AAP protests at HRD minister Smriti Irani’s residence

New Delhi, June 25 : Over 500 AAP workers staged a protest outside Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani’s residence here on Thursday, demanding her resignation for allegedly misleading poll authorities about her educational qualifications, police said. The workers gathered outside Irani’s residence around 11 a.m. and while staging a demonstration also demanded her immediate […]

Sushma raises Lakhvi issue with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi

Kathmandu, June 25 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday raised the issue of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and China’s stand on the matter in the 1267 Committee of the United Nations with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the International Donors Conference here. “The External Affairs Minister […]

Fake degree row: Fadnavis comes to Tawde’s rescue

New Delhi, June 25 : Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday defended state education minister Vinod Tawde, saying the latter had made it very clear that he had done his B.E. from Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth.” Vinod Tawde ‘s matter is being brought up without any reason. He has not said anything wrong in the affidavit. […]

Bobby Jindal set to join White House race

WASHINGTON: Louisiana governor Piyush “Bobby”Jindal is widely expected to launch a bid for the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday, becoming the first Indian-American and 13th Republican to join the 2016 White House race. “If I decide to announce on June 24th that I will seek the Republican nomination for President, my candidacy will be based on […]

USD 2 billion worth of food goes waste during holy Ramadan

Kuala Lumpur, June 24 : The Consumer Association officials have suggested that over 2 billion US dollars worth of food gets wasted during Muslim’s holy fasting month, Ramadan.Datuk Nadzim Johan, head of the Muslim Consumers’ Association (PPIM), said that foods like chicken and vegetables that get wasted during the breaking of fast creates artificial demand […]