newsModi attends Mulayam kin's pre-wedding ceremony
Etawah, Feb 21 (IANS) Over 500 superior quality Swiss cottages were erected at Saifai, the native village of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for the pre-wedding ceremony of his
Growing strategic ties see record number of Indians visiting Saudi Arabia
Bengaluru, Feb 21 (IANS) A record 1.2 million Indians were granted visas to visit Saudi Arabia in 2014, indicating the surge in contacts and diversification of ties between the two countries, the
HAL to roll out more Hawk trainers for IAF, navy
Bengaluru, Feb 21 (IANS) State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will roll out 26 more advanced jet trainer (AJT) Hawks for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Navy by end of fiscal
Australia-Bangladesh World Cup match abandoned
Brisbane, Feb 21 (IANS) Australia's cricket World Cup Pool A match against Bangladesh was abandoned without a ball being bowled at the Gabba here Saturday. Both teams will get one point each.Heavy
Mizoram Schools to begin Classes early
Aizawl, Feb 21 (IANS) Schools across Mizoram will begin classes at 8 a.m. from the next academic session beginning April to avail daylight savings, an official said here Saturday.The classes used
Guilty won't be spared: Rajnath Singh on oil ministry leaks
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Saturday no guilty person would be spared in the case relating to the leak of documents from the petroleum ministry and strong action
World Cup: West Indies thump Pakistan by 150 runs
Christchurch. Feb 21 (IANS) A much-improved all-round performance helped the West Indies thump Pakistan by 150 runs, their biggest margin of victory in terms of runs against the Asian team, in a
Modi's secular pitch can give BJP a new face (Comment: Special to IANS)
The saffron brotherhood is apparently coming to terms with India's pluralism - and the constitution.As Prime Minister Narendra Modi's observation that his government will act against any religious
Coughing Kejriwal: Scary mandate and scary pollution (Comment: Special to IANS)
The day Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP, which means Common Man's Party) won unprecedented mandate in Delhi's assembly election, the City Council in Paris, the French capital, was huddled
PM wishes Bhutanese king on his birthday
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday wished Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on his 35th birthday."Greetings to the King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Khesar
PM wishes Nagaland CM on his birthday
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday conveyed his wishes to Nagaland Chief Minister T. R. Zeliang on his birthday."Spoke to Nagaland CM T. R. Zeliang and conveyed my good
Matribhasha Divas to be celebrated Saturday
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) To sensitise people on the need to impart communication skills and develop proficiency in mother tongue, the government will celebrate Matribhasha Divas Saturday across
FIR says budget document among leaked papers, 7 more arrested
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The sensational petroleum ministry document leakage case assumed wider dimensions Friday as seven more people, including a former journalist, an energy consultant and
Russia eyes fifth-generation fighter deal with India
Bengaluru, Feb 20 (IANS) Russian aerospace firm United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is keen to sign a deal with India this year for joint development of the fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA),
Haryana revenue officials get boot for work speed
Chandigarh, Feb 20 (IANS) Registering 224 and 80 sale deeds respectively within four working days has invited penal action for two revenue officials in Haryana.The speed at which these two
Chandrababu Naidu to lead Indian delegation to China
Hyderabad, Feb 20 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will lead an Indian delegation to China.The delegation will visit China April 1-6 as part of efforts to improve bilateral
Student debt should not follow farmer debt path: RBI Governor
Panaji, Feb 20 (IANS) Student debt should not go the way of the farmer debt crisis in India and the student loan facility needs holistic changes, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram
'MSP 50 Percent more than Agriculture Produce's cost can distort market'
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Centre Friday told the Supreme Court it could not accept fixing the MSP for agricultural produce at least 50 percent "more than the cost of agricultural produce as it
DHCBA to take complaints about judicial system
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The executive committee of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has formed a grievance committee to deal with complaints relating to corruption and misconduct in
Charge sheet filed against nine over Japanese woman's rape
Jaipur, Feb 20 (IANS) Rajasthan Police Friday filed a charge sheet against the main accused and eight others in a court in Dudu over the rape of a Japanese woman tourist."We filed a charge sheet
