New Delhi, March 5 (Inditop.com) Days after foreign-secretary level talks between India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said that not talking to Islamabad was not an alternative, But he made it clear that Pakistan needs to curb terror emanating from its soil.
“Whatever our problems in South Asia, we must learn to talk [...]
New Delhi, March 5 (Inditop.com) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said the �cowardly� terror attack in Kabul last week �will not bend India’s determination� to help Afghanistan.
The entire nation was outraged by the most brutal terror attack that killed six Indians and several Afghans, Manmohan Singh said in parliament.
This will not bend our [...]
New Delhi, March 5 (Inditop.com) The bill that seeks 33 percent reservation for women in legislative bodies will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha Monday, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Prithviraj Chavan said Friday.
Monday, March 8, is International Women’s Day.
The legislation has been pending for over 13 years — it was first brought to [...]
Raipur, March 5 (Inditop.com) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Friday strongly rejected the charges levelled by the opposition Congress against a senior minister in his government for alleged links with a person held for smuggling arms to Maoists.
Singh rejected the Congress demand that he sack Agriculture Minister Chandrasekhar Sahu immediately and order a probe into [...]
Mumbai, March 5 (Inditop.com) A benchmark index for Indian equities gave up most of its morning gains and was ruling on a flat note a little after noon Friday.
At 12.33 p.m. the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 16,988.29 points, was ruling flat at 16,967.92 points, 3.78 points [...]
New Delhi, March 5 (Inditop.com) Condoling the loss of lives in the earthquake that hit Chile last weekend Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday pledged $5 million towards relief and rehabilitation measures.
It is with profound sadness that I have learnt of the massive earthquake that hit Chile causing immense loss of life and damage to property [...]
Mumbai, March 5 (Inditop.com) Designer Rocky S will open the five day Lakme Fashion Week which will begin here later Friday.
“I am very excited that I am opening Lakme Fashion Week. I am showing my summer line. It’s a traditional Indian line, mostly aimed at a younger crowd with softer designs. The colours are [...]
New Delhi, March 3 (Inditop.com) An angry opposition stalled the functioning of parliament Wednesday, forcing two adjournments of both houses as MPs demanded that the hike in fuel prices be rolled back and that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh make a statement on the issue.
The trouble in both houses began as they assembled after a four-day [...]