newsRail budget: Parties react on expected lines in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Feb 26 (IANS) Political parties in Odisha reacted on expected lines Thursday after the presentation of the railway budget for 2015-16 in parliament.While the Congress and the ruling
Debate on Article 370 ploy to change Kashmir discourse: Malik
Srinagar, Feb 26 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Yasin Malik Thursday termed the debate on the constitution's Article 370, giving a special status to the state, a ploy to
Delhi Government announces Rs.1 Crore for CRPF trooper
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Delhi government Thursday announced Rs.1 crore as compensation to the family of a CRPF trooper killed by Maoists in Bihar's Gaya district Tuesday.Delhi resident
Court refuses to stay proceedings in Uber rape case
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) A court Thursday refused to stay proceedings in the case of the rape of a woman executive by an Uber cab driver and heard final arguments in the matter.Additional Sessions
Dissatisfied with railway budget, says Shiv Sena
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Thursday targeted the BJP-led NDA government, which it is part of, with a sharp criticism of the railway budget for 2015-16, saying it "completely ignored the
Swine flu toll in Bengal now 6
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) The toll due to swine flu in West Bengal Thursday rose to six with the death of a person at a city hospital while the number of positive cases went up to 100, an official
BJP hails rail budget, Congress questions resource availability
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The ruling BJP hailed Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's budget for 2015-16 Thursday calling it "reformist" and "revolutionary" but opposition Congress questioned how the
Five-year-old succumbs to swine flu in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) A five-year-old girl Alisha suffering from swine flu succumbed to the disease in the national capital, taking the toll to 10 this year, an official said Thursday.According
Rahul urged to React on Bhagwat's Remarks
Panaji, Feb 26 (IANS) The Youth Congress in Goa wants Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to break his silence and lend his voice to the protests against RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's comments against
33 new cases of swine flu in Telangana
Hyderabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Telangana Thursday reported 33 fresh cases of swine flu, officials said.The health authorities sent 139 samples for screening at the Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM)
Prabhu gets Advani pat for rail budget (Sidelights)
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani seemed the happiest with Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's budget Thursday.As soon as Prabhu finished reading his more than an hour long
UPA's land act was defective, says Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Defending the NDA's ordinance amending the land acquisition law, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said that the act enacted by the previous United Progressive
BJP blames Congress for Jammu and Kashmir problems
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Blaming the Congress for the present situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said leaving either BJP or PDP out of power in the state will
Rail budget get a thumbs up from passengers
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Introduction of faster trains, free wi-fi, cameras for women safety and no hike in passenger fares above all has left commuters delighted, a majority of whom gave a thumbs
Workers protest in Gurgaon against labour policies
Gurgaon, Feb 26 (IANS) Members of various trade unions, under the banner of the Trade Union Council, Thursday held a march in the city and staged a demonstration before the Mini Secretariat here,
How about disposable squat seats for Swachh Bharat?
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Here comes an innovation that can do wonders for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan - disposable squat seats by Canadian entrepreneur Nofel Izz.The idea
Himachal Proposes Rs.4,800-Crore Annual Plan
Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Thursday said the state government has proposed an annual plan outlay of Rs.4,800 crore for the next fiscal which was Rs.400
FIR ordered against Unitech for cheating buyers
Gurgaon, Feb 26 (IANS) Presiding the grievance committee meeting here Thursday, Haryana cabinet minister O.P. Dhankar ordered a police probe into the issue of realty firm Unitech allegedly
When Rahul is elevated, you will know: Sonia
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Amid controversy over Rahul Gandhi's leave during the budget session and demands in the party that he be elevated, party president Sonia Gandhi Thursday said that everyone
I live to paint, I paint to live: S.H.Raza
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) I live to paint; I paint to live. At 93, the revered modernist S.H. Raza continues to paint and project many dualities and pluralities of life through his favourite
