World Cup: New Zealand struggle to win against Scotland
Dunedin, Feb 17 (IANS) A commendable bowling performance set up New Zealand’s three wicket victory against Scotland in a cricket World Cup Pool A match here Tuesday.The Cup co-hosts, among
Help widen health mission's reac, Nadda urges elected officials
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda Monday urged public representatives at every level of the society to actively participate in enhancing the services of the National Health
Withdraw 'Objectionable' Fevikwik Ad: Hindu Group
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti Monday demanded immediate withdrawal of the "objectionable" advertisement for an adhesive aired on various TV channels depicting an Indian jawan
Baby Survives Birth in train toilet, fall onto track!
Jaipur, Feb 16 (IANS) A baby boy delivered inside a toilet of a train by a woman slipped through the flush pipe and fell on railway track but survived miraculously in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh
Can high court insist on its rules on RTI pleas, SC asks Gujarat
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the registrar of the Gujarat High Court on a plea by the State Information Commission saying that the high court could not insist
1,200 boxes of illegal liquor seized in Delhi, 9 arrested
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Delhi Police's Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) seized 1,200 boxes of illegal liquor bottles and arrested nine people including two excise officials, an official said
India to have Chief of Defence staff: Minister
Bengaluru, Feb 16 (IANS) India will soon have a chief of defence staff to evaluate the requirements of the armed forces on merits, Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh said Monday."The
Asked about Mukul, Mamata loses cool
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) Amid reports of Trinamool Congress national general secretary Mukul Roy planning to split the party, a visibly irritated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday
NGO working on AIDS gets $350,000 aid
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Global NGO, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), has received a grant of $350,000 from leading pharmaceutical and healthcare firm Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) to
Modi, Bloomberg meet on Smart Cities
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and New York City's former mayor Michael Bloomberg Monday announced a partnership between Bloomberg Philanthropies and India's urban
On Sirisena visit, India, Sri Lanka ink civil nuclear agreement
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) India and close neighbour Sri Lanka Monday sought to begin a new chapter in their ties as the island nation's newly-elected President Maithripala Sirisena, on his maiden
Delhi children exposed to very unhealthy air in schools: Greenpeace India
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The air inside Delhi schools is "very unhealthy" and could affect lung functioning resulting in respiratory illness among children, Greenpeace India said Monday.The
Manjhi skips, BJP boycotts all-party meeting in Bihar
Patna, Feb 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Monday failed to attend the all- party meeting called by Assembly Speaker Uday Narain Choudhary while the opposition BJP boycotted
'Archives of Asia Africa conference' nominated for Unesco project
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The National Archives of India has signed a "letter of intent" with National Archives of Indonesia (ANRI) to jointly nominate the Archives of the 1955 Asia Africa
Kejriwal tasks departments with halving power rates
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday tasked the finance and power departments with preparing proposals to halve power rates and provide free supply of water, up to
Colombo keen on India's support at Geneva UNHRC vote
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Visiting Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Monday indicated Colombo's keenness that India extend support to it during next month's UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
Unseated law maker Masood gets bail
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday granted bail to Congress leader Rashid Masood, who became the first elected representative to be unseated after being convicted and sentenced in a
British MPs delegation to visit Bengal, Assam
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) A 10-member delegation of British parliamentarians will be meeting lawmakers in West Bengal and Assam beginning Tuesday to strengthen bilateral co-operation and ties, a
Delhi Government calls Assembly Session Feb 23
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday decided to recommend the first session of the newly-elected assembly be called Feb 23-24 for swearing in of the new legislators and election of
On Sirisena visit, India, Sri Lanka ink civil nuclear agreement
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) India and close neighbour Sri Lanka Monday sought to begin a new chapter in their ties as the island nation's newly-elected President Maithripala Sirisena, on his maiden