newsMeet with Modi is Mamata's 'ghar wapsi': CPI-M
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Sunday described West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Monday meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "home coming"
Rally for road safety among women held in Delhi
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) A rally to promote road safety awareness among women was organised here on Sunday by International two-wheeler maker Honda in collaboration with the Delhi Traffic
Mulayam Singh Yadav recovering well: Doctors
Gurgaon, March 8 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief and parliamentarian Mulayam Singh Yadav has recovered "well" from suspected swine flu even as some tests were still awaited, doctors at the Medicity
Campaign for child rights launched in Haryana
Panchkula (Haryana), March 8 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched a campaign on Sunday to spread awareness about child rights which will have vans touring nearly 300 villages
President calls for gender equity in India
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Terming equality, liberty and dignity as women's "sacred rights", President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday asked the people to reaffirm their commitment to ensure gender
Four kids burnt to death in Ghaziabad car blast
Ghaziabad, March 8 (IANS) Four children were burnt to death in Ghaziabad when fire crackers kept inside a car exploded on Sunday afternoon, police said.The incident took place in Farookh Nagar
Modi urged to safeguard women's rights
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) On the occasion of International Women's Day on Sunday, over 30 organisations and NGOs came together to "assert women's freedom" and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to
Defence ministry under monkey-attack: Parrikar
Panaji, March 8 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Sunday that his ministry is under "attack" by monkeys, adding that two army personnel were always on duty outside his office to
Very few officials know business rules: Parrikar
Panaji, March 8 (IANS) Very few people in government, both in the states as well as at the Centre, were familiar with rules of government business, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on
As rain damages crop, Punjab CM seeks compensation from Centre
Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) With unseasonal rain damaging the standing wheat crop in several areas of Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday sought compensation for the farmers from
Togadia's entry banned in Karnataka coastal town
Bengaluru, March 8 (IANS) Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) international working president Pravin Togadia's entry into Udupi in Karnataka's coastal district has been banned for a week from Sunday to
SAARC Yatra Marks Incremental Movement with Pakistan: Experts
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar's four-nation SAARC Yatra has given a fillip to India's outreach to neighbours, more so with Pakistan, say experts.Starting March 1,
Heavy rush in trains in Bihar after Holi
Patna, March 8 (IANS) All the trains running from Bihar were on Sunday packed with thousands of migrant workers returning to their places of work across the country two days after Holi."After
Ignored by Centre, Maharashtra farmers pin hopes on state
Nagpur (Maharashtra), March 8 (IANS) The beleaguered farming community of Maharashtra has demanded a waiver of crop loans accompanied by provision of health and food security in the forthcoming
Sangakkara to retire after India Test series in August
Sydney, March 8 (IANS) Ace batsman Kumar Sangakkara on Sunday said he will retire from Test cricket "by the end of August" when Sri Lanka hosts India in a three-match series.The 37-year-old
Actor Aditya Pancholi nabbed for pub brawl, gets bail
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) A Mumbai magistrate granted bail to Bollywood actor Aditya Pancholi who was arrested for a brawl in a pub, officials said here on Sunday."Aditya Pancholi was arrested today
Indian innovations can help the world: President
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Indian innovations and development will not only benefit India but also the rest of the world, President Pranab Mukherjee has said."India has a long tradition of
BJP, AAP outpace Congress on Twitter
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The BJP and the AAP are far ahead of the Congress in attracting "followers" to their Twitter accounts.According to Twitter data, the Bharatiya Janata Party, which started
Centre to set up Advisory panel to Boost Exports
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The government is to set up an advisory committee to suggest key measures to boost export performance, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.At the ECGC Dun and
Winged poppy thieves eat into farmers' yields (Environment Feature)
Jaipur, March 8 (IANS) Poppy farmers in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district are facing a unique problem.Come March, parrots descend on their fields in large numbers to slurp on the milk oozing out of
