newsOdisha chit fund scam: Charge sheet against Micro Finance Ltd
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 (IANS) A Special Investigation Team of the CBI Thursday filed a preliminary charge sheet against chit fund company Micro Finance Ltd. in connection with the multi-crore-rupee
Polling for 11 Kashmir legislative council seats March 2
Jammu, Feb 12 (IANS) Polling for 11 seats of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative council will be held March 2, it was announced here Thursday.The notification of election was issued by returning
President for involving Governors in internal security matters
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday favoured actively involving governors of states in internal security issues.Addressing the 46th conference of governors at Rashtrapati
Rave party in Ghaziabad hotel busted, 72 arrested
Ghaziabad, Feb 12 (IANS) An illegally-run rave party in a posh hotel near the police lines here was busted and 72 people including six women arrested and two dozen luxury cars and Rs.9.8 lakh
'MSG' to release Friday amid tension in Haryana, Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Feb 12 (IANS) Prohibitory orders against assembly of people and carrying weapons were issued across Haryana Thursday to deal with any situation resulting due to the build-up of tension
Swiss woman tourist dies of swine flu in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Feb 12 (IANS) A elderly Swiss woman tourist died of swine flu in Rajasthan's Jodhpur city Thursday, taking the toll in the state to 118, officials said."A 70-year-old lady tourist, Annie
Modi conveys best wishes to Indian team for World Cup
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday took to social networking site Twitter to convey his best wishes to the Indian cricket team for the World Cup beginning
Assistance provided to Indian man roughed up in US, says MEA
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Reacting strongly to reports of excessive force used by police in the US state of Alabama against an Indian that left him partially paralysed, the external affairs ministry
West Indies' Pollard vows to return with vengeance
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Feb 12 (IANS) All-rounder Kieron Pollard has vowed to return with a vengeance following his omission from the West Indies team for the cricket World Cup.The
Modi-Pawar luncheon on Valentine's Day
Mumbai/Pune, Feb 12 (IANS) Considerable political interest has been generated as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar plan to have lunch together Saturday, which happens to be
Angry Workers vandalise Factories in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, Feb 12 (IANS) An angry mob of 5,000 workers Thursday vandalised offices of more than a dozen factories in Udyog Vihar area here, police said.The irate mob rampaged through reception areas
'Modi magic' waning, says CPI-M
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The 'Modi Magic' seems to be waning a little too fast, the CPI-M said Thursday, in reaction to the BJP's election rout in Delhi."The Delhi electorate has busted the myth
Togadia prevented from making speeches in Assam
Guwahati, Feb 12 (IANS) Assam Police Thursday prevented Praveen Togadia from delivering speeches in two places in the state, even as Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said his government has not imposed
Colourful opening ceremony kicks off cricket World Cup
Christchurch, Feb 12 (IANS) The 2015 cricket World Cup was declared open here Thursday after a two-hour extravaganza featuring 1,000 performers, including past and present New Zealand cricketers
Mamata Relaxes Refusal fine for taxis
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) Conceding the demand of taxi drivers, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday announced revocation of the steep Rs.3,000 fine on taxi drivers refusing passengers
Every school to have physical training teacher: Himachal CM
Dharamsala, Feb 12 (IANS) The state government would ensure that every government school have at least one teacher each for physical training and music, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra
AAP's politics is not to stop Modi: Sisodia
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The AAP's politics is not aimed at "stopping" Prime Minister Narendra Modi but it is about transparency in governance, party leader Manish Sisodia said Thursday.He also
AAP legislator questioned over liquor seizure
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) AAP legislator Naresh Balyan was Thursday questioned by the Delhi Police Crime Branch in connection with the seizure of over 8,000 bottles of liquor from his house before
Three hurt as part of under-construction flyover collapses
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) At least three people were injured when a portion of an under-construction flyover collapsed in Pitampura area of north-west Delhi Thursday, an official said.The incident
Women for alone time, men for romance on V-Day: Survey
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) Close to 70 percent women want to spend Valentine's Day Feb 14 by themselves or with family and friends instead of a romantic jaunt with their someone special, a survey by a
