Modi to attend lee Kuan Yew’s funeral
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will attend the funeral of lee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore that will take place on Sunday. Yew, 91, died on Monday due to pneumonia. in 2014, J&K sees 86.6% more civilian casualties
New Delhi: Jammu & Kashmir witnessed 86.66 per cent more casualties of civilians and 30.58 per cent increase in terror incidents in 2014 in comparison to the previous year. As per 2014-15 annual report of the Home Ministry, there were 224 incidents of violence in J&K in 2014 in comparison to 170 incidents in 2013; 28 civilians were killed in 2014 compared to 15 in 2013 and 110 terrorists were killed last year in comparison to 67 in 2013.
SPV to be included in Smart Cities Project
New Delhi: Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said that Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) will be created for each city to be included in the Smart Cities Project in the country.
Replace Phenyl with Gaunyle: Maneka
New Delhi: In a letter to the Centre, Woman and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has requested them to switch over from the regular floor cleaning liquid Phenyl to ‘Gaunyle’ — made from cow urine extracts, arguing that it is environment-friendly.
Uber case: SC issues notice to accused
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the accused driver in Uber cab rape case on the city police’s plea against Delhi High Court’s order allowing him to recall and examine 13 prosecution witnesses, including victim.
Nirbhaya film: SC seeks lawyers’ explanation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought an explanation from Ml Sharma and AP Singh, the two defence lawyers in the Nirbhaya case, for allegedly making derogatory remarks against women in the BBC documentary ‘India’s Daughter’. A SC bench them two weeks’ time to file response.
Rajnath approves panel for visa issues
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved a panel to resolve issues concerning visa facilitation and tourism promotion in the country. The move follows a meeting between Union Minister of State for Tourism Mahesh Sharma and Rajnath Singh to discuss the issues related to Tourist Visa on Arrival (TVOA) scheme.
SC reserves verdict on NJAC Act plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on maintainability of petitions challenging the validity of a constitutional amendment and the NJAC Act, meant to replace the two-decade old collegium system of judges appointing judges.