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March 4, 2012 1:35 PM

Lt Gen Bikram Singh is next Army Chief

Lt General Bikram Singh will be the next Army Chief. An official press statement says that Lt Gen Bikram Singh will succeed Gen V.K. Singh, who retires on May 31 this year. Lt General Bikram Singh was commissioned into the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment on March 31 1972. During his long and distinguis...

March 4, 2012 1:32 PM

RS poll for 58 seats in 15 States on March 30

The Election Commission of India, ECI, announced the schedule for biennial polls to 58 Rajya Sabha seats from 15 states whose representatives complete their term next month. Announcing the schedule for filling up vacancies in the Rajya Sabha, the ECI said the notification would be issued on March 12...

March 4, 2012 1:29 PM

Highest ever voting turn out in four states: CEC

81 per cent polling in Goa and 62 per cent in the 7th and last phase of Assembly Elections was recorded in Uttar Pradesh, voting for which took place yesterday. The elections were held for 40 seats in Goa and 60 seats spread over 10 districts of Uttar Pradesh in the last phase. Briefing reporters in...

March 4, 2012 9:53 AM

India, Arab League call for peaceful solution of Syria crisis

India and the Arab League have called for a peaceful solution to the crisis in Syria. The issue came up for discussion during the meeting of the External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna and the Arab League Secretary General Nabil al Arabi in Cairo on Sunday.The luncheon meeting in Cairo between the Ext...

March 4, 2012 9:32 AM

CBI arrests Kushwaha, Sent to 10-Day remand

In Uttar Pradesh, a Ghaziabad based special CBI court has sent former Minister in Mayawati government, Babu Singh Kushwaha and BSP MLA, Ram Pratap Jaiswal to the CBI custody till March 13. They were produced before the court after their arrest by the probe agency in connection with the multi-crore r...

March 3, 2012 8:32 PM

Illegal mining case: CBI interrogates Reddy

CBI has begun interrogating former Karnataka Tourism Minister G Janardhan Reddy in the illegal mining case. PTI says, the interrogation began this morning a day after Reddy was remanded to CBI custody till March 12. Additional Civil and Sessions Court Judge B M Angadi remanded him to CBI custody.Red...

March 3, 2012 8:26 PM

India-Arab League calls for peaceful solution to Syria Crisis

India and the Arab League have called for peaceful solution to the crisis in syria. The came up for a discussion during the visit of External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna and the Arab League Secretary General Nabil al Arabi in Cairo today. The two leaders will shared the views on wide range issues i...

March 3, 2012 7:54 PM

Patnaik soften his stand against center over NCTC issue

Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, has softened his stand against the Centre over the issue National Counter Terrorism Centre - NCTC. Speaking to media persons at Bhubaneswar today, Patnaik said the Director General of Police and Chief Secretary of Odisha will attend the NCTC meeting convened...

March 3, 2012 7:46 PM

India-Arab League underline need for peaceful solution to Syria crisis

India and the Arab League have underlined the need for finding a peaceful solution to the crisis in syria. The matter came up at the meeting between External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna and the Arab League Secratary General Nabil al Arabi in Cairo today. The two leaders shared the views on wide ran...

March 3, 2012 6:54 PM

Lt General Bikram Singh to be next Army Chief

Lt General Bikram Singh will be the next Army Chief. An official press statement says that Lt Gen Bikram Singh will succeed Gen V. K. Singh, who retires on May 31st of this year. Lt General Bikram Singh was commissioned into the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment on March 31st 1972. During his long and di...

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