CHANDIGARH : French President Francois Hollande on Sunday began the economic leg of his three-day visit to India, offering his country’s assistance in the development of at least three smart cities — Chandigarh, Puducherry and Nagpur. The announcement came during two back-to-back meetings which the visiting head of state, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, held […]
NEW DELHI : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the union cabinet recommendation for imposing President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh, suspending an elected government, was “against the Constitution”.”Constitution doesn’t allow you to suspend an elected government and enforce the President’s rule in any state. It is against the Constitution,” the Aam Aadmi Party […]
New Delhi : Ahead of his three-day visit to India starting Sunday, French president Francois Hollande said India is “fully justified” in asking Pakistan for justice against the perpetrators of the Pathankot terror attack earlier this month.Congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “diplomacy reflecting both a sense of proportion and a strong determination”, Hollande said India […]
Doha : An Afghan official has revealed in an unofficial forum in Qatar that the Afghan Taliban wants to be removed from a United Nations blacklist before considering rejoining peace talks with the Afghan Government aimed at ending the 15 year war.Afghanistan and its neighbours are trying to get troubled negotiations back on track after […]
London : A part of curved metal measuring two metres by three metres, covered in barnacles, that was found on the shore of the Gulf of Thailand has promoted speculation that it might belong to missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.Local residents reported the item to authorities in Nakhon Si Thammarat province on Saturday, The Guardian […]