Modi brings up ’84 riots, attacks Cong on ‘intolerance’

Purnea (Bihar)  : In a stinging counter-attack on the Congress for raising the issue of “intolerance”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday raked up the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, saying it should hang its head in shame for the carnage instead of doing the “drama” of lecturing the NDA government.“Today is November 2. Do you recall […]

Punjab farmers to resume protest against govt from Nov 4

Moga : Several farmer unions, including the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta) and farm labourers, on Monday announced that they will resume their agitation from November 4 to 6 in support of their demands, including compensation for crop damage.Rallies and dharnas would be staged in front of district administrative complexes in Amritsar and Moga from November […]

Punjab bans vulgar songs in buses

CHANDIGARH : Ajit Singh Kohar, Transport Minister Punjab has banned the use of vulgar and provocative music in the state run transport buses with immediate effect. While giving formal directions to the department to stop airing the vulgar songs, Kohar said that any bus driver violating government’s directive would have to face strict departmental action.The […]

Russian jet broke up ‘in the air’ before crash

Johannesburg : A Russian passenger jet that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula broke up ‘in the air’ strewing fragments across a wide area, an expert said.Viktor Sorochenko, a senior official with Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee, said that the jet broke up in the air and that the fragments were scattered over a large area.He also […]

India, Indonesia to expand defence ties

Jakarta : Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on his visit to Indonesia said that the two states have discussed possibilities of expanding cooperation in defence and counter-terrorism through intensification of existing mechanisms.Vice President Ansari said that India and Indonesia shared several global and regional issues including climate change, maritime security and freedom of seas.The Vice […]