India

New Delhi, Feb 21: After a week in office, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said his government was going to cut power tariff and launch a free water scheme "very soon" in line with election promises made by Aam Aadmi Party. Kejriwal said his government has already finalised a "blue-print" on issues relating to power and water which were focus areas for AAP during the election campaign

Jammu, Feb 21: PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed will be the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister after his party reached an agreement for forming a government with the BJP, top party sources said Saturday. Sources close to PDP patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, who returned to winter capital Jammu Friday after spending a week in Mumbai, an agreement had been reached on all contentious issues between the

New Delhi, Feb 21: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that those involved in the sensational corporate espionage scandal would not be spared and strictest punishment would be given to them. The Delhi Police investigation in the case will soon unravel everything, he said."Jaldhi doodh ka doodh, paani ka paani ho jayega (Soon everything will be clear). No guilty person would be spared and

New Delhi, Feb 21: Complimenting the Delhi Police for unearthing the corporate espionage racket, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said it should now target the “top people” benefitting from the leak. “Compliments (to the) Delhi Police for busting espionage racket. During interrogation, police should try to reach top people, who would benefit from leaked info,” Mr. Kejriwal tweeted. Five

New Delhi, Feb 21: Draft papers for the Union Budget to be presented on February 28, government documents on ONGC Videsh and, petroleum and natural gas opportunities in Sri Lanka are among the highly classified files stolen from the offices of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry in central Delhi’s Shastri Bhawan. On Friday, police arrested seven more people in the case related to corporate

Patna, Feb 20: Nitish Kumar will take oath as chief minister of Bihar on February 22, ending weeks of political uncertainty in the state. Kumar, who held half an-hour long meeting with Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi at the Raj Bhavan here, told reporters that he will take oath as chief minister of Bihar on February 22 at 5 PM. He said the Governor had asked him to prove majority on the floor of

Patna, Feb 20: Awaiting invitation from the Governor to form the new government, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today promised good governance once he takes over as chief minister and apologised for his decision to quit last year after his party's rout in the Lok Sabha elections. He said he was ready to lead from the front and hoped to get the Governor's invitation to form the next government as he had

Patna, Feb 20: Awaiting invitation from the Governor to form the new government, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today promised good governance once he takes over as chief minister and apologised for his decision to quit last year after his party's rout in the Lok Sabha elections. He said he was ready to lead from the front and hoped to get the Governor's invitation to form the next government as he had

Patna, Feb 20: Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi resigned on Friday ahead of a crucial trust vote in the assembly, Raj Bhavan sources said. Manjhi paid a surprise visit to Raj Bhavan an hour before the start of proceedings and tendered his resignation. The resignation came as anti-climax to the storm within the Janata Dal (U) over the last one month, which saw Manjhi take on his one-time

New Delhi, Feb 20: Celebrated economist and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has declined a second term as Chancellor of the famous Nalanda University. The decision seems to be a political one, as Dr Sen feels that Narendra Modi-led BJP government does not want him to continue after his current term ends in July. Sen announced his decision to opt out of a second term through a letter to the University's