in New Delhi, will prepare a draft communiqué for the nuclear security summit to be held in Seoul, South Korea in March this year. The officials are expected […]
Touring Congress strongholds of Amethi and Rae Bareli in the run-up to the UP polls, Priyanka Gandhi has said she will do anything to help her brother Rahul in the assembly elections. “I have not decided yet…So far I am here in Amethi and Rae Bareli and my brother and I will talk to each […]
Alleging loot of natural resources and corruption in implementation of central schemes in Uttarakhand, Congress President Sonia Gandhi asked people in the hill state to recognise the fraud being played with them and oust the BJP govt from the state. “If the land, soil, water and hills of Uttarakhand are sold or leased at throwaway […]
With Army Chief Gen V K Singh dragging the government to Supreme Court over his age issue, Defence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday met PM Manmohan Singh to discuss the matter. It was not clear as to what exactly transpired at the meeting, sources said. The meeting came a day after Gen Singh filed […]
The nomination process for the second phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections is on in all the nine districts, as many as 117 nominations have been filed so far for 69 Assembly constituencies that are going for polls on 11th Feb. Meanwhile, 20 nominations were filed on Monday for 41 Assembly segments in Gorakhpur and […]
China, world’s most populous nation with over 1.34 billion people, on Tuesday said its urban population for the first time outnumbered people living in rural areas as a huge population has shifted their base to cities for better opportunities. The number of people living in cities for the first time exceeded those living in the […]
Two jawans of Assam Rifles were killed when insurgents ambushed them at a border village in Manipur’s Churachandpur district bordering Myanmar, officials said on Tuesday. The personnel of 39th battalion were patrolling the border village of Zoukhonuam, close to border pillar number 46 on Monday when the insurgents attacked them. In the ensuing encounter, the […]
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