Colombo, Oct. 5 : Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that even though the United Nations resolution against Sri Lanka on war crimes sponsored by the US without a vote is being hailed as a diplomatic victory, he is unable to share the same view.According to Lankaweb.com, Rajapaksa said in a statement that […]
New Delhi : German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Digital India’ initiative, saying that India’s experience in digitisation will help Germany and that there is great room for further projects.”We made the best possible use of time and have been able to sign so many agreements. Economic relations are of […]
Varanasi, Oct. 5 : Tension gripped Varanasi on Monday as several protesters took to streets over the Ganesha idol immersion.The police resorted to lathi charge to disperse the protesters, who had set several vehicles on fire.Earlier, the police had baton-charged some pilgrims when they were trying to immerse Ganesha idols in the Ganga.Earlier in 2013, […]
New Delhi, Oct. 5 : Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will address three rallies in poll-bound Bihar on October 7 in support of the Mahagatbandhan (Grand Alliance) that also includes the Janata Dal (United), and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).He will be addressing the rallies in Begusarai, Sheikhpura and Rohtas districts of Bihar.Elections for the 243-member […]
New York, Oct. 2 : India has rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s speech at the United Nations and accused him of misusing the global forum to ‘distort reality and portray a false picture of the challenges in our region’.Exercising India’s Right of Reply during the general debate of 70th session of the UN General […]